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Study and Reference Guide for Written Examinations for the - Airline Transport Pilot Licence - Aeroplane

SECTION 1: AIR LAW AND PROCEDURES

CANADIAN AVIATION REGULATIONS (CARs)

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Some Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) refer to their associated standards. Questions from the CARs may test knowledge from the regulation or the standard.

101   INTERPRETATION
    101.01 Interpretation (Definitions)
103   ADMINISTRATION AND COMPLIANCE
    COMPLIANCE
    103.02 Inspection of Aircraft, Requests for Production of Documents and Prohibitions
    103.03 Return of Canadian Aviation Documents
    103.04 Record Keeping
    103.12 Definition of “Principal”
106   ACCOUNTABLE EXECUTIVE
    106.01 Application
    106.02 Appointment and acceptance
    106.03 Accountability
    106.04 More than one certificate
107   SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
    107.01 Application
    107.02 Establishing a safety management system
    107.03 Safety management system
    107.04 Size
203   OPERATION OF A LEASED AIRCRAFT BY A NON-REGISTERED OWNER
    203.02 Application
    203.03 Leasing Operations - General
    203.04 Leasing Operations - International
    203.05 Registration of Leased Aircraft
    203.06 Forwarding of Airworthiness Directives
    203.07 Maximum Number of Leased Aircraft
    203.08 Limits on Period of Operation under Authorization
    203.09 Submission of Signed Lease
300   INTERPRETATION
    300.01 Interpretation
301   AERODROMES
    301.01 Application
    301.04 Markers and Markings
    301.06 Wind Direction Indicator
    301.07 Lighting
    301.08 Prohibitions
    301.09 Fire Prevention
302   AIRPORTS
    302.10 Prohibitions
    302.11 Fire Prevention
400   GENERAL
    400.01 Interpretation
401   FLIGHT CREW PERMITS, LICENCES AND RATINGS
    401.03 Requirement to Hold a Flight Crew Permit, Licence or Rating
    401.04 Flight Crew Members of Aircraft Registered in Contracting States Other Than Canada
    401.05 Recency Requirements
    401.08 Personal Logs
    401.10 Crediting of Flight Time Acquired by a Co-pilot
    401.11 Airline Transport Licence Training Program
    401.34 ATPL Privileges – Aeroplane
    401.47 Instrument Rating Privileges
    401.48 Instrument Rating Period of Validity
    401.52 Second Officer Rating
    401.53 Second Officer Privileges
    Flight Instructor Rating
404   MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
    404.03 Requirement to Hold a Medical Certificate (MC)
    404.04 Issuance, Renewal and Validity Period of MC
    404.06 Prohibition Regarding Exercise of Privileges
    404.10 Medical Certificate Requirements for Personnel Licences
    404.18 Permission to Continue to Exercise the Privileges of a Licence or Rating
   
