Canadian Aviation Regulations

605.34 (1) Except where otherwise permitted in this section, no person shall operate an aircraft for which a flight data recorder or cockpit voice recorder is required by these Regulations unless

• (a) in the case where a flight data recorder is required, the flight data recorder is operated continuously from the start of the take-off until the completion of the landing; and

• (b) in the case where a cockpit voice recorder is required, the cockpit voice recorder is operated continuously from the time at which electrical power is first provided to the recorder before the flight to the time at which electrical power is removed from the recorder after the flight.

(2) No person shall erase any communications pertaining to the flight being undertaken that have been recorded by a cockpit voice recorder.

(3) Where a minimum equipment list has been approved by the Minister in respect of the operator of an aircraft pursuant to subsection 605.07(3), the operator may operate the aircraft without a serviceable flight data recorder or cockpit voice recorder if the aircraft is operated in accordance with the minimum equipment list.

(4) Where a minimum equipment list has not been approved by the Minister in respect of the operator of an aircraft, the operator may operate the aircraft without a serviceable flight data recorder for a maximum period of 90 days after the date of failure of the flight data recorder if

• (a) where a cockpit voice recorder is required by these Regulations, the cockpit voice recorder is serviceable; and

• (b) the aircraft technical records show the date of the failure of the flight data recorder.

(5) Where a minimum equipment list has not been approved by the Minister in respect of the operator of an aircraft, the operator may operate the aircraft without a serviceable cockpit voice recorder for a maximum period of 90 days after the date of failure of the cockpit voice recorder if

• (a) where a flight data recorder is required by these Regulations, the flight data recorder is serviceable; and

• (b) the aircraft technical records show the date of the failure of the cockpit voice recorder.