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Version of section 602.126 from 2014-05-29 to 2024-03-06:

  •  (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) a special authorization issued under subsection 604.05(2); 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.

  • SOR/2006-199, s. 11
  • SOR/2014-131, s. 16

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