Canadian Aviation Regulations

703.38 (1) An air operator shall establish procedures to ensure that

• (a) passengers move to and from the aircraft and embark and disembark safely, in accordance with procedures that meet the Commercial Air Service Standards and that are specified in the air operator’s company operations manual;

• (b) all passengers are seated and secured in accordance with subsection 605.26(1); and

• (c) seats located at emergency exits are not occupied by passengers whose presence in those seats could adversely affect the safety of passengers or crew members during an emergency evacuation.

(2) No air operator shall permit an aircraft with passengers on board to be fuelled unless the fuelling is carried out in accordance with procedures that meet the Commercial Air Service Standards and that are specified in the air operator’s company operations manual.

(3) For the purposes of section 602.08, no air operator shall permit the use of a portable electronic device on board an aircraft unless the air operator has established procedures that

• (a) meet the Commercial Air Service Standards; and

• (b) are specified in the air operator’s company operations manual.