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Canadian Aviation Regulations — 704.120
704.120 (1) Every air operator shall establish and maintain a company operations manual that meets the requirements of section 704.121. (2) An air operator shall submit its company operations manual, and any amendments to that manual, to the Minister. (3) Where there is a change in any aspect of an air operator’s operation or where the company operations manual no longer meets the Commercial Air Service Standards , the air operator shall amend its company operations manual. (4) The Minister shall, where the Commercial Air Service Standards are met, approve those parts of a company operations manual, and any amendments to those parts, that relate to the information required by section 704.121.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 704.121
704.121 (1) A company operations manual, which may be issued in separate parts corresponding to specific aspects of an operation, shall include the instructions and information necessary to enable the personnel concerned to perform their duties safely and shall contain the information required by the Commercial Air Service Standards . (2) A company operations manual shall be such that (a) all parts of the manual are consistent and compatible in form and content; (b) the manual can be readily amended; (c) the manual contains an amendment control page and a list of the pages that are in effect; and (d) the manual has the date of the last amendment to each page specified on that page.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 704.122
704.122 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an air operator shall provide a copy of the appropriate parts of its company operations manual, including any amendments to those parts, to each of its crew members and to its ground operations and maintenance personnel. (2) An air operator may place a copy of the appropriate parts of its company operations manual in each aircraft that it operates, instead of providing a copy to each crew member, if all amendments to the manual are included in the system for the dissemination of general operational information referred to in section 704.13. (3) Every person who has been provided with a copy of the appropriate parts of a company operations manual pursuant to subsection (1) shall keep it up to date with the amendments provided and shall ensure that the appropriate parts are accessible when the person is performing assigned duties.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 704.123
704.123 (1) An air operator may establish and maintain an aircraft operating manual for the use and guidance of crew members in the operation of its aircraft. (2) An aircraft operating manual shall contain the information required by (a) section 724.123 of Standard 724 — Commuter Operations — Aeroplanes of the Commercial Air Service Standards , in the case of an aeroplane, or (b) section 724.123 of Standard 724 — Commuter Operations — Helicopters of the Commercial Air Service Standards , in the case of a helicopter. (2.1) Where the aircraft flight manual is not carried on board the aircraft, an aircraft operating manual shall contain the aircraft performance data and limitations specified in the aircraft flight manual, which shall be clearly identified as aircraft flight manual requirements. (3) An air operator that has established an aircraft operating manual shall ensure that a copy of the manual is carried on board each aircraft to which it relates. SOR/2025-26, s. 40
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 704.124
704.124 (1) Every air operator shall, for each of its aircraft that is required to be operated by two or more pilots, establish and maintain standard operating procedures that enable the crew members to operate the aircraft within the limitations specified in the aircraft flight manual and that meet the Commercial Air Service Standards . (2) An air operator that has established standard operating procedures for an aircraft shall ensure that a copy of the standard operating procedures is carried on board the aircraft. (3) Where an air operator has established an aircraft operating manual, the standard operating procedures for the aircraft shall form part of that manual.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.01
705.01 This Subpart applies in respect of the operation by a Canadian air operator, in an air transport service or in aerial work involving sightseeing operations, of any of the following aircraft: (a) an aeroplane, other than an aeroplane authorized to operate under Subpart 4, that has a MCTOW of more than 8 618 kg (19,000 pounds) or for which a Canadian type certificate has been issued authorizing the transport of 20 or more passengers; (b) a helicopter that has a seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of 20 or more; or (c) any aircraft that is authorized by the Minister to be operated under this Subpart.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.02
705.02 No air operator shall operate an aircraft under this Subpart unless the air operator complies with the conditions and operations specifications in an air operator certificate issued to that operator by the Minister pursuant to section 705.07.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.03
705.03 (1) [Repealed, SOR/2019-295, s. 15] (2) The operations manager appointed under paragraph 700.09(1)(a) shall, where a finding resulting from a quality assurance program established under section 706.07 or a safety management system referred to in section 705.151 is reported to them, (a) determine what, if any, corrective actions are required and carry out those actions; (b) keep a record of any determination made under paragraph (a) and the reason for it; (c) if management functions have been assigned to another person under subsection (3) or (4), communicate any determination regarding a corrective action to that person; and (d) notify the accountable executive of any systemic deficiency and of the corrective action taken. (3) The operations manager may assign the management functions for the entire safety management system referred to in section 705.151 to another person if the assignment and its scope are described in the air operator’s company operations manual. (4) The operations manager may assign the management functions for specific duties to another person if the assignment and its scope are described in the air operator’s company operations manual. (5) The responsibility of the operations manager is not affected by the assignment of management functions to another person under subsection (3) or (4). SOR/2005-173, s. 22 SOR/2019-295, s. 15
