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Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.169
604.169 (1) The ground instruction component of the training program for flight crew members shall include the following elements: (a) the content of the private operator’s operations manual; (b) the aircraft systems operation and limitations specified in the aircraft flight manual and, if the private operator has established an aircraft operating manual and standard operating procedures, those specified in that manual and in those procedures; (c) the operation of the aircraft equipment; (d) the differences, if any, between the equipment, operation and layout of aircraft of the same type; (e) the standard operating procedures, if any were established by the private operator; (f) the aircraft performance and limitations; (g) weight and balance control procedures; (h) aircraft servicing and ground handling; (i) the location and operation of emergency equipment; (j) the actions to be taken in the event of aircraft fire on the ground or in the air; (k) the actions to be taken in the event of a security-related event; (l) procedures to avoid Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT); (m) if the flight crew members will be assigned to medical evacuation flights (MEDEVAC), emergency procedures specific to medical evacuations, including the evacuation of patients from aircraft; and (n) the private operator’s operational control system. (2) The ground instruction component of the training program for flight crew members shall include training in the performance of the following emergency procedures: (a) the use of fire extinguishers; (b) the operation and use of emergency exits; (c) passenger preparation for an emergency landing or ditching; (d) emergency evacuation procedures; (e) if the flight crew members will be assigned to aircraft equipped with life preservers, the donning and inflation of life preservers; (f) if the flight crew members will be assigned to aircraft equipped with life rafts, the removal of life rafts from the stowage compartment, and the deployment, inflation and boarding of life rafts; and (g) procedures for dealing with pilot incapacitation. (3) If a private operator operates a turbo-jet-powered aeroplane, the ground instruction component of the training program for flight crew members who will operate that aeroplane shall include the following elements: (a) the low-energy landing regime for that type of aeroplane; (b) the performance and handling characteristics of the aeroplane and engine in the low-energy regime; and (c) balked landing procedures for the aeroplane. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.171
604.171 Subject to sections 604.172 to 604.174 , a private operator may provide the training referred to in subsection 604.170 (1) and sections 604.177 and 604.178 to a flight crew member either on board an aircraft or using a level B, C or D full-flight simulator. However, if the private operator provides the training using a level B full-flight simulator, the private operator shall provide training in respect of the following activities on board an aircraft: (a) pre-flight checks of the interior and exterior of the aircraft; (b) aircraft manoeuvres on the ground; (c) normal take-offs and landings; (d) crosswind take-offs and landings; (e) a visual circuit, if the flight is conducted in VMC; (f) approaches and landings with an engine simulated inoperative; (g) simulated engine failure procedures during a take-off and a missed approach; (h) approaches and landings without electronic glide slope indication; (i) a circling approach, if applicable; and (j) any other approach for which a level B full-flight simulator lacks the capability. SOR/2014-131, s. 18 SOR/2025-241, s. 37
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.172
604.172 A private operator may provide the training referred to in subsection 604.170 (1) and sections 604.177 and 604.178 to a flight crew member using only a level C or D full-flight simulator if (a) the flight crew member has acquired flight time on an aircraft certificated in the same category, and with engines using the same principle of propulsion, as the aircraft on which the flight crew member is to be trained; and (b) the private operator provides to the flight crew member, using the same flight simulator, training in respect of the following activities under variable visual meteorological conditions of dusk and night, or day and night: (i) aircraft manoeuvres on the ground, (ii) normal take-offs and landings and crosswind take-offs and landings, up to 100% of the crosswind component specified by the aircraft manufacturer, (iii) encounters with moderate to severe in-flight icing conditions, (iv) simulated line flights that include at least one sector in which the flight crew member acts as pilot flying and at least one sector in which the flight crew member acts as pilot not flying or pilot monitoring, (v) visual circuits and landings with variable wind, runway illusion and runway surface conditions, (vi) approaches and landings with an engine simulated inoperative, (vii) approaches and landings without electronic glide slope indication, (viii) approaches and landings with flight control failures and abnormalities, if applicable, and (ix) engine failure procedures during a take-off and a missed approach. SOR/2014-131, s. 18 SOR/2025-241, s. 37
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.173
604.173 A private operator may provide the training referred to in subsection 604.170 (1) and sections 604.177 and 604.178 to a flight crew member using only a level D full-flight simulator if (a) the flight crew member has at least 1,000 hours of flight time as a flight crew member; (b) in the case of training provided on an aircraft that requires a minimum flight crew of two pilots, the flight crew member holds an individual type rating for an aircraft that requires a minimum flight crew of two pilots; and (c) the private operator provides the training referred to in paragraph 604.172 (b) to the flight crew member using that simulator. SOR/2014-131, s. 18 SOR/2025-241, s. 37
