EXEMPTION FROM PARAGRAPH 602.152(a) OF THE CANADIAN AVIATION REGULATIONS

Pursuant to section 602.160 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), I hereby exempt, WestCan International Airlines Ltd., Box 9848, Edmonton International Airport, Edmonton, AB T5J 2T2, from the requirements set out in paragraphs 602.152(a) of the CARs subject to the following conditions.

Subsection 602.152(a) states that after April 1, 2002, no person shall operate an aeroplane to or from an aerodrome in Canada unless the aeroplane is a Chapter 3 aeroplane.

Purpose

The purpose of this exemption is to allow WestCan International Airlines Ltd. to operate one (1) gravel equipped aeroplane in a Chapter 2 configuration for northern operations in accordance with section 602.161 of the CARs.

Application

The exemption applies to one (1) gravel-equipped aeroplane operated by WestCan International Airlines Ltd. under the Air Operator Certificate Number 10952 for its northern operations in a Chapter 2 configuration.  Specifically, the aircraft to which this exemption applies is:

• Boeing 727-22C, serial number 19195 registration C-GHWC

Conditions

This exemption is subject to the following conditions:

1. The aircraft specified in this exemption shall serve the northern communities identified at Appendix B within the designated Northern Area, as defined at Appendix A;
2. WestCan International Airlines Ltd. shall not operate to or from aerodromes south of the designated area except in a configuration that is Chapter 3 compliant;
3. The aircraft shall be equipped for operations on gravel runways; and
4. A copy of this exemption shall be carried in the journey log of the aircraft subject to this exemption.

Validity

This exemption is valid until the earliest of:

1. 24:00 MDT on 15 December 2008;
2. The date on which an amendment to the relevant sections of the CARs comes into effect;
3. The date on which any condition specified in the exemption is not complied with; or
4. The date on which the exemption is canceled in writing by the Minister, where he is of the opinion that it is no longer in the public interest or it is likely to affect aviation safety.

Dated at Ottawa, on the 13th day of June 2007, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

Original signed by

Merlin Preuss
Director General
Civil Aviation

Attachments: Appendix A – “Designated areas”
                    Appendix B – “Northern communities”

APPENDIX “A”

“Designated area,” means that part of Canada north of a line described as follows:

1. Commencing on the point of intersection of the Atlantic coast of Canada with the 50th parallel,
2. Thence west along the 50th parallel to the point of intersection of that parallel with the border of Ontario and Manitoba,
3. Thence northwesterly along a straight line drawn from the intersection of the 50th parallel with the border of Ontario and Manitoba to the intersection of the 53rd parallel with the border of Manitoba and Saskatchewan,
4. Thence northwesterly along a straight line drawn from the intersection of the 53rd parallel with the border of Manitoba and Saskatchewan to the intersection of the 55th parallel with the border of Saskatchewan and Alberta, and
5. Thence west along the 55th parallel to the Pacific coast of Canada.

 APPENDIX “B”

Northwest Territories
Colomac	CFY8		Holman	CYHI
Deline	CYWJ		Inuvik	CYEV
Diavik	CDK2		Kasba Lake	CJL8
Ekati	CYOA		Lupin	CYWO
Fort Liard	CYJF		Norman Wells	CYVQ
Fort Resolution	CYFR		Paulatuk	CYPC
Fort Simpson	CYFS		Sachs Harbour	CYSY
Fort Smith	CYSM		Taltheilei Narrows	CFA7
Great Bear Lake	CFF4		Tuktoyaktuk	CYUB
Hay River	CYHY		Yellowknife	CYZF
Yukon
Burwash	CYDB		Mayo	CYMA
Carmacks	CEZ2		Old Crow	CYOC
Dawson	CYDA		Teslin	CYZH
Faro	CZFA		Watson Lake	CYQH
Haines Junction	CYHT		Whitehorse	CYXY
Nunavut
Alert	CYLT		Kugaaruk	CYBB
Arviat	CYEK		Kugluktuk	CYCO
Baker Lake	CYBK		Nanisivik	CYSR
Cambridge Bay	CYCB		Oikiqtarjuaq	CYVM
Cape Dorset	CYTE		Polaris	CYJ2
Coral Harbour	CYZS		Pond Inlet	CYIO
Eureka	CYEU		Rankin Inlet	CYRT
Gjoa Haven	CYHK		Resolute Bay	CYRB
Hall Beach	CYUX		Sanikluaq	CYSK
Igloolik	CYGT		Taloyoak	CYYH
Iqaluit	CYFB		Whale Cove	CYXN

British Columbia
Atlin	CYSQ		Helmet	CBH2
Chetwynd	CYCQ		Hudson’s Hope	CYNH
Dawson Creek	CYDQ		Mackenzie	CYZY
Dease Lake	CYDL		Mobil Sierra	CBX2
Fort Nelson	CYYE		Tumbler Ridge	CBX7
Fort St. John	CYXJ
Alberta
Fort Chipewyan	CYPY		Mildred Lake	CER4
Fort McMurray	CYMM		Peace River	CYPE
Grande Prairie	CYQU		Rainbow Lake	CYOP
High Level	CYOJ		Slave Lake	CYZH
High Prairie	CZHP		Zama Lake	CFT9
Manning	CFX4
Saskatchewan
Buffalo Narrows	CYVT		La Ronge	CYVC
Cigar Lake	CJW7		Mcarthur River	CKQ8
Cluff Lake	CJS3		Points North Landing	CYNL
Collins Bay	CYKC		Stony Rapids	CYSF
Key Lake	CYKJ		Uranium City	CYBE
Manitoba
Churchill	CYYQ		Lynn Lake	CYYL
Cross Lake	CYCR		Norway House	CYNE
Flin flon	CYFO		Shamattawa	CZTM
Gillam	CYGX		The Pas	CYQD
Gimli Industrial Park	CYGM		Thompson	CYTH
Island Lake	CYIV
Ontario
Big Trout Lake	CYTL		Pickle Lake	CYPL
Moosonee	CYMO		Red Lake	CYRL
Opapimiskan Lake	CKM8		Sioux Lookout	CYXL

Quebec
Chevery	CYHR		Lourde de Blanc Sablon	CYBX
Fontanges	CTU2		Natashquan	CYNA
Havre St-Pierre	CYGV		Nemiscau	CYHH
Kattiniq/Donaldson	CTP9		Poste Montagnais	CSF3
Kuujjuaq	CYVP		Puvirnituq	CYPX
Kuujjuarapik	CYGW		Schefferville	CYKL
La Grande 3	CYAD		Sept Iles	CYZV
La Grande 4	CYAH		St. Augustin	CYIF
La Grande Riviere	CYGL
Newfoundland
Churchull Falls	CZUM		St. Anthony	CYAY
Goose Bay	CYYR		Wabush	CYWK

Date de modification :

2007-03-2