Pursuant to subsection 5.9(2) of the Aeronautics Act, and after taking into account that the exemption is in the public interest and is not likely to adversely affect aviation safety, I hereby exempt Canadian air operators conducting commuter operations with propeller-driven aeroplanes that have a Maximum Certified Takeoff Weight (MCTOW) of 8618 kg (19,000 lb) or less, and the pilots employed by those operators from the training time requirements detailed for aeroplanes that are certificated for twenty (20) or more passenger seats, as tabulated in Table I & II for paragraph 724.115(31)(a) of the Commercial Air Service Standards (CASS) – Commuter Operations - Aeroplanes made pursuant to subsection 704.115(1) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs). This exemption is subject to the following condition.
The details of the above provisions are attached at Appendix A.
Purpose
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 CARsto 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.
Application
This exemption applies to Canadian air operators conducting commuter operations by propeller-driven aeroplanes with an MCTOW of 8618 kg (19,000 lb) or less, and the pilots employed by those operators, undergoing initial or recurrent training on that specific type of aeroplane.
Condition
This exemption is subject to the Canadian air operators submitting to Transport Canada Civil Aviation revisions to their existing training programs resulting from this exemption and receiving the Minister’s approval of such changes, in accordance with subsection 704.115(1) of the CARs.
Validity
This exemption comes into effect on October 1, 2008 at 00:01 EDT and remains in effect until the earliest of the following:
- March 31, 2010 at 23:59 EDT;
- The date on which an amendment to the appropriate provisions of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and related standards comes into effect;
- The date on which the condition set out in this exemption is breached; 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 that it is likely to affect aviation safety.
Dated at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada this 29th day of September 2008, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
Original signed by
D.B. Sherritt
Director, Standards
Civil Aviation
APPENDIX A
CANADIAN AVIATION REGULATIONS
Training Program
704.115(1) Every air operator shall establish and maintain a ground and flight training program that is
- designed to ensure that each person who receives training acquires the competence to perform the person's assigned duties; and
- approved by the Minister in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards.
COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE STANDARDS - COMMUTER OPERATIONS - AEROPLANES
724.115(31) Training Program - Minimum Training Times - Aeroplanes
(amended 1998/06/01; no previous version)
- In this subsection, chart 1 provides the minimum initial training times for aeroplanes equipped with engines as described therein and chart 2 provides the minimum annual recurrent training for aeroplanes equipped with engines as described therein.
(…)
(per paragraph 724.115(31)(a))
(amended 2000/12/01; previous version)
|
Minimum Amount of Hours of Initial Training |
Ground Training |
Flight Training Simulator and Aircraft |
Aircraft |
||||||
|
|
Basic |
Pressurized |
Turbine |
Lvl A1 |
Lvl B1 |
Lvl C |
Lvl D |
A/C2 |
|
|
Multi - engine 10* to 19* |
16.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
|
Multi-engine Piston 20+* ++ |
18.0 |
2.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.0 |
|
M/Engine Turbine 20+* ++ |
45.0 |
|
|
10.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
|
Citation 500 Series |
35.0 |
|
|
10.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
|
Other Turbo-jet |
40.0 |
|
|
12.0 |
12.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
* Denotes the number of passenger seats for which the aeroplane was certificated.
++ Included since certain aeroplanes certificated for 20+ passengers are regulated by CAR 704 (e.g., Twin Otter)
1 Training on aircraft required.
2 The minimum aircraft training required.
(per paragraph 724.115(31)(a))
(amended 2000/12/01; previous version)
|
Minimum Amount of Hours of Recurrent Training (Annual) |
Ground Training |
Flight Training Simulator and Aircraft |
Aircraft |
||||||
|
|
Basic |
Pressurized |
Turbine |
Lvl A |
Lvl B |
Lvl C |
Lvl D |
A/C1 |
|
|
Multi-engine 10* to 19* |
7.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
|
Multi-engine Piston 20+*++ |
7.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
M/Engine Turbine 20+*++ |
20.0 |
|
|
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
|
Citation 500 Series |
12.0 |
|
|
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
|
Other Turbo-jet |
15+ |
|
|
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
* Denotes the number of passenger seats for which the aircraft was certificated.
++ Included since certain aeroplanes certificated for 20+ passengers are regulated by CAR 704 (e.g., Twin Otter)
1 Amount of hours of additional training required on aircraft if the operator does not have an approved Level A or higher Training Program authorizing recurrent training only on a full flight simulator.
(amended 2000/12/01; previous version)
- Date de modification :