Pursuant to paragraph 704.01(c) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) and after taking into account that the authorization is in the public interest and is not likely to affect aviation safety, I hereby authorize Executive Transport Airways Limited 4590 Helen Street Port Alberni, British Columbia V9Y 6P5 to operate the Sikorsky S-61 helicopter under subpart 704 of the CARs, notwithstanding that, the aircraft may be configured with more than nineteen (19) passenger seats, excluding pilot seats, as prescribed by paragraph 704.01(b.1) of the CARs.
Paragraph 704.01(c) of the CARs states that subpart 704 of the CARs 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 aircraft that is authorized by the Minister to be operated under subpart 704 of the CARs.
PURPOSE
This authorization will permit Executive Transport Airways Limited to operate the Sikorsky S-61 helicopter pursuant to subpart 704 of the CARs notwithstanding that the aircraft may be configured with more than nineteen (19) passenger seats, excluding pilot seats, as prescribed by paragraph 704.01(b.1) of the CARs.
APPLICATION
This authorization applies to Executive Transport Airways Limited for the purposes of operating the Sikorsky S-61 helicopter with more than nineteen (19) passenger seats, excluding pilot seats.
CONDITIONS
This authorization is subject to the following conditions:
- The helicopter shall be operated pursuant to subpart 704 of the CARs and in accordance with the approved Rotorcraft Flight Manual and all applicable supplements;
- A Type “C” or higher classification of operational control system shall be used pursuant to section 724.15 of the Commercial Air Service Standards;
- When the aircraft is configured with more than nineteen (19) passenger seats, excluding pilot seats, a flight attendant shall be carried to assist the air operator in fulfilling the passenger safety responsibilities under sections 704.33 and 704.34 of the CARs and associated sections of the Commercial Air Service Standards (CASS);
- When the aircraft if configured with more than nineteen (19) passenger seats, excluding pilot seats, the air operator shall also demonstrate compliance with the additional regulations, standards and guidance provided at Annex A to this authorization. Where the regulation and/or standard within the Annex refers to an aeroplane and is applicable to this operation it should be considered to mean helicopter;
- At least one flight crew member shall have a minimum of twelve (12) months experience during the previous thirty-six (36) months as a flight crew member in a passenger carrying operation conducted under the Instrument Flight Rules; and
- Flight crew member training shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of subpart 704 of the CARs.
VALIDITY
The authorization is in effect until the earliest of the following:
- 23:59 EDT on September 1, 2008;
- The date on which any of the conditions set out in this authorization is breached; or
- The date on which this authorization is cancelled, in writing, by the Minister, where he is of the opinion that it is no longer in the public interest, or that it is likely to affect aviation safety.
AUTHORIZATION CANCELLATION
The authorization issued under paragraph 704.01(c) of the CARs, to Executive Transport Airways Limited on the 5 October 2005, at Ottawa, by the Director, Commercial & Business Aviation, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, is hereby cancelled due to a recent amendment to section 704 of the CARs.
Dated at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, this 12th day of March 2007, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
Original signed by
D.B. Sherritt
Director
Commercial and Business Aviation
Attachment: Annex A
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