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.174
604.174 A private operator who operates a turbo-jet-powered aeroplane or transport category aircraft shall provide the training referred to in subsection 604.170 (1) and sections 604.177 and 604.178 to a flight crew member using a level C or D full-flight simulator if a level C or D full-flight simulator is used for that aircraft type in Canada, the United States or Mexico. SOR/2014-131, s. 18 SOR/2025-241, s. 37
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.175
604.175 A flight simulator that differs from the private operator’s aircraft with respect to installed equipment, systems, cockpit configuration, engine type or performance may be used for the training referred to in subsection 604.170(1) and sections 604.177 and 604.178 if (a) the flight simulator has performance and handling characteristics equivalent to those of the private operator’s aircraft; and (b) the private operator’s training program takes into account the differences between the flight simulator and the aircraft. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.176
604.176 The component of the training program for flight crew members who will operate an aircraft above 13,000 feet ASL shall include the following elements: (a) physiological phenomena in a low pressure environment, including (i) the effects on respiration, (ii) the symptoms and effects of hypoxia, (iii) the duration of consciousness at various altitudes without supplemental oxygen, and (iv) the effects of gas expansion and gas bubble formation; and (b) the factors associated with rapid or explosive loss of pressurization, including (i) the most likely causes of the loss of pressurization, (ii) the increased level of noise, the change in cabin temperature and cabin fogging, (iii) the effects on objects located near a point of fuselage failure, and (iv) the actions to be taken by flight crew members immediately after the loss of pressurization and the aircraft attitude likely to result from those actions. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.177
604.177 The component of the training program for flight crew members who will operate an aircraft during a one-engine inoperative ferry flight under a flight permit issued under section 507.04 shall include training in the operational procedures and limits specified in the aircraft flight manual. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.178
604.178 The component of the training program for flight crew members who have served as second-in-command and who are to be upgraded to pilot-in-command shall include the following elements: (a) the elements of the training referred to in subsection 604.170 (1) that are related to the duties of a pilot-in-command; (b) training on the responsibilities of a pilot-in-command in relation to the use and operation of an aircraft; (c) in the case of a flight crew member who will conduct an operation under a special authorization, the training required to conduct that operation as pilot-in-command; and (d) crew resource management. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.180
604.180 (1) The component of the training program for flight dispatchers shall include the following elements: (a) the content of the private operator’s operations manual; (b) the provisions of these Regulations, and of related standards, that affect the responsibilities of a flight dispatcher; (c) flight planning and the private operator’s standard operating procedures; (d) radiocommunication procedures; (e) aircraft fuelling procedures; (f) aircraft surface contamination procedures; (g) the use of minimum equipment lists; (h) meteorological conditions, including windshear and aircraft icing, in the private operator’s area of operation; (i) the private operator’s navigation and instrument approach procedures; (j) accident and incident reporting; (k) emergency procedures; (l) weight and balance control procedures; (m) pre-flight crew member briefings; (n) the differences between pilot self-dispatch procedures and co-authority dispatch procedures; (o) the provision of meteorological information to the flight crew without analysis or interpretation; (p) foreign regulations, if applicable; (q) aeronautical information publications applicable to the private operator’s area of operation; (r) meteorological conditions and their effect on the flight and operation of an aircraft; (s) the interpretation of meteorological information; (t) the performance and limitations of the private operator’s aircraft; (u) air traffic control procedures; and (v) flight dispatch procedures. (2) The component of the training program for flight followers shall include the elements referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (q). SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.181
