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| Exemption no. | Issuance details | Applicability | Purpose |
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| 151-2008 | Issued: 2009-02-12 Expiry: 2010-07-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 201.01(4)(a) Applicant provision(s): a person who manufactures an Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
In the majority of cases throughout the CARs and related standards, the term "manufacturer" is used when in fact "type certificate holder" 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, is alleviated. 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. |
| 153-2008 | Issued: 2009-01-26 Expiry: 2010-07-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 571.04 Applicant provision(s): holders of AMO certificates Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow holders of AMO certificates to carry out the certification of maintenance that includes welding, without having to be holders of an AMO certificate in the welding category issued pursuant to CAR 573.02. |
| 141-2008 | Issued: 2008-12-17 Expiry: 2010-07-31 Region: HQ Routing: AARO |
CARS provision(s): 801.01(2)(a);801.08(b) Applicant provision(s): NAV CANADA Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
This exemption permits NAV CANADA and all air traffic controllers working for hire or reward for NAV CANADA to apply a 50 nm longitudinal separation minimum between aircraft meeting the RNP 10 and/or the RNP 4 operating between the Oakland Oceanic Control Area and the Vancouver Flight Information Region/Control Area. Oakland Centre employs ICAO horizontal separation minima in the Oakland OCA based on the RNP concept as specified in the PANS-ATM. These separation minima do not exist for application in Canadian Domestic Airspace |
| 143-2008 | Issued: 2008-12-16 Expiry: 2010-06-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.11(2) Applicant provision(s): persons operating Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow persons to conduct take-offs with CSFF on the upper wing surfaces, in aircraft that have been certified by Transport Canada for take-off under those conditions. |
| 130-2008 | Issued: 2008-12-10 Expiry: 2012-03-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 302.500 (2);Subpart 107 Applicant provision(s): holders of airport certificates Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to enable holders of airport certificates to introduce a safety management system in an orderly manner and without disruption of their normal operations, by following the SMS implementation program published by the Minister in the Advisory Circular 300-002 titled Safety Management System Implementation Procedures for Airport Operators. |
| 128-2008 | Issued: 2008-12-04 Expiry: 2010-06-15 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 703.91(1) Applicant provision(s): Canadian air operators and flight crew members Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to increase the validity period of a PPC to the first (1st) day of the twenty-fifth (25th) month following the month in which the PPC was completed. |
| 150-2008 | Issued: 2008-12-03 Expiry: 2010-06-01 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 703.38, 704.33 and 705.40 Applicant provision(s): Canadian air operators Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian air operators to permit the use of Transmitting Portable Electronic Devices (TPEDs) on board aircraft during the taxi-in to the gate, terminal or dock phase of flight |
| 134-2008 | Issued: 2008-12-02 Expiry: No end dateRegion: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 705.35 Applicant provision(s): Canadian air operators Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian air operators operating under Subpart 705 of the CARs, to qualify to conduct a flight under IFR without designating an alternate aerodrome on the flight plan for flights with not more than six hours of flight planned air time from the aerodrome of intended landing when the take-off aerodrome is situated within the North American continent, Central or South America, the Caribbean Islands or Bermuda. |
| 135-2008 | Issued: 2008-12-02 Expiry: No end dateRegion: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 705.35 Applicant provision(s): Canadian air operators Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian air operators operating under Subpart 705 of the CARs, to qualify to conduct a flight under IFR without designating an alternate aerodrome on the flight plan for flights with more than six hours but not more than eight hours of flight planned air time from the aerodrome of intended landing when the take-off aerodrome is situated within the North American continent, Central or South America, the Caribbean Islands or Bermuda. |
| 140-2008 | Issued: 2008-11-20 Expiry: 2010-04-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.128(1) Applicant provision(s): Dove Aviation Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow the pilot-in-command of an aircraft operated by Dove Aviation to conduct instrument approach procedures using minima specified in the Restricted Canada Air Pilot. |