STANDARDS
AIR WORTHINESS MANUAL CHAPTER 525 - TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES
SUBCHAPTER D – DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
    525.855 Cargo and Baggage Compartments
    525.857 Cargo Compartment Classification
600   INTERPRETATION
    600.01 Interpretation
601   AIRSPACE STRUCTURE, CLASSIFICATION AND USE
    601.01 Airspace Structure
    601.02 Airspace Classification
    601.03 Transponder Airspace
    601.04 IFR or VFR Flight in Class F Special Use Restricted Airspace or Class F Special Use Advisory Airspace
    601.05 IFR Flight in Class A, B, C, D or E Airspace or Class F Special Use Restricted or Advisory Controlled Airspace
    601.06 Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Flight in Class A Airspace
    601.07 VFR Flight in Class B Airspace
    601.08 VFR Flight in Class C Airspace
    601.09 VFR Flight in Class D Airspace
    AIRCRAFT OPERATING RESTRICTIONS AND HAZARDS TO AVIATION SAFETY
    601.14 Interpreation
    601.15 Forest Fire Aircraft Operating Restrictions
    601.16 Issuance of NOTAM for Forest Fire
    601.17 Exceptions
    601.18 Orders Prohibiting or Restricting Aircraft Operations
    601.20 Projection of a Directed Bright Light Source at an Aircraft
    601.21 Requirement for Notification
    601.22 Requirement for Pilot-in-Command
602   OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES
    GENERAL
    602.01 Reckless or Negligent Operation of Aircraft
    602.02 Fitness of Flight Crew Members
    602.03 Alcohol or Drugs - Crew Members
    602.04 Alcohol or Drugs - Passengers
    602.06 Smoking
    602.07 Aircraft Operating Limitations
    602.08 Portable Electronic Devices
    602.09 Fuelling with Engines Running
    602.10 Starting and Ground Running of Aircraft Engines
    602.11 Aircraft Icing
    602.12 Overflight of Built-up Areas or Open-air Assemblies of Persons during Take-offs, Approaches and Landings
    602.13 Take-offs, Approaches and Landing within Built-up Areas of Cities and Towns
    602.14 Minimum Altitudes and Distances
    602.15 Permissible Low Altitude Flight
    602.17 Carriage of Persons during Low Altitude Flight
    602.19 Right-of-Way - General
    602.20 Right-of-Way - Aircraft Manoeuvring on Water
    602.21 Avoidance of Collision
    602.22 Towing
    602.23 Dropping of Objects
    602.24 Formation Flight
    602.25 Entering or Leaving an Aircraft in Flight
    602.26 Parachute Descents
    602.27 Aerobatic Manoeuvres - Prohibited Areas and Flight Conditions
    602.28 Aerobatic Manoeuvres with Passengers
    602.30 Fuel Dumping
    602.31 Compliance with Air Traffic Control Instructions and Clearances
    602.32 Airspeed Limitations
    602.34 Cruising Altitudes and Cruising Flight Levels
    602.35 Altimeter Setting and Operating Procedures in the Altimeter-setting Region
    602.36 Altimeter Setting and Operating Procedures in the Standard Pressure Region
    602.37 Altimeter Setting and Operating Procedures in Transition Between Regions
    602.40 Landing at or Take-off from an Aerodrome at Night
    OPERATIONAL AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
    602.58 Prohibition
    602.59 Equipment Standards
    602.60 Requirements for Power-driven Aircraft
    602.61 Survival Equipment - Flights over Land
    602.62 Life Preservers and Flotation Devices
    602.63 Life Rafts and Survival Equipment -  Flight over Water
    FLIGHT PREPARATION, FLIGHT PLANS & FLIGHT ITINERARIES
    602.70 Interpretation - Definitions
    602.71 Pre-flight Information
    602.72 Weather Information
    602.73 Requirements to File a Flight Plan or a Flight Itinerary
    602.74 Contents of a Flight Plan or Flight Itinerary
    602.75 Filing of a Flight Plan or Flight Itinerary
    602.76 Changes in the Flight Plan - Subsections (3) and (4)
    602.77 Requirements to File an Arrival Report
    602.78 Contents of an Arrival Report
    602.79 Overdue Aircraft Reports
    PRE-FLIGHT AND FUEL REQUIREMENTS
    602.86 Carry-on Baggage, Equipment and Cargo
    602.87 Crew Member Instructions
    602.88 Fuel Requirements - Subsections (1), (2), (3) and (5)
    602.89 Passenger Briefings
    OPERATION AT OR IN THE VICINITY OF AN AERODROME
    602.96 General
    602.97 VFR and IFR Aircraft Operations at Uncontrolled Aerodromes within a Mandatory Frequency (MF) Area
    602.98 General MF Reporting Procedures
    602.99 MF Reporting Procedures before Entering Manoeuvring Area
    602.100 MF Reporting Procedures on Departure
    602.101 MF Reporting Procedures on Arrival
    602.102 MF Reporting Procedures when Flying Continuous Circuits
    602.103 Reporting Procedures when Flying Through an MF Area
    602.104 Reporting Procedures for IFR Aircraft When Approaching or Landing at an Uncontrolled Aerodrome
    602.105 Noise Operating Criteria
    602.106 Noise Restricted Runways
    VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
    602.114 Minimum Visual Meteorological Conditions for VFR Flight in Controlled Airspace
    602.115 Minimum Visual Meteorological Conditions for VFR Flight in Uncontrolled Airspace
    602.116 VFR Over-the-Top
    602.117 Special VFR Flight
    INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
    602.121 General Requirements
    602.122 Alternate Aerodrome Requirements
    602.123 Alternate Aerodrome Weather
    602.124 Minimum Altitudes to Ensure Obstacle Clearance
    602.125 Enroute IFR Position Reports
    602.126 Take-off Minima
    602.127 Instrument Approaches
    602.128 Landing Minima
    602.129 Approach Ban − General
    602.130 Approach Ban − Cat III
    RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS
    602.136 Continuous Listening Watch
    602.137 Two-way Radio communication Failure in IFR Flight
    602.138 Two-way Radiocommunication Failure in VFR Flight
    EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND SECURITY
    602.143 Emergency Radio Frequency Capability
    602.144 Interception Signals, Interception of Aircraft and Instructions to Land
    602.145 ADIZ
    602.146 ESCAT Plan
   
