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Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.38
406.38 (1) A flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall (a) establish and submit to the Minister for approval a maintenance control manual that contains the information set out in the personnel licensing standards; (b) unless otherwise authorized by the Minister in writing, if it is demonstrated that the granting of the authorization will not jeopardize the safety of the service provided by the flight training unit, authorize the use of its maintenance control manual and maintain the policies and procedures that the manual contains; (c) take steps to ensure that a copy of its maintenance control manual, or of the relevant portions of its maintenance control manual, is made available to each person who performs or certifies a function that is dealt with in the maintenance control manual or in any manual that is incorporated in the maintenance control manual pursuant to subsection (2); (d) submit amendments to its maintenance control manual to the Minister for approval when instructed to do so by the Minister, where (i) the maintenance control manual does not meet the requirements of this Subpart, or (ii) the maintenance control manual contains policies or procedures, or a lack thereof, such that the flight training unit’s maintenance control system no longer meets the requirements of these Regulations; and (e) insert amendments to its maintenance control manual into each copy of the manual within 30 days after approval of the amendments pursuant to paragraph (d). (2) The Minister may authorize the incorporation by reference in a maintenance control manual of detailed procedures manuals prepared by the flight training unit, where (a) the policies affecting the detailed procedures remain in the maintenance control manual; (b) the incorporation is clearly indicated in the maintenance control manual; (c) the flight training unit ensures that the incorporated manuals meet the requirements of this section; and (d) the person responsible for the flight training unit’s maintenance control system, or the person to whom this function has been assigned pursuant to subsection 406.36(3), has certified in writing that the incorporated manuals meet the requirements of this section. (3) The Minister shall approve a maintenance control manual and any amendments to the manual, where the personnel licensing standards are met. SOR/2000-49, s. 1 SOR/2025-241, s. 31
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.39
406.39 (1) No flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall permit a person or organization to perform maintenance on the flight training unit’s aircraft unless the person or organization has adequate facilities, equipment, spare parts and personnel available at the site where the maintenance is to be performed and (a) the person or organization holds an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate issued pursuant to section 573.02 that is rated in the category for the maintenance to be performed; (b) where the maintenance is to be performed outside Canada by a person or organization that does not hold an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate issued pursuant to section 573.02, the person or organization has been approved under the laws of a state that is party to an agreement with Canada that provides for recognition of the work performed; or (c) in cases other than those described in paragraphs (a) and (b), the performance of the maintenance by the person or organization has been approved by the Minister as being in conformity with these Regulations. (2) A flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall ensure that a maintenance arrangement made with a person or organization pursuant to subsection (1) (a) specifies the maintenance required and clearly defines the tasks to be performed; and (b) is made in accordance with the procedures governing maintenance arrangements included in the maintenance control manual or is approved by the Minister as being in conformity with these Regulations. (3) Where a flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter makes a maintenance arrangement referred to in paragraph (1)(b), the Minister shall, in the following cases, authorize the arrangement by issuing a maintenance specification to indicate that the maintenance control procedures set out in the arrangement conform to the personnel licensing standards: (a) the issuance of a maintenance specification is either required by the agreement or requested by the foreign state; or (b) the maintenance is performed in a state that is not party to an agreement with Canada that provides for recognition of the work performed.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.40
406.40 A flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall establish and comply with policies and procedures to ensure that an aircraft is not operated unless it is (a) airworthy; (b) appropriately equipped, configured and maintained for its intended use; and (c) maintained in accordance with the flight training unit’s maintenance control manual.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.41
406.41 A flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall include in its maintenance control system the procedures referred to in the personnel licensing standards for (a) recording aircraft defects; (b) ensuring that defects are rectified in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations; (c) detecting defects that recur and identifying those defects as recurring defects; and (d) subject to sections 605.09 and 605.10, scheduling the rectification of defects whose repair has been deferred. SOR/2019-119, s. 17
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.42
406.42 The holder of a flight training unit operator certificate who operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall report to the Minister, in accordance with Division IX of Subpart 21 of Part V, any reportable service difficulty related to any aircraft that it operates. SOR/2009-280, s. 22
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.43
