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| Exemption no. | Issuance details | Applicability | Purpose |
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| ATL-014-2012 | Issued: 2012-11-05 Expiry: 2016-11-15 Region: Atlantic Routing: MA |
CARS provision(s): 302.07(1)(a)(ii) Applicant provision(s): Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
ATL-014-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to allow the Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport to allow operations on runway 05-23 after the extended runway is introduced into service, given the existing terrain penetrations within the runway strip and to the transitional surface of runway 05-23. |
| NCR-056-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-31 Expiry: 2014-03-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 401.03(1)(a) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-056-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to permit all Engineering Test Pilots working for hire or reward for Transport Canada to exercise the privileges of acting as pilot-in-command or co-pilot of any aircraft, in the aircraft category endorsed on the pilot’s licence, without having a rating for the aircraft that is being operated, while conducting airworthiness flight testing of the aircraft on behalf of Transport Canada. This exemption is required because ratings for aircraft being flight-tested are either unavailable or inappropriate. |
| PAC-051-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-31 Expiry: 2012-11-11 Region: Pacific Routing: TA |
CARS provision(s): 702.22(2)(a) Applicant provision(s): Blackcomb Helicopters Limited Partnership Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PAC-051-2012 expired The purpose of this authorization is to permit Blackcomb Helicopters Limited Partnership by its General Partner Blackcomb Helicopters Ltd., Box 1241, Whistler, B.C., to operate a helicopter at altitudes and distances less than those specified in paragraph 602.14(2)(a) within the built-up area of the City of Vancouver, B.C. |
| NCR-058-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-31 Expiry: 2014-04-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.07(a) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-058-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to permit a Canadian air operator operating Transport Category helicopters certificated under paragraph 521.31(1)(f) of the CARs and configured with a seating layout excluding pilot seats, of 10 to 19 passengers inclusive, and at gross weights exceeding 20,000 pounds, to exceed the Category A weights, described in the approved Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) but not exceeding the maximum certificated gross weight, and to make momentary excursions into the shaded (avoid) area of the Height/Velocity diagram, also described in the approved Rotorcraft Flight Manual, during take-off and landing over water. |
| NCR-046-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-30 Expiry: 2014-05-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 705.104(1) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-046-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian air operators operating under subpart 705 of the CARs, when determining the minimum number of required flight attendants for a particular flight, to exclude from the count those passengers carried in the flight deck. |
| QC-066-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-29 Expiry: 2013-03-31 Region: Quebec Routing: NA |
CARS provision(s): 705.106 (1) e) Applicant provision(s): Aero Bee Airlines Inc. Aircraft model: B-737-800 Registration no.: n/a |
QC-066-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to allow the pilot’s next PPC to be transferred to Aero Bee Airlines Inc. without sufficient online training and without an online check. The exemption is granted based on the current experience of the person on a B-737-800, pursuant to Subpart 705 of the CARs. |
| PNR-042-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-29 Expiry: 2013-03-31 Region: PNR Routing: RA |
CARS provision(s): 604.04(d) and (g), 604.05(a) and (b) Applicant provision(s): 1595127 Alberta Ltd. Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PNR-042-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to permit_ 1595127 Alberta Ltd. to apply for a temporary private operator certificate (TPOC) pursuant to the Private Operators Interim Order without having to submit a private operator certificate (POC) issued by the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) prior to March 31, 2011. |
| NCR-061-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-29 Expiry: 2015-10-29 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 521.31(1)(d) Applicant provision(s): Bombardier Inc. Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-061-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to permit Bombardier to continue to hold a valid type certificate (No. A-131) that includes the CL-600-2E25 (CRJ-1000) model aeroplane, without a complete showing of compliance to paragraph 525.981(a)(3) of the AWM, where the structural aspects of the fuel tank system have not yet been demonstrated to have two independent means of lightning protection. This exemption is an extension in the time limit for showing compliance to that which was previously allowed under exemption NCR/RCN #080-2010 issued on 2 November 2010 and expiring on 29 October 2012. This exemption allows Bombardier additional time to complete the necessary certification program, including design, testing, analysis and documentation to show compliance with AWM 525.981(a)(3). |
| QC-082-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-26 Expiry: 2013-02-13 Region: Quebec Routing: NA |