604.181 The component of the training program for flight crew members and ground personnel that relates to ground and airborne icing operations shall include the following elements: (a) the responsibilities of the pilot-in-command and other operations personnel in respect of aircraft de-icing and anti-icing procedures; (b) the provisions of these Regulations, and of related standards, that relate to ground and airborne icing operations; (c) the meteorological conditions that are conducive to ice, frost and snow contamination; (d) procedures relating to pre-flight inspections and to the removal of contamination; (e) the hazards associated with the contamination of critical surfaces by ice, frost and snow; (f) airborne icing recognition; and (g) in the case of training provided to flight crew members, (i) the basis of the certification of the aircraft for flight into known icing conditions, (ii) airborne icing definitions and terminology, (iii) the aerodynamic effects of airborne icing, (iv) the weather patterns associated with airborne icing, including both classical and non-classical mechanisms that produce freezing precipitation, (v) flight planning and airborne icing information, (vi) information specific to the private operator’s aircraft fleet that relates to the operation of de-icing and anti-icing equipment, and operational procedures relating to that equipment, and (vii) the private operator’s directives concerning operations in airborne icing conditions set out in the private operator’s operations manual and, if established by the private operator, in the private operator’s standard operating procedures. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.182
604.182 (1) The component of the training program for persons who performs maintenance or elementary work shall include the following elements: (a) the performance rules set out in section 571.02, and the recording requirements set out in section 571.03 and subsection 605.92(1); and (b) the private operator’s maintenance control system. (2) The component of the training program for persons who perform servicing shall include the following elements: (a) the procedures that are set out in instructions for continued airworthiness provided by the holder of the design approval document, and that are applicable to the types of aircraft operated by the private operator; and (b) details of the methods used by the private operator to record servicing under paragraph 604.127(k). SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.183
604.183 The component of the training program in respect of the private operator’s safety management system shall include the following elements: (a) training in the concepts and principles of safety management systems; (b) training in the organization and operation of the private operator’s safety management system; (c) competency-based training for persons who have been assigned duties in respect of the safety management system; (d) appropriate objectives for each person; and (e) means of measuring the level of competency attained by each person who receives the training. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.184
604.184 (1) If the Minister determines that a private operator’s training program required under section 604.166 does not include the competencies required for each person who receives training to perform their assigned duties, the Minister shall notify the private operator of (a) the corrective actions that the private operator is required to implement to its training program; and (b) the date by which the private operator is required to implement the corrective actions to its training program. (2) The private operator referred to in subsection (1) shall implement the corrective actions on or before the date specified by the Minister under paragraph (1)(b). SOR/2022-17, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.197
604.197 (1) A private operator shall have an operations manual that sets out the processes, practices and procedures applied in the course of its operations. The operations manual shall include a table of contents and shall deal with the following topics: (a) the duties and responsibilities of all operational and maintenance personnel, and the hierarchy and chain of command within management; (b) the organization and operation of the safety management system; (c) personnel training and qualifications; (d) record keeping; (e) the organization and operation of the maintenance control system; (f) procedures for conducting an operation under a special authorization, if applicable; (g) the organization and operation of the operational control system; (h) procedures, if any, relating to minimum equipment lists; (i) the procedures to follow in normal, abnormal and emergency conditions; (j) the private operator’s standard operating procedures, if any; (k) weather restrictions; (l) flight time limits and flight duty period limits; (m) controlled rest on the flight deck; (n) accident and incident response considerations; (o) procedures for dealing with security events; (p) aircraft performance limitations; and (q) the use and protection of records, if any, obtained from flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders. (2) The private operator shall ensure that it is possible to verify the currency and validity of each part of its operations manual. SOR/2014-131, s. 18; SOR/2018-269, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.198
604.198 (1) A private operator shall provide a copy of its operations manual and a copy of every amendment to that manual to every member of its personnel who is involved in the private operator’s operations. (2) Every person who has been provided with a copy of an operations manual under subsection (1) shall keep it up to date by inserting in it the amendments provided and shall ensure that the appropriate parts are accessible when the person is performing assigned duties. (3) Despite subsection (1), instead of providing every crew member with a copy of its operations manual and a copy of every amendment to that manual, a private operator may keep an up-to-date copy of the appropriate parts of that manual in each aircraft that it operates. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.202
604.202 No private operator shall conduct flight operations unless it has a safety management system that meets the requirements of section 604.203 . SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.203