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.04
705.04 If the holder of an air operator certificate issued under section 705.07 is also the holder of an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate issued under section 573.02, the person responsible for maintenance appointed under paragraph 573.03(1)(a) shall, where a finding resulting from a quality assurance program established under section 706.07 is reported to them, (a) determine what, if any, corrective actions are required and carry out those actions; (b) keep a record of any determination made under paragraph (a) and the reason for it; (c) if management functions have been assigned to another person under subsection 573.04(4) or (5), communicate any determination regarding a corrective action to that person; and (d) notify the accountable executive of any systemic deficiency and of the corrective action taken. SOR/2005-173, s. 22
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.07
705.07 (1) Subject to section 6.71 of the Act, the Minister shall, on receipt of an application submitted in the form and manner required by the Commercial Air Service Standards , issue or amend an air operator certificate where the applicant demonstrates to the Minister the ability to (a) maintain an adequate organizational structure; (b) maintain an operational control system; (c) meet training program requirements; (d) comply with maintenance requirements; (e) meet the Commercial Air Service Standards for the operation; and (f) conduct the operation safely. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an applicant shall have (a) a management organization capable of exercising operational control; (b) managerial personnel who have been approved by the Minister in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards , are employed on a full-time basis and perform the functions related to the following positions, namely, (i) operations manager, (ii) chief pilots, (iii) where the applicant does not hold an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate, maintenance manager, and (iv) where flight attendants are required for the operation, flight attendant manager; (c) a safety management system that meets the requirements of Subpart 7 of Part I and section 705.152; (d) operational support services and equipment that meet the Commercial Air Service Standards ; (e) after January 1, 1997, where a master minimum equipment list has been established for a type of aircraft, a minimum equipment list for each aircraft of that type, approved by the Minister in accordance with the procedures specified in the MMEL/MEL Policy and Procedures Manual ; (f) aircraft that are properly equipped for and crew members who are qualified for the area of operation and the type of operation; (g) an operational control system that meets the requirements of section 705.20; (h) a training program that meets the requirements of section 705.124; (i) legal custody and control of at least one aircraft of each category of aircraft that is to be operated; (j) a company operations manual that meets the requirements of sections 705.134 and 705.135; (k) a maintenance control system approved pursuant to Subpart 6; and (l) an air operator emergency response plan that has the components set out in subsection 725.07(3) of Standard 725 — Airline Operations — Aeroplanes of the Commercial Air Service Standards . SOR/2005-173, s. 23; SOR/2005-357, s. 7
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.08
705.08 An air operator certificate shall contain (a) the legal name, trade name and address of the air operator; (b) the number of the air operator certificate; (c) the effective date of certification; (d) the date of issue of the certificate; (e) the general conditions identified in section 705.09; (f) specific conditions with respect to (i) the areas of operation authorized, (ii) the types of service authorized, (iii) the types of aircraft authorized and, if applicable, their registration, and any operational restrictions, and (iv) the main base, scheduled points and, if applicable, sub-bases; and (g) where the air operator complies with the Commercial Air Service Standards , operations specifications with respect to (i) aircraft performance, equipment and emergency equipment requirements, (ii) instrument approach procedures, (iii) enroute aerodrome authorizations and limitations, (iv) special weather minima authorizations, (v) authorizations concerning flight crew member qualifications and crew member complement, (vi) navigation system authorizations, (vii) pilot training and pilot proficiency checks, (viii) the air operator maintenance control system approved pursuant to Subpart 6, (ix) leasing arrangements, (x) the use of synthetic flight training devices, and (xi) any other condition pertaining to the operation that the Minister deems necessary for aviation safety. SOR/2009-152, s. 17 SOR/2022-246, s. 28(F)
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.09
705.09 An air operator certificate shall contain the following general conditions: (a) the air operator shall conduct flight operations in accordance with its company operations manual; (b) the air operator shall maintain an adequate organizational structure; (c) the air operator shall employ managerial personnel who meet the Commercial Air Service Standards ; (d) the air operator shall conduct training in accordance with its training program approved pursuant to this Subpart; (e) the air operator shall maintain aircraft that are properly equipped for the area of operation and the type of operation; (f) the air operator shall employ crew members who are qualified for the area of operation and the type of operation; (g) the air operator shall maintain its aircraft in accordance with the requirements of Subpart 6; (h) the air operator shall maintain operational support services and equipment that meet the Commercial Air Service Standards ; (i) the air operator shall notify the Minister within 10 working days after (i) changing its legal name, its trade name, its main base, a sub-base, a scheduled point or its managerial personnel, or (ii) ceasing to operate a type of aircraft authorized under this Subpart; and (j) the air operator shall conduct a safe operation. SOR/2009-152, s. 18 SOR/2022-246, s. 29(F)
