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Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

Regulations are current to 2024-10-30 and last amended on 2023-06-21. Previous Versions

Part V — Airworthiness (continued)

Subpart 7 — Flight Authority and Certificate of Noise Compliance (continued)

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  • SOR/2000-404, s. 1
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Flight Authority for an Imported Aircraft

 Where an application for a flight authority is made in respect of an aircraft being imported, the applicant must comply with the importation requirements specified in Chapter 507 of the Airworthiness Manual.

Issuance of Additional Flight Authority

  •  (1) Where the owner of an aircraft requests an additional flight authority in accordance with section 507.06 and demonstrates compliance with the applicable standards contained in Standard 507 — Flight Authority and Certificate of Noise Compliance and if the aircraft is safe for flight, the Minister shall issue

    • (a) in the case of an aircraft that has been damaged or has inoperative systems such that it no longer conforms to the conditions of the existing flight authority, an additional flight authority to allow the aircraft to be flown to a location where the required maintenance can be performed; or

    • (b) in the case of an aircraft that has been modified to allow multiple configurations one of which results in the aircraft no longer meeting the conditions of issue of the existing flight authority, an additional flight authority in respect of the new configuration.

  • (2) Where an additional flight authority is issued in respect of an aircraft pursuant to this section,

    • (a) the additional flight authority takes effect when an entry indicating that it is in effect, is made in the aircraft journey log; and

    • (b) except where provided for by technical dispatch procedures required by subsection 706.06(1), the flight authority specified in the most recent journey log entry made pursuant to paragraph 571.06(3)(a) remains in effect until a new flight authority is specified.

  • SOR/2003-154, s. 4

Operating Conditions

 Where an aircraft does not meet the requirements for the issue of a flight authority that conforms to Article 31 of the Convention, the Minister shall make the flight authority subject to operating conditions where the conditions are required to ensure the safety of the aircraft, other aircraft, persons, animals or property.

Persons Who May Attest to Condition and Conformity

 No person shall make a declaration of an aircraft’s condition or conformity to its certified type design for the purpose of obtaining a flight authority other than the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) licence issued pursuant to Part IV or

  • (a) in the case of a new aircraft, an authorized representative of the manufacturer; or

  • (b) in the case of an aircraft that is operated under a special certificate of airworthiness in the owner-maintenance or amateur-built classification, the owner of the aircraft.

  • SOR/2002-112, s. 2

Duration of a Flight Authority

 Unless surrendered, suspended or cancelled, a flight authority issued pursuant to this Subpart remains in force during the period or for the number of flights specified in it or, where no limit is specified, indefinitely, if the aircraft continues to meet the conditions subject to which the flight authority was issued.

Alteration of Document

 No person other than the Minister shall amend a flight authority issued pursuant to this Subpart.

Replacing a Lost or Destroyed Flight Authority

 The Minister shall replace a lost or destroyed flight authority of a Canadian aircraft on receipt of a written application from the registered owner, or from a representative of the owner as specified in Standard 507 — Flight Authority and Certificate of Noise Compliance, if the aircraft continues to meet the requirements for the issue of the flight authority.

  • SOR/2003-154, s. 5

[507.14 to 507.19 reserved]

Certificate of Noise Compliance

 If an application for a certificate of noise compliance is made in respect of an aircraft under section 507.21 and the aircraft meets the applicable noise emission levels specified in Chapter 516 of the Airworthiness Manual, the Minister shall issue the certificate.

  • SOR/2000-404, s. 2

Application for a Certificate of Noise Compliance

  •  (1) An application for a certificate of noise compliance shall be signed by the owner or operator of the aircraft in respect of which it is submitted or by a representative of the owner within the meaning of Chapter 507 of the Airworthiness Manual.

  • (2) A person who applies for a certificate of noise compliance shall do so in the form and manner specified in Chapter 507 of the Airworthiness Manual.

  • (3) An applicant for a certificate of noise compliance shall include with the application evidence that the aircraft meets the noise emission levels referred to in section 507.20.

  • SOR/2000-404, s. 2

Suspension of a Certificate of Noise Compliance

 A certificate of noise compliance is suspended and shall be surrendered to the Minister on request if the aircraft in respect of which it was issued no longer meets the noise emission levels referred to in section 507.20.

  • SOR/2000-404, s. 2

Validation of a Foreign Certificate of Noise Compliance

 In the process of validating a foreign flight authority in respect of an aircraft under section 507.05, if a foreign certificate of noise compliance is in effect in respect of the aircraft, the Minister shall validate the foreign certificate of noise compliance in the form and manner specified for the validation of the flight authority.

  • SOR/2000-404, s. 2

Subpart 9 — Export Airworthiness Certificates

Application

 This Subpart applies in respect of the following aircraft if they meet the export requirements specified in Chapter 509 of the Airworthiness Manual, except for aircraft that are operated under a special certificate of airworthiness in the owner-maintenance or amateur-built classification, remotely piloted aircraft having a maximum take-off weight of 25 kg (55 pounds) or less, ultra-light aeroplanes and hang gliders:

  • (a) new aircraft manufactured in Canada;

  • (b) Canadian aircraft in respect of which a Certificate of Airworthiness has been issued pursuant to Subpart 7; or

  • (c) aircraft that were last registered in Canada but are no longer registered in any state.

Application for an Export Airworthiness Certificate

  •  (1) A person who applies for an Export Airworthiness Certificate shall do so in the form and manner specified in Chapter 509 of the Airworthiness Manual.

  • (2) An applicant for an Export Airworthiness Certificate shall include with the application a declaration made by a person authorized to do so pursuant to section 509.04, attesting that the aircraft conforms to the certified type design specified in the application.

Authority for Export

  •  (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister shall issue an Export Airworthiness Certificate where the aircraft in respect of which the application is made conforms to

    • (a) the type design specified in a type certificate; or

    • (b) another type design specified in the application, where the aircraft is being exported to a state with which Canada has entered into an agreement that provides for the acceptance of Export Airworthiness Certificates and the aircraft conforms to any special requirements specified by that state.

  • (2) Where an aircraft does not meet the requirements of subsection (1), the Minister may issue an Export Airworthiness Certificate that specifies the non-conformity to the applicable type design or any special requirement and the acceptance of that non-conformity by the state to which the aircraft is being exported.

  • SOR/2009-280, s. 25

Persons Who May Attest to Condition and Conformity

 No person shall make a declaration of an aircraft’s condition or conformity to its certified type design for the purpose of obtaining an Export Airworthiness Certificate in respect of the aircraft, other than

  • (a) the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) licence issued pursuant to Part IV that is applicable to that aircraft type; or

  • (b) in the case of a new aircraft manufactured in Canada, an authorized representative of the manufacturer.

Responsibilities of the Exporter

 Where an Export Airworthiness Certificate has been issued in respect of an aircraft, the owner of the aircraft shall, on transfer of its title,

  • (a) forward to the new owner all of the documents and information required by Chapter 509 of the Airworthiness Manual;

  • (b) where the exported aircraft is disassembled, forward to the new owner the manufacturer’s assembly instructions and the other documents relating to the aircraft specified in Chapter 509 of the Airworthiness Manual; and

  • (c) ensure that the temporary equipment, if any, incorporated into the aircraft for the purpose of the export delivery flight is removed and the aircraft is restored to the configuration approved in the type certificate.

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