| 118-2008 | Issued: 2008-11-10 Expiry: 2010-04-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.126(1)(c) Applicant provision(s): Renfro Corporation Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow all pilots-in-command working for reward or hire at Renfro Corporation to operate its U.S. registered Lear 31A aeroplanes to "Take-off Minima Reported Visibility RVR 1,200 feet or ¼ SM Visibility" at Canadian airports. |
| 114-2008 | Issued: 2008-11-10 Expiry: 2010-04-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.126(1)(c) Applicant provision(s): Chevron Aviation Services Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow all pilots-in-command working for reward or hire at the Chevron Aviation Services to operate its U.S. registered Gulfstream G550 aeroplanes to "Take-off Minima Reported Visibility RVR 600 feet" at Canadian airports. |
| 117-2008 | Issued: 2008-11-10 Expiry: 2010-04-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.126(1)(c) Applicant provision(s): Chevron Aviation Services Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow all pilots-in-command, working for reward or hire at Chevron Aviation Services, to operate its U.S. registered Gulfstream G550 aeroplanes to "Take-off Minima Reported Visibility RVR 1,200 feet or ¼ SM Visibility" at Canadian airports. |
| 119-2008 | Issued: 2008-11-10 Expiry: 2010-04-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.126(1)(c) Applicant provision(s): Steelcase Inc., Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow all pilots-in-command working for reward or hire at Steelcase Inc. to operate its U.S. registered Falcon 2000EX and Falcon 900EX aeroplanes to "Take-off Minima Reported Visibility RVR 1,200 feet or ¼ SM Visibility" at Canadian airports. |
| 115-2008 | Issued: 2008-11-10 Expiry: 2010-04-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.126(1)(c) Applicant provision(s): Renfro Corporation Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow all pilots-in-command working for reward or hire at Renfro Corporation to operate its U.S. registered Lear 31A aeroplanes to "Take-off Minima Reported Visibility RVR 600 feet" at Canadian airports. |
| 116-2008 | Issued: 2008-11-10 Expiry: 2010-04-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.126(1)(c) Applicant provision(s): Steelcase Inc., Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow all pilots-in-command working for reward or hire at Steelcase Inc. to operate its U.S. registered Falcon 2000 EX and Falcon 900 EX aeroplanes to "Take-off Minima Reported Visibility RVR 600 feet" at Canadian airports. |
| 127-2008 | Issued: 2008-11-07 Expiry: 2010-04-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.4 Applicant provision(s): persons operating helicopters Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to permit persons to land and takeoff in helicopters, for the purposes of NVG aircraft certification flight tests or NVG research flights conducted by the National Research Council, Flight Research Laboratory, in areas that do not meet the night lighting requirements for an aerodrome. |
| 131-2008 | Issued: 2008-10-30 Expiry: 2010-04-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 405.23 Applicant provision(s): all persons operating an aeroplane Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to permit persons operating an aeroplane for flight training and pilot testing on aeroplanes, which are not equipped with a turn and slip indicator or turn coordinator, but which have an alternate means of displaying (e.g. glass-cockpit primary flight display), the rate of turn and the indication of slip. |
| 129-2008 | Issued: 2008-10-01 Expiry: 2010-03-31 Region: HQ Routing: AARO |
CARS provision(s): 801.01(2)(a) and 801.08(b) Applicant provision(s): the holders of an air traffic controller licence Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow NAV CANADA air traffic controllers at the Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport to authorize reduced angular divergence of air traffic control separation from 15 degrees or more to 10 degrees or more, as it pertains to simultaneous parallel instrument departure operations (SPID). |
| 113-2008 | Issued: 2008-09-29 Expiry: 2010-03-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 704.115(1) Applicant provision(s): Canadian air operators Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to permit Canadian air operators conducting commuter operations by propeller-driven aeroplanes that are certificated for twenty (20) or more passenger seats and with a MCTOW of 8618 kg (19,000 lb) or less, under Subpart 704 of the CARs to use those training times applying to Multi-engine 10* to 19*, as listed in Table I and Table II referred to in paragraph 724.115 (31)(a) of the CASS. This will standardize the application of training times when addressing similar aeroplane types that have certain variants certificated for more than nineteen (19) passenger seats (excluding normal flight crewmembers seats), such as the case with the Twin Otter, DHC 6 - 300 Series. |