604   PRIVATE OPERATOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
    GENERAL
    604.01 Interpretation
    604.02 Application
    604.03 Certificate
    604.04 Management System
    604.05 Contents of a Certificate
    604.06 Issuance of Authorizations
    604.07 Ministerial Orders if Safety Compromised
    FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
    604.21 VFR Flight Minimum Flight Visibility - Uncontrolled Airspace
    604.22 No Alternate Aerodrome - IFR Flight
    604.23 Take-off Minima
    604.24 Instrument Approach Procedures
    604.25 Navigation System
    604.26 Training Program
    604.27 Aircraft Operating Manual
605   AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS
    GENERAL
    605.03 Flight Authority
    605.04 Availability of Aircraft Flight Manual
    605.05 Markings and Placards
    605.06 Aircraft Equipment Standards and Serviceability
    605.07 Minimum Equipment List
    605.08 Unserviceable and Removed Equipment – General
    605.09 Unserviceable and Removed Equipment – Aircraft with a Minimum Equipment List
    605.10 Unserviceable and Removed Equipment – Aircraft without a Minimum Equipment List
    AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
    605.14 Power-driven Aircraft – Day VFR
    605.15 Power-driven Aircraft – VFR OTT
    605.16 Power-driven Aircraft – Night VFR
    605.17 Use of Position and Anti-collision Lights
    605.22 Seat and Safety Belt Requirements
    605.23 Restraint System Requirements
    605.24 Shoulder Harness Requirements
    605.25 General Use of Safety Belts and Restraint Systems
    605.26 Use of Passenger Safety Belts and Restraint System
    605.27 Use of Crew Member Safety Belts
    605.28 Child Restraint System
    605.29 Flight Control Locks
    605.30 De-icing or Anti-icing Equipment
    605.31 Oxygen Equipment and Supply
    605.32 Use of Oxygen
    605.35 Transponder and Automatic Pressure Altitude Reporting Equipment
    605.38 ELT
    605.39 Use of ELTs
    605.40 ELT Activation
    605.41 Standby Attitude Indicator
    605.84 Aircraft Maintenance – General
    605.85 Maintenance Release and Elementary Work
    605.86 Maintenance Schedule
    605.87 Transfer of Aeronautical Products Between Maintenance Schedules
    605.88 Inspection After Abnormal Occurrences
    TECHNICAL RECORDS
    605.93 Technical Records - General
    605.94 Journey Log Requirements
    605.95 Journey Log - Carrying on Board
    605.96 Requirements for Technical Records Other Than the Journey Log
    605.97 Transfer of Records
606   MISCELLANEOUS
    606.01 Munitions of War
    606.02 Liability Insurance
    606.03 Synthetic Flight Training Equipment
700   GENERAL
    700.01 Interpretation
    700.02 Requirements for Air Operator Certificate
    700.03 Authorization to Operate Specialty Air Service under NAFTA
    700.04 Eligibility for Air Operator Certificate
    700.05 Aircraft Requirements
    700.06 Extended Charter
    700.07 Management Agreement
    700.08 Operations between Points Abroad
    700.09 Duties of Certificate Holder
    FLIGHT TIME AND FLIGHT DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS AND REST PERIODS
    700.14 Monitoring System - Sub-section (2)
    700.15 Flight Time Limitations − Sub-sections (1) (a), (b), (c) and (e)
    700.16 Flight Duty Time Limitations and Rest Periods - Sub-section (1)
    700.17 Unforeseen Operational Circumstances
    700.18 Delayed Reporting Time
    700.19 Requirements for Time Free from Duty
    700.20 Flight Crew Positioning
    700.21 Flight Crew Members on Reserve
    700.22 Long Range Flights
    700.23 Controlled Rest on the Flight Deck
   
