Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)
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Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2012-02-19. Previous Versions
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Division VIII — Training
Training Program
705.124 (1) Every air operator shall establish and maintain a training program that is
(a) designed to ensure that each person who receives training acquires the competence to perform the person’s assigned duties; and
(b) approved by the Minister in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards and, in respect of flight attendants, in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards and the Flight Attendant Training Standard.
(2) An air operator’s training program shall include
(a) for flight crew members:
(i) company indoctrination training,
(ii) line indoctrination training,
(iii) upgrading training, where applicable, and
(iv) initial and annual training, including
(A) aircraft type training,
(B) aircraft servicing and ground handling training,
(C) emergency procedures training, and
(D) aircraft surface contamination training;
(b) for flight attendants:
(i) aviation indoctrination,
(ii) line indoctrination training,
(iii) in-charge training, where applicable, and
(iv) initial and annual training, including
(A) safety procedures training,
(B) aircraft type training,
(C) emergency procedures training,
(D) aircraft surface contamination training, and
(E) first aid training;
(c) for flight dispatchers:
(i) initial and annual aircraft type training,
(ii) on-the-job training, and
(iii) aircraft cockpit familiarization training;
(d) initial and annual aircraft surface contamination training for those operations personnel designated in the Commercial Air Service Standards; and
(e) any other training required to ensure a safe operation under this Subpart.
(3) An air operator shall
(a) include a detailed syllabus of its training program in its company operations manual;
(b) ensure that adequate facilities and qualified personnel are provided for its training program, in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards; and
(c) establish and maintain a safety awareness program concerning the adverse effects of aircraft surface contamination and provide the program to all flight operations personnel who are not required to undergo the training described in paragraph (2)(d).
Conditional Approval of Training Program
705.125 (1) The Minister may give conditional approval to a training program where an air operator submits to the Minister a copy of a syllabus of its training program that provides enough information for a preliminary evaluation of the training program in light of the Commercial Air Service Standards.
(2) An air operator may conduct training under a training program that has received conditional approval until the Minister has evaluated the effectiveness of the training program and has informed the air operator of any deficiencies that must be corrected.
(3) The Minister shall give final approval to a conditionally approved training program when the air operator demonstrates that the training conducted under that program is adequate to permit the persons who receive it to safely perform their assigned duties and when any identified deficiencies have been corrected.