Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

[406.06 to 406.10 reserved]

• 406.11 (1) Subject to section 6.71 of the Act, the Minister shall, on receipt of an application submitted in the form and manner specified in the personnel licensing standards, issue or amend a flight training unit operator certificate where the applicant demonstrates to the Minister the ability to

  • (a) maintain an adequate organizational structure;

  • (b) maintain operational control;

  • (c) comply with maintenance requirements;

  • (d) meet the personnel licensing standards; and

  • (e) conduct the operation safely.

• (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an applicant shall have

  • (a) a management organization capable of exercising operational control;

  • (b) managerial personnel who are employed on a full-time basis and who perform the duties related to the following positions:

    • (i) chief flight instructor,

    • (ii) flight instructor,

    • (iii) ground instructor, and

    • (iv) if the applicant does not hold an approved maintenance organization certificate, a maintenance manager;

  • (c) aircraft that are properly equipped for and flight crew members who are qualified for the type of flight training that is being conducted;

  • (d) an operational control system that meets the requirements of section 406.50;

  • (e) a training program that meets the requirements of this Subpart;

  • (f) legal custody and control of at least one aircraft or, in the case of an applicant for a flight training unit operator certificate who conducts an integrated course, one aircraft of each class of aircraft that is to be operated;

  • (g) in the case of an applicant for a flight training unit operator certificate who conducts an integrated course or who operates a sub-base, a flight training operations manual that meets the requirements of section 406.61 and, in the case of an applicant who conducts an integrated course, a training manual that meets the requirements of section 406.62; and

  • (h) a maintenance control system approved under this Subpart.

406.12 A flight training unit operator certificate shall contain the following information:

• (a) the legal name, trade name and address of the flight training unit;

• (b) the number of the certificate;

• (c) the effective date of certification;

• (d) the date of issue of the certificate;

• (e) the general conditions identified in section 406.13;

• (f) specific conditions with respect to

  • (i) the main base and, if applicable, for flight training units conducting training in accordance with a flight training operations manual, sub-bases,

  • (ii) the class and type of aeroplane or the type of helicopter, and

  • (iii) the type of training authorized; and

• (g) where the flight training unit complies with the personnel licensing standards, operations specifications with respect to

  • (i) in the case of a flight training unit that operates aeroplanes or helicopters, the conduct of flight training operations on a temporary basis at a satellite base, and

  • (ii) any other condition pertaining to the operation that the Minister deems necessary for aviation safety.