704   COMMUTER OPERATIONS
    704.01 Application
    FLIGHT OPERATIONS
    704.12 Operating Instructions
    704.13 General Operational Information
    704.15 Operational Control System
    704.16 Flight Authorization
    704.17 Operational Flight Plan
    704.19 Checklist
    704.20 Fuel Requirements
    704.21 Admission to Flight Deck
    704.22 Simulations of Emergency Situations
    704.23 VFR Flight Obstacle Clearance Requirements
    704.24 VFR Flight Minimum Flight Visibility - Uncontrolled Airspace
    704.25 VFR Flight Weather Conditions
    704.26 Take-off Minima
    704.27 No Alternate Aerodrome - IFR Flight
    704.29 Routes in Uncontrolled Airspace
    704.30 Instrument Approach Procedures
    704.32 Weight and Balance Control
    704.33 Apron and Cabin Safety Procedures
    704.34 Briefing of Passengers
    704.35 Safety Features Card
    AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE OPERATION LIMITATIONS
    704.46 Take-off Weight Limitations
    704.47 Net Take-Off Flight Path
    704.48 Enroute Limitations with One Engine Inoperative
    704.49 Dispatch Limitations: Landing at Destination and Alternate Aerodromes
    704.50 Dispatch Limitations: Wet Runway - Turbo-jet-powered Aeroplanes
    AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
    704.62 General Requirements
    704.63 Operation of Aircraft in Icing Conditions
    704.64 Airborne Thunderstorm Detection and Weather Radar Equipment
    704.65 Additional Equipment for Single-Pilot Operations
    704.66 Protective Breathing Equipment
    704.67 First Aid Oxygen
    704.68 Shoulder Harness
    EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT
    704.83 Hand-Held Fire Extinguisher
    704.84 Equipment Standards and Inspection
    PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
    704.106 Minimum Crew
    704.107 Designation of Pilot-in-command and Second-in-command
    704.108 Flight Crew Member Qualifications
    704.109 Qualifications of Operational Control Personnel
    704.110 Check Authority
    704.111 Validity Period
    TRAINING
    704.115 Training Program
    704.116 Conditional Approval of Training Program
    704.117 Training and Qualification Records
    MANUALS
    704.122 Distribution of Company Operations Manual
    704.123 Aircraft Operating Manual
    704.124 Standard Operating Procedures
   
