Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

• 602.06 (1) No person shall smoke on board an aircraft during take-off or landing or when directed not to smoke by the pilot-in-command.

• (2) No person shall smoke in an aircraft lavatory.

• (3) No person shall tamper with or disable a smoke detector installed in an aircraft lavatory without permission from a crew member or the operator of the aircraft.

602.07 No person shall operate an aircraft unless it is operated in accordance with the operating limitations

• (a) set out in the aircraft flight manual, where an aircraft flight manual is required by the applicable standards of airworthiness;

• (b) set out in a document other than the aircraft flight manual, where use of that document is authorized pursuant to Part VII;

• (c) indicated by markings or placards required pursuant to section 605.05; or

• (d) prescribed by the competent authority of the state of registry of the aircraft.

• 602.08 (1) No operator of an aircraft shall permit the use of a portable electronic device on board an aircraft, where the device may impair the functioning of the aircraft’s systems or equipment.

• (2) No person shall use a portable electronic device on board an aircraft except with the permission of the operator of the aircraft.

602.09 No person operating an aircraft shall permit the fuelling of the aircraft while an engine used for the propulsion of the aircraft is running and passengers are on board the aircraft or are embarking or disembarking, unless subsection 704.33(4) or 705.40(3), as applicable, is complied with.

• 602.10 (1) No person shall start an engine of an aircraft unless

  • (a) a pilot’s seat is occupied by a person who is competent to control the aircraft;

  • (b) precautions have been taken to prevent the aircraft from moving; or

  • (c) in the case of a seaplane, the aircraft is in a location from which any movement of the aircraft will not endanger persons or property.

• (2) No person shall leave an engine of an aircraft running unless

  • (a) a pilot’s seat is occupied by a person who is competent to control the aircraft; or

  • (b) where no persons are on board the aircraft,

    • (i) precautions have been taken to prevent the aircraft from moving, and

    • (ii) the aircraft is not left unattended.

• 602.11 (1) In this section, “critical surfaces” means the wings, control surfaces, rotors, propellers, horizontal stabilizers, vertical stabilizers or any other stabilizing surface of an aircraft and, in the case of an aircraft that has rear-mounted engines, includes the upper surface of its fuselage.

• (2) No person shall conduct or attempt to conduct a take-off in an aircraft that has frost, ice or snow adhering to any of its critical surfaces.

• (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a person may conduct a take-off in an aircraft that has frost adhering to the underside of its wings that is caused by cold-soaked fuel, if the take-off is conducted in accordance with the aircraft manufacturer’s instructions for take-off under those conditions.

• (4) Where conditions are such that frost, ice or snow may reasonably be expected to adhere to the aircraft, no person shall conduct or attempt to conduct a take-off in an aircraft unless

  • (a) for aircraft that are not operated under Subpart 5 of Part VII,

    • (i) the aircraft has been inspected immediately prior to take-off to determine whether any frost, ice or snow is adhering to any of its critical surfaces, or

    • (ii) the operator has established an aircraft inspection program in accordance with the Operating and Flight Rules Standards, and the dispatch and take-off of the aircraft are in accordance with that program; and

  • (b) for aircraft that are operated under Subpart 5 of Part VII, the operator has established an aircraft inspection program in accordance with the Operating and Flight Rules Standards, and the dispatch and take-off of the aircraft are in accordance with that program.

• (5) The inspection referred to in subparagraph (4)(a)(i) shall be performed by

  • (a) the pilot-in-command;

  • (b) a flight crew member of the aircraft who is designated by the pilot-in-command; or

  • (c) a person, other than a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), who

    • (i) is designated by the operator of the aircraft, and

    • (ii) has successfully completed an aircraft surface contamination training program pursuant to Subpart 4 or Part VII.

• (6) Where, before commencing take-off, a crew member of an aircraft observes that there is frost, ice or snow adhering to the wings of the aircraft, the crew member shall immediately report that observation to the pilot-in-command, and the pilot-in-command or a flight crew member designated by the pilot-in-command shall inspect the wings of the aircraft before take-off.

• (7) Before an aircraft is de-iced or anti-iced, the pilot-in-command of the aircraft shall ensure that the crew members and passengers are informed of the decision to do so.