406.43 No flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall authorize a person to perform, without supervision, a task that is elementary work set out in section 605.85 unless the person (a) has satisfactorily completed training for the task under a training program required by section 406.45; and (b) has previously performed that task under the direct supervision of the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) licence or a training organization approved pursuant to Subpart 3.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.44
406.44 A flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall ensure that each person who performs or requests the performance of servicing has satisfactorily completed training, under a training program required by section 406.45, for the servicing to be performed.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.45
406.45 A flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall implement a training program to ensure that persons who are authorized to perform a function under this Division are trained in respect of the regulations, standards and flight training unit procedures applicable to that function, as specified in the personnel licensing standards.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.46
406.46 (1) A flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall establish, maintain and retain for at least two years after an entry is made a record of maintenance personnel that meets the personnel licensing standards. (2) Where an authorization is given or training is completed, the flight training unit shall provide a copy of each record required by subsection (1) to the person to whom the record refers.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.47
406.47 (1) The holder of an operator certificate issued in respect of a flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall, in order to ensure that its maintenance control system and all of the included maintenance schedules continue to be effective and to comply with these Regulations, establish and maintain a quality assurance program that (a) is under the sole control of (i) the person responsible for the maintenance control system appointed under paragraph 406.19(1)(a), or (ii) the person to whom the management functions for the program have been assigned under subsection 406.36(2); and (b) meets the requirements of section 426.47 of the personnel licensing standards. (2) The person responsible for the maintenance control system shall ensure that records relating to the findings resulting from the quality assurance program are distributed to the appropriate manager for corrective action and follow-up. (3) The person responsible for the maintenance control system shall establish an audit system in respect of a quality assurance program that consists of the following: (a) an initial audit within 12 months after the date on which the flight training unit operator certificate is issued; (b) subsequent audits conducted at intervals set out in the MCM; (c) a record of each occurrence of compliance or non-compliance with the MCM found during an audit referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); (d) procedures for ensuring that each finding of an audit is communicated to them and, if management functions have been assigned to another person under subsection 406.36(2) or (3), to that person; (e) follow-up procedures for ensuring that corrective actions are effective; and (f) a system for recording the findings of initial and periodic audits, corrective actions and follow-ups. (4) The records required under paragraph (3)(f) shall be retained for the greater of (a) two audit cycles; and (b) two years. (5) If a flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter is also the holder of an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate issued under section 573.02, the person responsible for the quality assurance program of the flight training unit under paragraph (1)(a) shall be the person responsible for the quality assurance program of the AMO. (6) The duties related to the quality assurance program that involve specific tasks or activities within a flight training unit’s activities shall be fulfilled by persons who are not responsible for carrying out those tasks or activities. SOR/2005-173, s . 13 SOR/2025-241, s. 32
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.50
406.50 No flight training unit that conducts flight training in accordance with a flight training operations manual that has been approved by the Minister shall operate an aircraft unless the flight training unit has an operational control system that meets the personnel licensing standards and is under the control of its chief flight instructor. SOR/2006-352, s. 23
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.51
406.51 (1) A flight training unit that operates an aeroplane to conduct training for a private pilot licence, a commercial pilot licence or a flight instructor rating shall have access to at least one aeroplane that is certified under Part V for the spin manoeuvre. (2) A flight training unit that operates a helicopter to conduct training for a pilot permit — recreational, a private pilot licence, a commercial pilot licence or a flight instructor rating shall have access to at least one helicopter that is configured for and capable of full-on autorotational landings.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.52
406.52 A flight training unit shall have facilities at a base of operations that meet the personnel licensing standards.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.53
406.53 No flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall permit a person to conduct a take-off in an aircraft that is subject to the operational control of the flight training unit unless the aircraft has been maintained in accordance with a maintenance control system.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.54
406.54 No flight training unit shall permit a person to operate a land aircraft over water, except when conducting a take-off or landing, beyond a point where the land aircraft could reach shore in the event of an engine failure.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.55