CARS provision(s): 302.07(1)a)(i) Applicant provision(s): Aéroports de Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl. Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
QC-082-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to allow Aéroports de Montréal to operate runway 06R/24L at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport with a runway strip reduced to 400 ft. This will allow the operation of a crane having a maximum height of 98 ft and not penetrating the transitional surface. A further purpose of the exemption is to allow a contractor designated by Aéroports de Montréal to erect a crane having a maximum height of 230 ft Above Ground Level. The crane exceeds by 132 ft the maximum height authorized on the transitional surface of runway 06R/24L. The crane is situated in an area between 400 and 1430 ft past the threshold of runway 24L, and between 1020 and 1360 ft to the right of the runway centreline. The work will be done between 6:00 am and 4:00 pm (local time) between Friday, October 26, 2012 and Wednesday, February 13, 2013. |
| PAC-042-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-24 Expiry: 2014-03-31 Region: Pacific Routing: TA |
CARS provision(s): 571.04, 571.08, 571.10(1) and 573.11(1)(c) Applicant provision(s): VIH Helicopters Ltd. Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PAC-042-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to permit VIH Helicopters Ltd., which is both an air operator (AOC) and an approved maintenance organization (AMO), to install overhauled components supplied by foreign maintenance organizations that do not hold a Foreign Aircraft Maintenance Organization (FAMO) certificate, on helicopters operated by VIH Helicopters Ltd pursuant to subpart 702 of the CARs. |
| PAC-045-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-23 Expiry: 2012-10-28 Region: Pacific Routing: TA |
CARS provision(s): 702.22(2)(a) Applicant provision(s): Blackcomb Helicopters Limited Partnership Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PAC-045-2012 expired The purpose of this authorization is to permit Blackcomb Helicopters Limited Partnership by its General Partner Blackcomb Helicopters Ltd., Box 1241, Whistler, B.C., to operate a helicopter at altitudes and distances less than those specified in paragraph 602.14(2)(a) within the built-up area of the City of Vancouver, B.C |
| QC-068-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-22 Expiry: 2013-11-01 Region: Quebec Routing: NA |
CARS provision(s): 703.07(2)b)(ii) Applicant provision(s): CHRONO AVIATION INC. Aircraft model: Pilatus (PC12) Registration no.: n/a |
QC-068-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to authorize Chrono Aviation Inc., which operates under Subpart 3 of Part VII of the CARs, to employ a chief pilot who does not have 250 flight hours as Pilot in Command over the 3 previous years on the same category and class of aircraft used by the company, i.e. a Pilatus PC 12. |
| PAC-046-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-16 Expiry: 2012-10-26 Region: Pacific Routing: TA |
CARS provision(s): 702.22(1)(a) and 702.22(2)(a) Applicant provision(s): West Coast Helicopters Maintenance & Contracting L Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PAC-046-2012 expired The purpose of this authorization is to permit West Coast Helicopters Maintenance and Contracting Limited, P. O. Box 1030, Port McNeill, B.C., To conduct a landing and a take-off and to operate a helicopter at altitudes and distances less than those specified in paragraph 602.14(2)(a) or 602.16(2) within the built-up area of the Town of Port Hardy, B.C |
| PAC-043-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-09 Expiry: 2012-10-12 Region: Pacific Routing: TA |
CARS provision(s): 702.22(2)(a) Applicant provision(s): Talon Helicopters Ltd. Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PAC-043-2012 expired The purpose of this authorization is to permit Talon Helicopters Ltd., 4380 Agar Drive, Richmond, B.C., to operate a helicopter at altitudes and distances less than those specified in paragraph 602.14(2)(a) within the built-up area of the City of Vancouver, B.C |
| NCR-002-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-05 Expiry: No end dateRegion: HQ Routing: AARM |
CARS provision(s): 201.01(1) and 201.01(4)(a) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-002-2012 The purpose of this exemption is to alleviate the administrative burden of having to re-identify the manufacturer (currently defined as being the holder of a type certificate for an aeronautical product) on the aircraft identification plate upon change of type certificate ownership or upon a request to install an aircraft identification plate. The operators of aircraft will not be required to amend their aircraft identification plate, in order to reflect a new holder of the aircraft type certificate. This exemption also permits aircraft identification plates for new aircraft to be marked with the name of the “maker of the aeronautical product” in lieu of the holder of the aircraft type certificate. |
| NCR-050-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-05 Expiry: 2014-04-08 Region: HQ Routing: AARO |
CARS provision(s): 705.124(2)(b)(iv)(B), 705.124(1)(b) Applicant provision(s): JAZZ AVIATION LP Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-050-2012 expired This exemption allows Jazz to conduct initial and annual training for Aircraft Exit Operation Drills as required by paragraphs 7.3.1(a) of Initial Part Seven and 7.1.1(a) of Annual Part Seven of the FATS without operating the Q400 2L/2R exit. Currently, the Schedule A of the FATS– Aircraft Exit Compatibility Groups – does not recognize an alternative to the Q400 2L/2R exits. This exemption allows Jazz to treat as equivalent the operation of the CRJ 100/200/705 1R exit and the Q400 2L/2R exit. |
