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Canadian Aviation Regulations

Version of section 605.38 from 2021-11-25 to 2024-10-30:
 


  • 605.38 (1) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall operate an aircraft unless it is equipped with one or more ELTs in accordance with subsection (2).

  • (2) An aircraft set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection shall, for the area of operation set out in column II of the item, be equipped with the quantity and type of ELTs referred to in column III of that item, which ELTs shall be armed, if so specified in the aircraft flight manual, aircraft operating manual, pilot operating handbook or equivalent document provided by the manufacturer.

    TABLE

    ELT Requirements

    Column 1Column 2Column 3
    ItemAircraftArea of OperationMinimum Equipment
    1All aircraftOver landOne ELT of type AD, AF or AP, as referred to in section 551.104 of Chapter 551 — Aircraft Equipment and Installation of the Airworthiness Manual
    2Large multi-engined turbo-jet aeroplanes engaged in an air transport service carrying passengersOver water at a distance from land that requires the carriage of life rafts under section 602.63Two ELTs of Type S, as referred to in section 551.104 of chapter 551 — Aircraft Equipment and Installation of the Airworthiness Manual
    3All aircraft that require an ELT other than those set out in item 2Over water at a distance from land that requires the carriage of life rafts under section 602.63One ELT of Type S, as referred to in section 551.104 of chapter 551 — Aircraft Equipment and Installation of the Airworthiness Manual

  • (3) An aircraft may be operated without an ELT on board if the aircraft

    • (a) is a glider, balloon, airship, ultra-light aeroplane or gyroplane;

    • (b) is registered under the laws of a contracting state or a state that is a party to an agreement entered into with Canada relating to interstate flying, is equipped with a serviceable emergency beacon that transmits on the 406 MHz frequency with a tested life of at least 24 hours and

      • (i) has a Class 1 or Class 2 Type Approval Certificate issued by the international search and rescue Cospas-Sarsat Council, and

      • (ii) is registered with the appropriate authority of the country identified in the coded message transmitted by the emergency beacon;

    • (c) is operated by the holder of a flight training unit operating certificate, engaged in flight training and operated within 25 nautical miles of the aerodrome of departure;

    • (d) is engaged in a flight test;

    • (e) is a new aircraft engaged in flight operations related to manufacture, preparation or delivery of the aircraft;

    • (f) is operated for the purpose of permitting a person to conduct a parachute descent within 25 nautical miles of the aerodrome of departure; or

    • (g) is operated in accordance with section 605.39.

  • (4) If an aircraft is equipped with one or more ELTs that transmit on the 406 MHz frequency, the owner shall register each ELT with

    • (a) the Canadian Beacon Registry; or

    • (b) the appropriate authority of the country identified in the coded message transmitted by the ELT.

  • SOR/2002-345, s. 2
  • SOR/2020-238, s. 5

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