Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012

Marginal note:Notification of Minister

• 543 (1) An air carrier must immediately notify the Minister when any of the following incidents occur:

  • (a) the hijacking or attempted hijacking of an aircraft;

  • (b) the discovery, on board an aircraft, of a weapon, other than an unloaded firearm that the air carrier authorized under section 531 or subsection 533(1);

  • (c) the discovery, on board an aircraft, of an explosive substance or an incendiary device in respect of which the air carrier was not notified in accordance with subsection 80(3);

  • (d) an explosion on an aircraft, unless the explosion is known to be the result of an accident;

  • (e) a specific threat against an aircraft, flight, or part of an aerodrome or other aviation facility, that is under the air carrier’s control; and

  • (f) an aviation security incident that involves a peace officer in any part of an aerodrome that is under the air carrier’s control.

• Marginal note:Notification of operators of aerodromes

  (2) An air carrier must immediately notify the operator of an aerodrome when a weapon, other than a firearm permitted under subsection 78(2), is detected in any part of the aerodrome that is under the air carrier’s control.