| NCR-044-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-03 Expiry: 2014-03-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 604.35(f), (g), (h) and (i) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-044-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to permit all Canadian private operators, who operate aircraft with one or more flight attendants, to provide passengers on those aircraft with safety features cards that do not contain safety information in respect of the following items: (i) the location of first aid kits; (ii) the location of hand-held fire extinguishers that are accessible to passengers; (iii) the location of emergency locator transmitters; and (iv) the location of survival equipment and how to access that equipment. |
| PAC-048-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-02 Expiry: 2012-10-07 Region: Pacific Routing: TA |
CARS provision(s): 702.22(2)(a) Applicant provision(s): Blackcomb Helicopters Limited Partnership Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PAC-048-2012 expired The purpose of this authorization is to permit Blackcomb Helicopters Limited Partnership by its General Partner Blackcomb Helicopters Ltd., Box 1241, Whistler, B.C., to operate a helicopter over the Corporation of Delta, B.C. at altitudes and distances less than those specified in paragraph 602.14(2)(a). |
| NCR-045-2012 | Issued: 2012-10-02 Expiry: 2014-03-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 571.04 Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-045-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to provide relief to specifically identified persons from the avionics specialized maintenance rules, when they install and certify a maintenance release, for the installation of TSO C126 406 MHz ELTs in an aircraft. |
| NCR-026-2012 | Issued: 2012-09-28 Expiry: No end dateRegion: HQ Routing: AARM |
CARS provision(s): 202.35(1) and 202.36(1) Applicant provision(s): AIR CADET LEAGUE OF CANADA Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-026-2012 The purpose of this exemption is to permit the League, as registered owner of the Canadian aircraft listed in Annex “A” of The Air Cadet Gliding Program Contract for Goods and Services Between The Air Cadet League of Canada and Her Majesty the Queen, dated October 01, 2006 (hereinafter “the Contract”), to transfer legal custody and control of those aircraft to the Department of National Defense (DND) without the Certificate of Registration for the aircraft being cancelled and without the aircraft being deemed to have been transferred. |
| QC-074-2012 | Issued: 2012-09-28 Expiry: 2013-03-01 Region: Quebec Routing: NA |
CARS provision(s): 702.02 and 702.09 c) Applicant provision(s): Gouvernement du Québec, service aérien gouvernemen Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
QC-074-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to allow Gouvernement du Québec, Service Aérien Gouvernemental to employ an operations manager who does not meet the requirements of clause 722.07(2)a)(i)(A) of the CASS for the operator’s aerial work, pursuant to Subpart 2 of Part VII of the CARs. |
| PAC-047-2012 | Issued: 2012-09-25 Expiry: 2012-11-01 Region: Pacific Routing: TA |
CARS provision(s): 702.22(2)(a) Applicant provision(s): Sierra Helicopters Ltd. Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PAC-047-2012 expired The purpose of this authorization is to permit Sierra Helicopters Ltd., #602-11715 Baynes Road, Pitt Meadows, B.C., to operate a helicopter at altitudes and distances less than those specified in paragraph 602.14(2)(a) within the built-up area of the Town of Golden, B.C. |
| QC-072-2012 | Issued: 2012-09-24 Expiry: 2014-03-24 Region: Quebec Routing: NA |
CARS provision(s): 302.07 (1) a) (i) Applicant provision(s): l’aéroport des Îles-de-la-Madeleine Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
QC-072-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to allow the Magdalen Islands airport to place a fence on the transitional surface of runway 07-25, 330 m northeast of the threshold of runway 07. Behind the fence is a sensitive environmental area, i.e. a tidal pond, which cannot be backfilled because lobsters reproduce there. The fence juts out one metre onto the transitional surface. |
| QC-071-2012 | Issued: 2012-09-24 Expiry: 2014-03-24 Region: Quebec Routing: NA |
CARS provision(s): 302.07 (1) a) (i) Applicant provision(s): l’aéroport de Havre St-Pierre Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
QC-071-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to allow the airport in Havre St-Pierre to keep its Airport Certificate for a non-precision code 3 runway despite the presence of a rocky knoll on the transitional surface north of runway 09/27. The knoll is approximately 140 metres long and 20 metres wide and it is situated on the strip almost half way along the runway. The operator is planning to rehabilitate the runway in 2014-2015 and at that time the obstacle will be removed. |
| QC-075-2012 | Issued: 2012-09-24 Expiry: 2012-12-29 Region: Quebec Routing: NA |
CARS provision(s): 704.07 (1) d), 704.07 (2) d) ET 704.02 Applicant provision(s): FOX AVIATION INC. Aircraft model: CL60 (CL-601-3A) Registration no.: C-FJJC |
QC-075-2012 expired The purpose of this exemption is to allow Fox Aviation Inc. to use its CL60 aircraft (CL-601-3A), registration C-FJJC, without having a Minimum Equipment List approved by the Minister pursuant to Subpart 4 of Part VII of the CARs. |
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