duties relating to those procedures are assigned to the appropriate personnel; (f) the quality assurance program referred to in section 604.206 ; and (g) the process for conducting a review of the safety management system under section 604.207 . (2) The safety management system of a private operator who has no employees is not required to include the components referred to in the following provisions: (a) subparagraphs (1)(b)(iii) and (v); (b) clause (1)(c)(iii)(B); (c) subparagraph (1)(c)(vii); (d) subparagraph (1)(d)(i); and (e) subparagraph (1)(e)(ii). SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.204
604.204 (1) The operations manager shall (a) manage the safety management system; (b) implement the safety management plan referred to in paragraph 604.203 (1)(b); (c) implement the safety oversight program referred to in paragraph 604.203 (1)(c); (d) implement the procedures referred to in paragraph 604.203 (1)(d) in respect of all documents relating to the safety management system; (e) implement the emergency response procedures referred to in paragraph 604.203 (1)(e); (f) implement the quality assurance program referred to in section 604.206 ; (g) ensure that any deficiency identified by the quality assurance program is analyzed to determine its root cause and contributing factors; (h) communicate to the private operator any finding produced by the safety management system in respect of a hazard to aviation safety; (i) share, with any person with whom the private operator exchanges services, any finding produced by the safety management system that is likely to have an adverse effect on aviation safety; and (j) analyze any information relating to aviation safety that is received from any person with whom the private operator exchanges services and take appropriate action to mitigate any hazard to aviation safety. (2) When a finding produced by the safety management system is reported to the operations manager, the operations manager shall (a) determine what corrective actions are necessary to address that finding, if any, and carry out those actions; (b) keep a record of any determination made under paragraph (a) and the reason for that determination; (c) if the operations manager has assigned management functions to another person, communicate any determination made under paragraph (a) to that person; and (d) notify the private operator of any deficiency that reduces the effectiveness of all or part of the safety management system, and of the corrective action carried out. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.205
604.205 The personnel of a private operator shall (a) report to the operations manager any issue relating to the safety management system, including (i) deficiencies, and (ii) aviation-safety-related hazards, incidents or accidents; and (b) share, with any person with whom the private operator exchanges services, any information relating to aviation safety. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.207
604.207 (1) A periodic review of the safety management system shall measure the effectiveness of the system in the attainment of the performance goals referred to in subparagraph 604.203 (1)(b)(ii). (2) A review of the safety management system shall be conducted (a) within 12 months after the day on which the private operator registration document was issued; (b) within 12 months after the day on which the previous review was completed; or (c) following an accident, or incident, that affects aviation safety. (3) A review of the safety management system shall include procedures for (a) identifying any deficiency in the operation of the safety management system; (b) investigating and analyzing the root cause and contributing factors of any deficiency identified by the review; and (c) ensuring that corrective actions are effective and are used on an ongoing basis to improve the safety management system. (4) A review conducted under paragraph (2)(c) shall be a complete review. (5) No private operator shall assign a duty relating to a review of the safety management system to a person who is responsible for carrying out a task or an activity that is the subject of the review unless (a) owing to the size, nature and complexity of the private operator’s operations and activities, it is impracticable to assign the duty to a person who is not responsible for carrying out the task or activity; (b) based on a risk analysis, assigning the duty to a person responsible for carrying out the task or activity will not result in an increased risk to aviation safety; and (c) the integrity of the review of the safety management system will not be compromised. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.208
604.208 The private operator shall (a) conduct the review of the safety management system under section 604.207 ; (b) determine what corrective actions are necessary to address any deficiency identified by the review, and carry out those actions; (c) keep a record of any determination made under paragraph (b) and the reason for it; and (d) if the private operator has assigned management functions to another person, provide that person with a copy of that record. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.220
604.220 (1) For the purposes of this Division and subject to subsection (2), model means aircraft master series as described in section 3.7 of version 1.3 of the document entitled International Standard for Aircraft Make, Model, and Series Groupings , dated October 2012 and published by the Common Taxonomy Team of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST). (2) If no aircraft master series is assigned to an aeroplane, model in respect of that aeroplane means aircraft model as described in section 3.6 of version 1.3 of the document entitled International Standard for Aircraft Make, Model, and Series Groupings , dated October 2012 and published by the Common Taxonomy Team of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST). SOR/2015-127, s. 12