Canadian Aviation Regulations

602.126 (1) No pilot-in-command of an aircraft shall conduct a take-off if the take-off visibility, as determined in accordance with subsection (2), is below the minimum take-off visibility specified in

• (a) the air operator certificate where the aircraft is operated in accordance with Part VII;

• (b) the private operator certificate where the aircraft is operated in accordance with Subpart 4; or

• (c) the Canada Air Pilot in any case other than a case described in paragraph (a) or (b).

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the take-off visibility is

• (a) the RVR of the runway, if the RVR is reported to be at or above the minimum take-off visibility specified in a document or the manual referred to in subsection (1);

• (b) the ground visibility of the aerodrome for the runway, if the RVR

  • (i) is reported to be less than the minimum take-off visibility specified in a document or the manual referred to in subsection (1),

  • (ii) is reported to vary between distances less than and greater than the minimum take-off visibility specified in the Canada Air Pilot or a certificate referred to in subsection (1), or

  • (iii) is not reported; or

• (c) the runway visibility as observed by the pilot-in-command, if

  • (i) the RVR is not reported, and

  • (ii) the ground visibility of the aerodrome is not reported.