Canadian Aviation Regulations

602.66 (1) No person shall operate a helicopter to conduct an offshore operations flight over Canadian waters unless

• (a) a EUBA is provided for each person on board;

• (b) each EUBA

  • (i) is readily accessible for immediate use in the event of a ditching,

  • (ii) can be donned quickly,

  • (iii) provides a supplemental air supply that is effective to a depth of at least 3.6 m, and

  • (iv) is not likely to pose a snagging risk during an evacuation of the helicopter; and

• (c) each person on board has, in the 36-month period preceding the flight, received EUBA training that

  • (i) is specific to the type of EUBA provided,

  • (ii) includes classroom theory training on the use of the EUBA and its limits and hazards, and

  • (iii) includes practical pool training that simulates the evacuation of a helicopter that has overturned or is sinking after a ditching.

(1.1) Subsection (1) does not apply if

• (a) the flight is necessary in order to respond to a medical emergency or any other emergency that is a threat to the safety of persons and

  • (i) the helicopter is a transport category rotorcraft, in respect of which a type certificate has been issued, that meets the requirements of Chapter 529 — Transport Category Rotorcraft of the Airworthiness Manual that are applicable to Category A rotorcraft and in respect of which a type certificate has been issued,

  • (ii) before the flight,

    • (A) there is insufficient time to acquire a EUBA for all passengers, or

    • (B) the passengers have not received the training referred to in paragraph (1)(c), and

  • (iii) there is a crew member in the cabin for the duration of the flight who is trained to assist passengers in an emergency evacuation in the event of a landing in water and who is able to come to the assistance of passengers; or

• (b) there is a medical reason that prevents a passenger from wearing a EUBA.

(1.2) A passenger who is not wearing a EUBA for a reason referred to in subparagraph (1.1)(a)(ii) or paragraph (1.1)(b) shall be provided with a life preserver and the pilot-in-command shall direct the passenger to wear the life preserver for the duration of the flight if they are physically and medically able to do so.

(2) No person shall operate a helicopter to conduct an offshore operations flight over Canadian waters that have a temperature of 10°C or more unless the EUBA that is provided for a person under subsection (1) is attached to the life preserver, individual flotation device or personal flotation device that is carried on board the helicopter for that person.

(3) No person shall operate a helicopter to conduct an offshore operations flight over Canadian waters that have a temperature of less than 10°C unless the EUBA that is provided for a person under subsection (1)

• (a) is in a pocket or pouch that is part of the person’s helicopter passenger transportation suit system or helicopter crew member transportation suit system;

• (b) is in a pouch that is worn with the person’s helicopter passenger transportation suit system or helicopter crew member transportation suit system; or

• (c) is attached to the person’s helicopter passenger transportation suit system or helicopter crew member transportation suit system.