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.16
705.16 (1) Sections 705.40, 705.43, 705.75, 705.77 to 705.79, 705.139 and 705.201 do not apply if nine or fewer persons are on board an aircraft and each person is (a) an employee of the air operator; (b) a person whose presence on board the aircraft is necessary for (i) the safety of the flight, (ii) the safe handling of animals, (iii) the safe handling of dangerous goods, (iv) the security of valuable or confidential cargo, (v) the preservation of fragile or perishable cargo, or (vi) the handling of cargo; (c) a person described in paragraph (b) who is travelling to or from an assignment; (d) an owner or shipper of animals; or (e) a dependant of an employee of the air operator. (2) Any person referred to in subsection (1) may be carried on board an aircraft for which the type certificate does not authorize the transport of passengers. (3) No air operator shall operate an aircraft with a person referred to in subsection (1) on board unless (a) the air operator has established procedures for the transport of that person; (b) the person has unobstructed access from the person’s seat to the flight deck, to an exit or to an emergency exit; (c) the person is provided with a means of two-way communication with the flight crew members; (d) the pilot-in-command has a means of notifying the person when safety belts must be fastened; and (e) the air operator ensures that, before every take-off, the person is given a briefing by a crew member in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards . SOR/2015-127, s. 15
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.17
705.17 (1) An air operator shall ensure that all operations personnel are properly instructed about their duties and about the relationship of their duties to the operation as a whole. (2) The operations personnel of an air operator shall follow the procedures specified in the air operator’s company operations manual in the performance of their duties.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.18
705.18 Every air operator shall establish a system for the timely dissemination of general operational information that includes a means for each crew member and each flight dispatcher to acknowledge receipt of that information. SOR/2009-152, s. 19
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.19
705.19 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every air operator that operates a scheduled air service for the purpose of transporting persons shall operate the service between airports or heliports or between an airport or heliport and a military aerodrome. (2) An air operator may operate a scheduled air service for the purpose of transporting persons between an airport and an aerodrome or between two aerodromes if the air operator is authorized to do so in its air operator certificate. SOR/2007-87, s. 16
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.20
705.20 No air operator shall operate an aircraft unless the air operator has an operational control system that meets the Commercial Air Service Standards and is under the control of its operations manager.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.21
705.21 No person shall commence a flight unless the flight has been authorized in accordance with the procedures specified in the air operator’s company operations manual.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.22
705.22 (1) No air operator shall permit a person to commence a flight unless an operational flight plan that meets the Commercial Air Service Standards has been prepared. (1.1) An air operator shall specify in its company operations manual (a) the period for which the operational flight plan referred to in subsection (3) shall be kept; (b) the method of recording the formal approval of the plan by the flight dispatcher; and (c) the method of recording the formal approval of the plan by the pilot-in-command. (2) The pilot-in-command of an aircraft shall ensure that one copy of the operational flight plan is left at a point of departure, in accordance with the procedures specified in the company operations manual, and that another copy is carried on board the aircraft until the aircraft reaches the final destination of the flight. (3) An air operator shall keep a copy of the operational flight plan, including any amendments to the plan, for not less than 90 days. SOR/99-158, s. 9 SOR/2025-26, s. 41
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.23
705.23 No air operator shall permit a person to conduct a take-off in an aircraft that has not been maintained in accordance with the air operator’s maintenance control system.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.24
705.24 (1) Every air operator shall establish the checklist referred to in paragraph 602.60(1)(a) for each aircraft type that it operates and shall make the appropriate parts of the checklist readily available to the crew members. (2) Every crew member shall follow the checklist referred to in subsection (1) in the performance of the crew member’s assigned duties.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.25