406.55 No flight training unit that operates an aeroplane or a helicopter shall permit a person to conduct the solo cross-country flight required by Subpart 1 for the private pilot licence — aeroplane or the private pilot licence — helicopter unless the flight training unit notifies the Minister in writing of the planned route of the flight originating from the main base or any satellite base.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.56
406.56 A flight training unit that operates an aeroplane, a helicopter or a glider shall, for the purpose of maintaining operational control, establish, maintain and retain for at least two years after an entry is made a daily flight record that meets the personnel licensing standards.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.57
406.57 A flight training unit that operates an aeroplane, a helicopter or a glider shall designate a person to make journey log entries in accordance with section 605.94.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.58
406.58 (1) A flight training unit that conducts flight training at a satellite base shall (a) assign a flight instructor, other than a Class 4 flight instructor, to be responsible for flight training operations at the satellite base; and (b) ensure that a qualified flight instructor is on duty at that satellite base while a solo training flight is in progress. (2) A Class 4 flight instructor shall not conduct flight training at a satellite base unless a qualified Class 1 or Class 2 flight instructor is on duty.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.61
406.61 (1) Every flight training unit that conducts an integrated course or operates a sub-base shall establish and maintain a flight training operations manual that includes the instructions and information necessary to enable the personnel concerned to perform their duties safely and that meets the personnel licensing standards. (2) The flight training operations manual may be issued in separate parts corresponding to specific aspects of operations. (3) Whenever the flight training operations manual no longer meets the personnel licensing standards, the flight training unit shall amend it to bring it into compliance with the standards. (4) A flight training unit shall submit to the Minister its flight training operations manual and, if they relate to the information required by the personnel licensing standards, any separately issued parts and any subsequent amendments to them or to the manual. (5) If the personnel licensing standards are met, the Minister shall approve the parts of a flight training operations manual that relate to the information required by the personnel licensing standards and any subsequent amendments to the parts. (6) A flight training unit shall distribute its flight training operations manual, any separately issued parts and any subsequent amendments to the manual or parts in accordance with the personnel licensing standards. (7) The chief flight instructor shall maintain a master list of the holders of the flight training operations manual and ensure that the manual is distributed in accordance with the list. (8) The following operational personnel shall hold copies of the flight training operations manual and shall be responsible for its amendment: (a) the chief flight instructor; (b) the assistant chief flight instructor; (c) the check instructor; and (d) the person responsible for the maintenance control system or the approved maintenance organization. (9) The chief flight instructor shall make manuals available to all other operational personnel who are involved in operational control, including flight instructors, students and, if applicable, flight dispatchers. (10) Every person who has been provided with a copy of the appropriate parts of a flight training operations manual pursuant to subsections (7) and (8) 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. SOR/2006-352, s. 24
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.62
406.62 (1) Every flight training unit that conducts an integrated course shall establish and maintain a training manual that meets the personnel licensing standards. (2) The training manual may be issued in separate parts corresponding to specific aspects of the integrated course. (3) Whenever the training manual no longer meets the personnel licensing standards, the flight training unit shall amend it to bring it into compliance with the standards. (4) A flight training unit shall submit to the Minister its training manual and, if they relate to the information required by the personnel licensing standards, any separately issued parts and any subsequent amendments to them or to the manual. (5) If the personnel licensing standards are met, the Minister shall approve the parts of a training manual that relate to the information required by the personnel licensing standards and any subsequent amendments to the parts. SOR/2006-352, s. 24
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.63
406.63 (1) A flight training unit that conducts an integrated course shall provide to each trainee, at the start of the course, a certificate of enrolment that meets the personnel licensing standards. (2) A flight training unit that conducts an integrated course shall maintain a current list of the trainees enrolled in each integrated course conducted by the flight training unit. SOR/2006-352, s. 24
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.64
406.64 A flight training unit that conducts an integrated course shall provide to each trainee, on successful completion of the course, a course completion certificate that meets the personnel licensing standards. SOR/2006-352, s. 24; SOR/2015-160, s. 21(F)
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.71
