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Air Law And Procedures

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

PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

101- INTERPRETATION

  101.01  Interpretation

103 - ADMINISTRATION AND COMPLIANCE

  103.02 Inspection of Aircraft, Requests for Production of Documents and Prohibitions
103.03  Return of Canadian Aviation Documents
103.04  Record Keeping

PART II – AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF A LEASED AIRCRAFT BY A NON-REGISTERED OWNER

  202.01   Requirements for Marks on Aircraft
202.26 Carrying Certificate of Registration on Board the Aircraft

PART III – AERODROMES AND AIRPORTS

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

PART IV - PERSONNEL LICENSING AND TRAINING

400 - GENERAL

  400.01  Interpretation

401 - FLIGHT CREW PERMITS, LICENSES 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
•  401.26  Aeroplane - Privileges (Private Pilot Licence)
401.45  Privileges (Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Over-the-Top)

404 - MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

  404.03  Requirement to Hold a Medical Certificate
404.04  Issuance, Renewal and Validity Period of Medical Certificate
404.06  Prohibition Regarding Exercise of Privileges
404.18  Permission to Continue to Exercise the Privileges of a Permit, Licence or Rating

PART VI - GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES

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
  601.06  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
  601.15  Forest Fire Aircraft Operating Restrictions
  601.16  Issuance of NOTAM for Forest Fire Aircraft Operating Restrictions

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
602.05  Compliance with Instructions
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 Landings within Built-up Areas of Cities and Towns
•  602.14  Minimum Altitude and Distances
602.15  Permissible 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
•  602.31  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 AND FLIGHT ITINERARIES

602.70  Interpretation
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 a Flight Itinerary
602.75  Filing of a Flight Plan or a Flight Itinerary
•  602.76  Changes in the Flight Plan
•  602.77  Requirement to File an Arrival Report
602.78  Contents of an Arrival Report
602.79  Overdue Aircraft Report

PRE-FLIGHT AND FUEL REQUIREMENTS

602.86  Carry-on Baggage, Equipment and Cargo
•  602.88  Fuel Requirements
602.89  Passenger Briefings

OPERATIONS AT OR IN THE VICINITY OF AN AERODROME

•  602.96  General
•  602.97  VFR and IFR Aircraft Operations at Uncontrolled Aerodromes within a MF Area (Mandatory Frequency Area)
•  602.98  General MF Reporting Requirements
•  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

VISUAL FLIGHT RULES

• 602.114  Minimum Visual Meteorological Conditions for VFR Flight in 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

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS

  602.136  Continuous Listening Watch
•  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

605 - AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL

  605.03  Flight Authority
  605.04  Availability of Aircraft Flight Manual
  605.05  Markings and Placards
  605.08  Unserviceable and Removed Equipment - General

AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

•  605.14  Power-driven Aircraft - Day VFR
  605.15  Power-driven Aircraft - VFR OTT (Over-the-Top)
  605.16  Power-driven Aircraft - Night VFR
  605.17  Use of Position and Anti-collision Lights
  605.22  Seat and Safety Belt Requirements
  605.24  Shoulder Harness Requirements
•  605.25  General use of Safety Belts and Restraint Systems
  605.28  Child Restraint System
  605.29  Flight Control Locks
  605.31  Oxygen Equipment and Supply
•  605.32  Use of Oxygen
•  605.35  Transponder and Automatic Pressure-altitude Reporting Equipment
  605.38  ELT
•  605.40  ELT Activation

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS

  605.84  Aircraft Maintenance - General
  605.85  Maintenance Release and Elementary Work
  605.86  Maintenance Schedule
  605.88   Inspection after Abnormal Occurrences

TECHNICAL RECORD

  605.92  Requirement to Keep Technical Records
  605.93   Technical Records - General
  605.94   Journey Log Requirements
  605.95   Journey Log - Carrying on Board
  605.97   Transfer of Records

606 - MISCELLANEOUS

  606.02   Liability Insurance

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA (TSB) - (AIM GEN 3.0)

  1  Definitions
•  2   Reporting an aviation occurrence
•  3   Protection of occurrence site

AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES AND PROCEDURES

•  1   Air Traffic Services and Advisory Services
•  2   Communication procedures
•  3   Radar service - clock position system
•  4   ATC clearances and instructions
  5   Wake turbulence separation
•  6   Controlled and uncontrolled aerodrome operations
  7  Mandatory (MF) and Aerodrome Traffic Frequencies (ATF)
  8  VFR en route procedures
  9   VFR holding procedures
•  10  Operations on intersecting runways including (LAHSO)
•  11  Procedures for the prevention of runway incursion
Date modified:
2010-06-16