Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

Regulations are current to 2013-05-20 and last amended on 2012-07-04. Previous Versions

Person Managing the Safety Management System

 The person managing the safety management system in respect of an approved maintenance organization (AMO) shall

  • (a) establish and maintain a reporting system to ensure the timely collection of information related to hazards, incidents and accidents that may adversely affect safety;

  • (b) identify hazards and carry out risk management analyses of those hazards;

  • (c) investigate, analyze and identify the cause or probable cause of all hazards, incidents and accidents identified under the safety management system;

  • (d) establish and maintain a safety data system, by either electronic or other means, to monitor and analyze trends in hazards, incidents and accidents;

  • (e) monitor and evaluate the results of corrective actions with respect to hazards, incidents and accidents;

  • (f) monitor the concerns of the civil aviation industry in respect of safety and their perceived effect on the AMO;

  • (g) determine the adequacy of the training required by paragraph 573.31(1)(f); and

  • (h) where the person responsible for maintenance has assigned the management functions for the safety management system under subsection 573.04(4) to another person, report to the person responsible for maintenance the hazards, incidents and accidents identified under the safety management system required under section 573.30 or as a result of an audit required under paragraph 573.31(1)(e).

  • SOR/2005-173, s. 20.

Subpart 91

[Repealed, SOR/2009-280, s. 33]

 [Repealed, SOR/2009-280, s. 33]

Subpart 93

[Repealed, SOR/2009-280, s. 33]

 [Repealed, SOR/2009-280, s. 33]

 [Repealed, SOR/2009-280, s. 33]

PART VI — GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES

Interpretation

 In this Part,

“ADIZ”

“ADIZ” or “Air Defence Identification Zone” means the airspace that extends upward from the surface in those areas of Canada and off the coasts of Canada, the boundaries of which are specified in the Designated Airspace Handbook; (ADIZouzone d’identification de défense aérienne)

“aerial application”

“aerial application” means the seeding from an aircraft or the spraying or dusting of chemicals from an aircraft, or any other operation of a similar nature; (traitement aérien)

“aerial inspection”

“aerial inspection” means the inspection from an aircraft of crops, forests, livestock or wildlife, the patrolling of pipelines or power lines, a flight inspection or any other operation of a similar nature; (inspection aérienne)

“AX class”

“AX class”[Repealed, SOR/2006-77, s. 4]

“large aircraft”

“large aircraft” means an aeroplane having a maximum permissible take-off weight in excess of 5 700 kg (12,566 pounds) or a rotorcraft having a maximum permissible take-off weight in excess of 2 730 kg (6,018 pounds); (gros aéronef)

“police authority”

“police authority” means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Sûreté du Québec or Canadian Coast Guard, or any municipal or regional police force established pursuant to provincial legislation. (corps policier)

  • SOR/2006-77, s. 4.