705   AIRLINE OPERATION
    705.01 Application
    FLIGHT OPERATIONS
    705.16 Exceptions
    705.20 Operational Control System
    705.21 Flight Authorization
    705.22 Operational Flight Plan
    705.23 Maintenance of Aircraft
    705.24 Checklist
    705.25 Fuel Requirements
    705.26 Extended Range Twin-engined Operations
    705.27 Admission to the Flight Deck
    705.28 Seats for Cabin Safety Inspectors
    705.29 Flight Crew Members at Controls
    705.30 Simulation of Emergency Situations
    705.31 Crew Member Briefing
    705.32 VFR Flight Obstacle Clearance Requirements
    705.33 VFR Flight Weather Conditions
    705.34 Take-off Minima
    705.35 No Alternate Aerodrome - IFR Flight
    705.37 Routes in Uncontrolled Airspace
    705.38 Instrument Approach Procedures
    705.39 Weight and Balance Control
    705.40 Passenger and Cabin Safety Procedures
    705.42 Carry-on Baggage
    705.43 Briefing of Passengers
    705.44 Safety Features Card
    705.45 Closing and Locking of Flight Deck Door
    705.46 Night VFR Flight - Aeroplane
    AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE OPERATING LIMITATIONS
    705.55 General Requirements
    705.56 Take-off Weight Requirements
    705.57 Net Take-off Flight Path
    705.58 Enroute Limitations with One Engine Operative
    705.59 Enroute Limitations with Two Engines Inoperative
    705.60 Dispatch Limitations: Landing at Destination and Alternate Aerodromes
    705.61 Dispatch Limitations: Wet Runway – Turbo-jet-powered Aeroplanes
    AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
    705.67 General Requirements
    705.68 Landing Lights
    705.69 Operation of Aircraft in Icing Conditions
    705.70 Weather Radar Equipment
    705.71 Protective Breathing Equipment
    705.72 First Aid Oxygen
    705.73 Interphone System
    705.74 Public Address System
    705.75 Crew Member Shoulder Harness
    705.76 Lavatory Fire Protection
    705.78 Floor Proximity Emergency Escape Path Markings
    705.79 Flashlight Stowage
    705.80 Doors and Locks
    705.81 Cargo and Baggage Compartment Fire Protection
    EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT
    705.89 Megaphones
    705.90 First Aid Kits
    705.91 Emergency Medical Kit
    705.92 Crash Axe
    705.93 Hand-held Fire Extinguishers
    705.94 Portable Oxygen
    705.95 Survival Equipment
    705.96 Inspection Requirements
    705.97 Flashlights
    PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
    705.103 Designation of Pilot-in-Command and Second-in-Command
    705.104 Flight Attendant Requirements
    705.106 Pilot Qualifications
    705.107 Flight Engineer and Second Officer Qualifications
    705.108 Crew Pairing
    705.111 Route and Aerodrome Qualifications
    705.113 Validity Period
    TRAINING
    705.124 Training Program
    705.125 Conditional Approval of Training Program
    705.126 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer
    705.127 Training and Qualification Records
    MANUALS
    705.136 Distribution of Company Operations Manual
    705.137 Aircraft Operating Manual
    705.138 Standard Operating Procedures
    SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    705.151 Requirements
    705.152 Components of the Safety Management System
    705.753 Person Managing the Safety Management System
    705.154 Holder of More Than One Certificate
   
     
    TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA (TSB) –TC AIM GEN 3.0
    1 Air Traffic and Advisory Services
    2 Flight Service Stations
    3 Communication Procedures
    4 Radar Service
    5 ATC Clearances and Instructions
    6 ESCAT Plan
    7 Wake Turbulence Separation
    8 Airport/Aerodrome Operations – Uncontrolled
    9 Airport/Aerodrome Operations – Controlled
    10 Mandatory and Aerodrome Traffic Frequencies
    11 VFR En Route Procedures
    12 VFR Holding Procedures
    13 Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)
    1 Altimeter Setting Procedures
    2 Cruising Altitudes
    3 Mach Number/TAS Changes
    4 High Level Holding Procedures
    5 Profile Descent
    6 Leaving or Entering Uncontrolled Airspace
    7 Uncontrolled Airspace Procedures
    1 General
    2 Partial or Complete Loss of Navigation Capability
    3 Position Reporting
   
    1 General
    2 Certification
    3 Navigation System Requirements
    4 Transition Between CMNPS Airspace and the Canadian Domestic Airway Structure
    5 Separation Minima
    1 Adherence to Mach Number
    2 Parallel and Offset Procedures
    3 Structured Airspace
    4 Required Navigation Performance Capability Airspace (RNPC)
    5 Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace (CMNPS)
    6 Canadian Domestic Routes
    7 Canadian Track Structures
    8 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS)
    1 General Aviation Aircraft
    2 North American Routes (NAR)
    3 NAT Organized Track System
    4 Flight Rules and Flight Planning Procedures
    5 Clearances, Position Reports, Communications Failure
    6 Transponder Operation
    1 General
    2 RVSM Airspace
    3 RVSM Transition Airspace
    4 Air Traffic Control (ATC) Procedures
    5 Aircraft Requirements
    1 Entry, Transit and Departure of Aircraft (TC AIM – FAL 2.0)
    1 Canada Transportation Act, Part II – Air Transportation Licences, Prohibitions (section 57); Air Transportation Regulations (sections 3 and 7)
    2 Canada Labour Code Part II – Occupational Safety & Health, Employee Rights & Duties (sections 126, 127 and 128)
    3 Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air (TC AIM – RAC Annex 3.0)