406.71 (1) For the purposes of this section, competency check means a certification by the chief flight instructor or an instructor delegated by the chief flight instructor that a flight instructor conducting training under an integrated course has demonstrated in flight an ability to perform both normal and emergency manoeuvres appropriate to the most complex single-engined aeroplane to be used for the flight instruction. (2) A flight training unit that conducts flight training in accordance with a flight training operations manual that has been approved by the Minister shall establish and maintain a ground and flight training program for operational personnel as follows: (a) indoctrination training is required upon employment for all persons assigned to an operational control function, including chief flight instructors, assistant chief flight instructors, flight instructors and persons responsible for flight following; (b) the training referred to in paragraph (a) shall ensure that persons involved in the control of flight operations are aware of their responsibilities, know reporting relationships and are competent to fulfil their assigned duties related to flight training operations; (c) the training referred to in paragraph (a) shall include a review of the flight training operations manual and the training manual, as applicable; (d) each flight instructor who conducts training in accordance with an integrated course shall, before receiving authorization to conduct the training, successfully complete, under the supervision of the chief flight instructor, assistant chief flight instructor or check instructor, (i) the indoctrination training referred in paragraph (a), (ii) a review of, and a briefing on, the contents of the flight training operations manual and the training manual, and (iii) an initial competency check in each type of aircraft in which the flight instructor conducts training in accordance with the integrated course; and (e) each flight instructor who conducts training in accordance with an integrated course shall, every 12 months after the month in which the initial competency check was completed, successfully complete (i) a recurrent competency check in one of the aircraft in which the flight instructor conducts training in accordance with the integrated course, (ii) an in-flight monitoring of a training flight conducted by the flight instructor, (iii) a flight test toward the issuance of a flight instructor rating, multi-engine class rating or instrument rating, or (iv) a competency check in accordance with Part VI or a pilot proficiency check in accordance with Part VII, as applicable. SOR/2006-352, s. 24; SOR/2014-131, s. 11; SOR/2015-160, s. 22
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.75
406.75 An integrated course shall be conducted under the supervision of the chief flight instructor of a flight training unit that holds a flight training unit operator certificate and shall be arranged by that flight training unit in accordance with the personnel licensing standards. SOR/2006-352, s. 24; SOR/2015-160, s. 23
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.76
406.76 The flight training unit shall ensure that an applicant, before being admitted to an integrated course, has a secondary school diploma or equivalent in accordance with the personnel licensing standards. SOR/2006-352, s. 24
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 406.77
406.77 Any trainee wishing to transfer to another flight training unit during an integrated course shall apply to the other flight training unit for a formal assessment of the further hours of training required at that flight training unit. The assessment shall be recorded in the applicant’s training record. SOR/2006-352, s. 24
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 408.01
408.01 (1) Any reference in this Subpart to the flight testing standards is a reference to Standard 428 — Personnel Licensing and Training Standards respecting the Conduct of Flight Tests . (2) The following definitions apply in this Subpart. air flight test item means a flight test item performed using an aeroplane, helicopter or synthetic flight training equipment, including the pre-flight inspection, start-up, run-up, taxiing and emergency procedures. ( exercice en vol ) examiner means a person designated by the Minister to conduct flight tests for the issuance or renewal of flight crew permits, licences or ratings for an aeroplane or helicopter. ( examinateur ) ground flight test item means a flight test item performed prior to the pre-flight inspection of the aeroplane or helicopter. ( exercice au sol ) SOR/2011-284, s. 16
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air flight test item means a flight test item performed using an aeroplane, helicopter or synthetic flight training equipment, including the pre-flight inspection, start-up, run-up, taxiing and emergency procedures. ( exercice en vol )
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examiner means a person designated by the Minister to conduct flight tests for the issuance or renewal of flight crew permits, licences or ratings for an aeroplane or helicopter. ( examinateur )
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ground flight test item means a flight test item performed prior to the pre-flight inspection of the aeroplane or helicopter. ( exercice au sol )
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 408.02
408.02 This Subpart applies in respect of the conduct, using an aeroplane, helicopter or synthetic flight training equipment, of flight tests required for the issuance or renewal of a flight crew permit, licence or rating. SOR/2011-284, s. 16
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 408.11
408.11 The Minister shall maintain a record of each flight test in accordance with this Subpart and the flight testing standards. The record shall contain the following information: (a) an assessment of the results of each flight test item; (b) the overall results; and (c) whether the candidate passed or failed the flight test. SOR/2011-284, s. 16
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 408.12
408.12 Before conducting a flight test or partial re-test, the examiner shall ensure that they have received the documentation specified in section 1 of Schedules 1 to 18 to the flight testing standards, dated, if applicable, as specified in that section. SOR/2011-284, s. 16