| 111-2008 | Issued: 2008-09-29 Expiry: 2010-03-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 703.98(1) Applicant provision(s): Canadian air operators Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to permit Canadian air operators conducting air taxi operations by propeller-driven aeroplanes that are certificated for twenty (20) or more passenger seats and with a MCTOW of 19,000 lbs or less under subpart 3 of Part VII of the CARs and their flight crewmembers to use those training times applying to Multi-engine 10* to 19*, as listed in Table I and Table II referred to in subsection 723.98(27) of the CASS. This will standardize the application of training times when addressing similar aeroplane types that have certain variants certificated for more than nineteen (19) passenger seats (excluding normal flight crewmember seats), which may be authorized to operate under subpart 703 of the CARs. An example of such could be a Twin Otter, DHC 6 - 300 Series configured for use to carry up to nine (9) passengers plus cargo. |
| 056-2008 | Issued: 2008-09-29 Expiry: 2009-06-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 549.01(a)(ii) Applicant provision(s): persons who are building an Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to permit persons who are building an aircraft, who have met and abide by the conditions set out in the exemption from Section 549.01 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations dated August 30, 2006 and who apply for a special certificate of airworthiness in the amateur-built classification for Aircraft Resources Canada (ARC) Epic LT or the Epic Elite aircraft to deviate from the aircraft weight and passenger capacity limitations specified in Airworthiness Manual Chapter 549 by: ·Exceeding the permissible take-off mass of 1800 Kg. (3968 lbs); and ·Exceeding the allowable maximum seating of 3 seats other than the pilot’s seat. |
| 069-2008 | Issued: 2008-09-25 Expiry: 2010-05-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 801.01(2)(a) and 801.08(b) Applicant provision(s): NAV CANADA Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
This exemption permits air traffic controllers working for hire or reward for NAV Canada to apply the radar separation standards specified in Appendix A using surveillance systems employing Automatic Dependant Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) technology in lieu of radar. |
| 103-2008 | Issued: 2008-09-12 Expiry: 2010-03-31 Region: HQ Routing: AARO |
CARS provision(s): 402.03 Applicant provision(s): NAV CANADA Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow NAV CANADA to implement Airport Control Service at the Fort McMurray Airport. The regulatory process does not allow air traffic controllers to obtain a location rating because there are not qualified airport controllers currently at Fort McMurray. The purpose of this exemption is therefore two-fold: First, to permit NAV CANADA and air traffic controllers who are working for hire or reward for NAV CANADA to obtain a location rating for Fort McMurray without the requirement to have served under the supervision of a qualified airport controller for a period of time necessary to demonstrate competence in the case of an additional location to the holder of a licence with an existing Airport Control Rating. Second, to permit NAV CANADA and applicants for an air traffic controller licence with an Airport Control Rating who are working for hire or reward for NAV CANADA at Fort McMurray Control Tower to have served under the supervision of a qualified airport controller from not less than three months to not less than 20 days during the 12 months preceding the issuance of an air traffic controller licence with an endorsement of an Airport Control Rating. |
| 098-2008 | Issued: 2008-09-11 Expiry: No end dateRegion: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 302.07(1)(a)(i) and (ii) Applicant provision(s): all Canadian Airport Operators Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian airport operators to use enhanced taxiway centreline markings prior to the runway holding position, in accordance with the provisions of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Advisory Circular No: 150/5340-1J and with the provisions of Annex14, Volume 1, of the Convention on International Civil Aviation pending formal amendment of the standards. This exemption is also intended to provide to Canadian airport operators using these markings an acceptable temporary means of mitigation when section 5.3.20.1of The Aerodrome Standards and Recommended Practices (TP 312E, 4th Edition) cannot be met when applied to "Reduced Visibility Operations" as detailed in Transport Canada, Advisory Circular No: 302-001. |
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