Canadian Aviation Regulations — 300.01
300.01 In this Part, aerodrome standards and recommended practices publications means the following documents, namely, (a) Procedures for the Certification of Aerodromes as Airports , (b) Aerodrome Standards and Recommended Practices , and (c) Heliport and Helideck Standards and Recommended Practices ; ( publications sur les normes et pratiques recommandées pour les aérodromes ) aeronautical information publications means the following documents: (a) AIP Canada , (b) AIP Canada Supplements , (c) Canada Air Pilot , (d) Restricted Canada Air Pilot , (e) AIRAC Canada , (f) VFR Navigation Charts , (g) VFR Terminal Area Charts , (h) Canada Flight Supplement , (i) Water Aerodrome Supplement , (j) Enroute Charts – High and Low Altitude , (k) ICAO Type A Obstacle Charts , and (l) Designated Airspace Handbook ; ( publications d’information aéronautique ) aircraft emergency means a situation that could result in damage to an aircraft at an airport or aerodrome or injury to the persons on board the aircraft; ( aéronef en état d’urgence ) airport certificate means a certificate issued pursuant to section 302.03; ( certificat d’aéroport ) airport operations manual means the manual referred to in section 302.08 and includes any amendments to the manual that are approved pursuant to subsection 302.03(2); ( manuel d’exploitation d’aéroport ) airside [Repealed, SOR/2003-58, s. 1] closed marking means a cross-shaped marking that (a) has the form and, subject to subsection 301.04(4), the dimensions set out in Schedule I to Subpart 1, and (b) subject to subsection 301.04(8), is in a single contrasting colour, white on runways and yellow on taxiways, that is visible from an aircraft flying at an altitude of 300 m (1,000 feet) above the marking; ( marque de zone fermée ) fixed , in respect of a light, means having a constant luminous intensity when the light is observed from a fixed point; ( fixe ) marker means an object displayed above ground level for the purpose of indicating an obstacle or obstruction or delineating a boundary; ( balise ) marking means a symbol or group of symbols displayed on the surface of a movement area for the purpose of conveying aeronautical information; ( marque ) movement , in respect of an aircraft, means a take-off or landing at an airport or aerodrome; ( mouvement ) obstacle limitation surface [Repealed, SOR/2011-285, s. 3] operator means the person in charge of an aerodrome, and includes an employee, agent or other authorized representative of that person; ( exploitant ) public way means any road, path or sidewalk maintained for the use of members of the public; ( voie publique ) RESA or runway end safety area means an area, adjacent to or on a runway that is intended to reduce the severity of damage to an aeroplane in the event that the aeroplane undershoots or overruns the runway; ( RESA ou aire de sécurité d’extrémité de piste ) Water Aerodrome Supplement means a publication concerning water aerodromes that is intended to be used to supplement enroute charts and the Canada Air Pilot . ( Supplément hydroaérodromes ) SOR/97-518, s. 1; SOR/2002-226, s. 1; SOR/2003-58, s. 1; SOR/2011-285, s. 3 SOR/2021-269, s. 3 SOR/2025-26, s. 11