705.25 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no air operator shall authorize a flight and no person shall commence a flight unless the aircraft (a) when operating in VFR flight, carries sufficient fuel to fly to the destination aerodrome and thereafter to fly for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed; (b) when operating in IFR flight on designated routes or over designated areas as defined in the Commercial Air Service Standards , carries an enroute fuel reserve of five per cent of the fuel required to fly to the destination aerodrome; and (c) when operating in IFR flight, except when complying with TP 6327 , carries sufficient fuel to allow the aircraft (i) to descend at any point along the route to the lower of (A) the one-engine-inoperative service ceiling, or (B) 10,000 feet ASL, (ii) to cruise at the altitude referred to in subparagraph (i) to a suitable aerodrome, (iii) to conduct an approach and a missed approach, and (iv) to hold for 30 minutes at an altitude of 1,500 feet above the elevation of the aerodrome selected in accordance with subparagraph (ii). (2) An air operator may be authorized in an air operator certificate to reduce the enroute fuel reserve required by paragraph (1)(b) where the air operator complies with the Commercial Air Service Standards . SOR/2025-226, s. 17
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.26
705.26 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no air operator shall operate a twin-engined aeroplane on a route containing a point that is farther from an adequate aerodrome than the distance that can be flown in 60 minutes at the one-engine-inoperative cruise speed, unless the flight is conducted wholly within Canadian Domestic Airspace. (2) An air operator may operate an aeroplane on a route referred to in subsection (1) where (a) the aeroplane is turbine-powered; (b) the air operator is authorized to do so in its air operator certificate; and (c) the air operator complies with TP 6327 . SOR/2025-226, s. 19
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.27
o the air operator Valid piece of photo identification issued by the employer One of the following valid documents: (a) Passport; (b) Restricted area identity card; (c) Flight engineer licence with a valid Category 1 or 2 medical certificate; or (d) Piece of photo identification issued by the foreign state, if the employer is a foreign wholly owned subsidiary or code share partner 4 Air operator employee Air operator that authorized the access to the flight deck Valid piece of photo identification issued by the employer One of the following valid documents: (a) Passport; or (b) Restricted area identity card SOR/99-158, s. 10; SOR/2002-135, s. 1 SOR/2020-151, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.28
705.28 An air operator shall provide a cabin safety inspector who is performing an in-flight cabin inspection with a confirmed passenger seat in the passenger compartment.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.29
705.29 (1) Subject to subsection (2), flight crew members who are on flight deck duty shall remain at their duty stations with their safety belts fastened and, where the aircraft is below 10,000 feet ASL, with their safety belts, including their shoulder harnesses, fastened. (2) Flight crew members may leave their duty stations where (a) their absence is necessary for the performance of duties in connection with the operation of the aircraft; (b) their absence is in connection with physiological needs; or (c) they are taking a rest period and are relieved by other flight crew members who meet the qualifications set out in the Commercial Air Service Standards .
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.30
705.30 No person shall, if passengers or cargo are on board an aircraft, simulate emergency situations that could affect the flight characteristics of the aircraft. SOR/2020-151, s. 19
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.31
705.31 The pilot-in-command of an aircraft shall ensure that, prior to each flight or series of flight segments, the crew members of the aircraft are given a pre-flight briefing that meets the Commercial Air Service Standards .
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.32
705.32 Except when conducting a take-off or landing, no person shall operate an aeroplane in VFR flight (a) during the day, at less than 1,000 feet AGL or at a horizontal distance of less than 1,000 feet from any obstacle; or (b) at night, at less than 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle located within a horizontal distance of five miles from the route to be flown or, in designated mountainous regions, at less than 2,000 feet above the highest obstacle located within a horizontal distance of five miles from the route to be flown.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.33
705.33 No person shall commence a VFR flight unless current weather reports and forecasts, if obtainable, indicate that the weather conditions along the route to be flown and at the destination aerodrome will be such that the flight can be conducted in compliance with VFR.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.34
705.34 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall conduct a take-off in an aircraft in IMC where weather conditions are at or above the take-off minima, but below the landing minima, for the runway to be used unless an alternate aerodrome is specified in the operational flight plan and that aerodrome is located (a) in the case of a twin-engined aircraft, within the distance that can be flown in 60 minutes at the one-engine-inoperative cruise speed; or (b) in the case of a three- or four-engined aircraft or where an air operator is authorized in its air operator certificate to conduct ETOPS with the type of aircraft operated, within the distance that can be flown in 120 minutes at the one-engine-inoperative cruise speed. (2) A person may conduct a take-off in an aircraft in IMC where weather conditions are at or above the take-off minima, but below the landing minima, for the runway to be used, if the weather conditions are at or above the landing minima for another suitable runway at that aerodrome, taking into account the aircraft performance operating limitations specified in Division IV. (3) For the purposes of section 602.126, a person may conduct a take-off in an aircraft in IMC where weather conditions are below the take-off minima specified in the instrument approach procedure, if the person (a) is authorized to do so in an air operator certificate; and (b) complies with the Commercial Air Service Standards . (4) For the purposes of this section, the landing minima are the decision height or the minimum descent altitude and the visibility published for an approach.