Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

800.02 This Part does not apply in respect of any air navigation services that are provided by or under the authority of the Minister of National Defence.

[800.03 to 800.08 reserved]

• 801.01 (1) No person shall act as an air traffic controller or a flight service specialist

  • (a) within eight hours after consuming alcohol;

  • (b) while under the influence of alcohol; or

  • (c) while under the influence of any drug or other substance that impairs the person’s faculties to the extent that aviation safety is affected.

• (2) No air traffic controller shall issue an air traffic control clearance or an air traffic control instruction except

  • (a) in the case of domestic airspace, in accordance with the Canadian Domestic Air Traffic Control Separation Standards; and

  • (b) in the case of international airspace in respect of which Canada has accepted, by means of a regional air navigation agreement, the responsibility of providing air navigation services, in accordance with the standards contained in Chapter 3 of Annex 11 to the Convention.

• 801.02 (1) Where air traffic control services are provided to aircraft operating in Class A or Class B airspace, the services shall include separation between aircraft.

• (2) Where air traffic control services are provided to aircraft operating in Class C airspace, the services shall include

  • (a) conflict resolution between IFR aircraft and VFR aircraft;

  • (b) conflict resolution between VFR aircraft on request;

  • (c) traffic information; and

  • (d) separation between IFR aircraft and between all aircraft during runway operations.

• (3) Where air traffic control services are provided to aircraft operating in Class D airspace, the services shall include

  • (a) traffic information; and

  • (b) separation between IFR aircraft, and between all aircraft during runway operations.

• (4) Where air traffic control services are provided to aircraft operating in Class E airspace, the services shall include separation between IFR aircraft.

801.03 No person shall operate an air traffic control unit or a flight service station unless the person holds and complies with the provisions of an ATS operations certificate that authorizes the person to operate the air traffic control unit or flight service station.

801.04 An applicant for an ATS operations certificate shall submit to the Minister

• (a) an application for an ATS operations certificate; and

• (b) a copy of the proposed ATS site manual for each operational location to be listed on the certificate.