Pursuant to subsection 5.9(2) of the Aeronautics Act, and after taking into account that the exemption is both in the public interest and is not likely to affect aviation safety, I hereby exempt the following operators from the requirement of subsection 602.62(4) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), subject to the conditions specified below:
- Canadian private operators operating under subpart 604 of the CARs, with one or more flight attendants;
- Canadian air operators operating under subpart 705 of the CARs with one or more flight attendants; and
- Canadian operators of state registered aircraft operating under an exemption issued by the Minister of Transport to Section 604.03 of the CARs with one or more flight attendants.
Subsection 602.62(4) stipulates that, where life preservers are required to be carried on board the aircraft in accordance with subsections 602.62(1), (2) or (3) of the CARs, the life preservers for infants be stowed in a location that is easily accessible to the person for whose use it is provided, when that person is seated.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian operators with one or more flight attendants, as specified below, to stow infant life preservers in a bulk stowage location that is easily accessible to the flight attendant(s). The flight attendant(s) will provide an infant life preserver to each person responsible for an infant when preparing for a ditching.
APPLICATION
This exemption applies only to:
- Canadian private operators operating in accordance with subpart 604 of the CARs with one or more flight attendants; and
- Canadian air operators operating in accordance with subpart 705 of the CARs with one or more flight attendants; and
- Canadian operators of state registered aircraft operating under an Exemption to Section 604.03 of the CARs with one or more flight attendants.
CONDITIONS
This exemption is subject to the following conditions:
- The operator shall assign at least one flight attendant to the flight.
- The infant life preservers shall be stowed in an approved location that is easily accessible by the flight attendant(s).
- This stowage location shall be indicated by way of a clearly visible placard.
- The flight attendant, when preparing for a ditching, shall distribute infant life preservers to the persons responsible for an infant.
- The operator shall amend the applicable parts of the operations manual and crew member training programs to reflect the changes in emergency and safety procedures required by the introduction of the alternate infant life preserver stowage location authorized by this exemption.
- The operator shall have written receipt of the Minister’s approval of the amendments to the operations manual and crew member training programs set out in condition
VALIDITY
This exemption will be valid commencing May 1, 2006 until one of the earliest of the following:
- the date on which any condition set out in this exemption is breached;
- the date on which an amendment modifying the subject matter of subsection 602.62(4) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations comes into effect; or
- the date on which this exemption is cancelled in writing by the Minister where he is of the opinion that it is no longer in the public interest or is likely to affect aviation safety.
Dated at Ottawa on this 1st day of May, 2006, on behalf of the Minister of Transport.
Original signed by
Merlin Preuss
Director General
Civil Aviation
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