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Aircraft Maintenance & Manufacturing Staff Instructions

Airworthiness Staff Instructions

“The documents and information contained herein may be outdated or expired but are nonetheless in force until a cancellation notice is issued. Further, a number of documents contain outdated references to the headquarters and regional contact points within the Civil Aviation structure.  These references will be updated when either the document is revised for their substantive content or replaced entirely with a new document.  Revisions of any document will normally bear the same number with a revised edition or revision number and date.

All new advisory and guidance documents published by Civil Aviation after April 2007 are now accessible through the Online Reference Center web site.

Click on Other Documents for those published on or prior to February 1, 2007.

Some documents are available in HTML, PDF or Microsoft Word Document format. “Microsoft Word Document format may be viewed using Microsoft Word or a Microsoft Word Viewer. Visit the Microsoft Office download center to acquire a free download of Word 97/2000 Viewer (Word 2000) (Windows 95/98/NT)."

 

Note: unformatted ASIs still in effect relating to maintenance and manufacturing topics are listed here until their cancellation.

ASI #42 - Rev.1 - Issued: 96-02-01
Airworthiness Inspection Representatives

Maintenance and Manufacturing Staff Instructions

Maintenance and Manufacturing Staff Instructions Word
MSI #1
Current Aircraft Maintenance &Manufacturing Staff Instructions
Cancelled 		 
MSI #2
Introduction of Aircraft Maintenance &Manufacturing Staff Instructions (MSIs)
Cancelled 		 
MSI #3 - Rev.1 - Issued: 96-11-21
En-route Inspections 		69 KB
 (19 seconds)
MSI #4 - Rev.2 - Issued: 2001-12-17
ACAs Based on Foreign AME Licences
Cancelled 		 
MSI #5 - Rev.0 - Issued: 97-05-20
Air Operator Mergers 		36 KB
 (10 seconds)
MSI #6  - Rev.1 - Issued: 99-01-18
Ramp Surveillance 		56.5 KB
 (16 seconds)
MSI #7 - Rev. 3 - Issued: 2006-08-30
Procedural Guidelines for the Application of the National Hiring Standard 		93 KB
 (26 seconds)
MSI #8 - Rev.0 - Issued: 97-05-20
AMO Suspensions - Release of Information to the Public 		28 KB
 (7 seconds)
MSI #10 - Rev.4 - Issued: 2003-11-12
Procedures for the Acceptance of JAR 145 Organizations 		51.5 KB
 (14 seconds)
MSI #12 - Rev.0 - Issued: 98-05-25
Regulatory Services Outside of Canada 		33 KB
 (9 seconds)
MSI #13 - Rev.0 - Issued: 97-05-20
Multiple Choice Exam Questions
Cancelled 		 
MSI #14 - Rev.1 - Issued: 2004-26-08
Flight Authority 		158 KB
 (44 seconds)
MSI #16 - Rev.2 - Issued: 2003-02-28
MCM for Small Operators 		59 KB
 (16 seconds)
MSI #17 - Rev.5 - Issued: 2002-03-28
National Planning Standards for Airworthiness Audits 		64 KB
 (18 seconds)
MSI #18 - Rev.6 - Issued: 2005-03-15
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) Licensing Procedures 		312 KB
 (1 minute 28 seconds)
MSI #19 - Rev.1 - Issued: 2002-04-26
CL 215 / 415 Flight Authority
Cancelled 		 
MSI #20 - Rev.3 - Issued: 2003-05-09
Minister's Delegate - Maintenance (MD-M) Procedural Guidelines 		48.5 KB
 (14 seconds)
MSI #21 - Rev.0 - Issued: 98-04-01
Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) Process 		49 KB
 (13 seconds)
MSI #22
Maintenance &Manufacturing Career Development Board (MCDB)
Cancelled 		 
MSI #23 - Rev.1 - Issued: 06-05-09
Maintenance Review Board Procedures, and Manufacturers Recommendations (Reference: TP 13850 – Scheduled Maintenance Instruction Development Processes and TP 14331 Enhanced Zonal Analysis Procedures) 		48 KB
 (13 seconds)
MSI #24 - Rev.3 - Issued: 2005-12-05
Ministerial Delegation of Authority 		188 KB
 (53 seconds)
MSI #25 - Rev.1 - Issued: 2000-12-18
On-the-Job Training Program 		109 KB
 (31 seconds)
MSI #26 - Rev.1 - Issued: 2004-02-24
Issuance of a Certificate of Airworthiness on the Import of Type Certified Aircraft 		380 KB
 (1 min 48 seconds)
MSI #28 - Rev.0 - Issued: 2006-08-15
 Continued Acceptance of Quality Assurance Programs

The instructions contained in the subject SI are now included in the Documentation Framework SI SUR-001.
MSI No. 28 is therefore cancelled. 		 
MSI #29 - Rev.7 - Issued: 2005-11-15
Aircraft Maintenance &Manufacturing Branch Program Priorities 2005-2007
 Cancelled
MSI #30 - Rev.0 - Issued: 99-07-15
Procedural Guidelines for Oversight Activitiesat Air Canada and Canadian AIrlines 		31 KB
 (8 seconds)
MSI #32 - Rev.1 - Issued: 04-04-15
Civil Aviation Safety Inspectors Technical Inspection Group (TI) Related Fee Reimbursement 		41.5 KB
 (11 seconds)
MSI #33 - Rev.0 - Issued: 99-01-18
Evaluation - Person Responsible for Maintenance 		30.5 KB
 (8 seconds)
MSI #36 - Rev.1 - Issued: 2000-01-28
Bell 204 and 205 Suspected as Being Military Helicopters 		28.5 KB
 (8 seconds)
MSI #38 - Rev.0 - Issued: 2000-03-21
Export of Complete Aircraft 		79 KB
 (22 seconds)
MSI #39 - Rev. 0 - Issued: 2002-05-27
Use of Minister's Delegation of Authority Stamps 		28.5 KB
 (8 seconds)
MSI #40 - Rev.1 - Issued: 2003-06-02
Maintenance and Manufacturing Query System Procedures

The instructions contained in the subject SI are now included in SI No. GEN-009, dated 2007-07-07. MSI No. 40 is therefore cancelled. 		 
MSI #41 - Rev.1 - Issued: 2004-05-05
Manufacturer Certificate Holder’s Control of Suppliers 		35 KB
 (9 seconds)
MSI #42 - Rev.2 - Issued: 2004-06-30
Maintenance Schedule Amendment Instructions for the Inspection of Thermal/Acoustic Insulation 		44.5 KB
 (12 seconds)
MSI #43 - Rev.2 - Issued: 2004-06-11
Minister's Delegate - Recreational Aviation (MD-RA) -- Issuance of Delegation of Authority 		93.5 KB
 (26 seconds)
MSI #44 - Rev.0 - Issued: 2001-07-23
Procedural Guidelines for Oversight Activities at Bell Helicopter Textron Canada, Bombardier Aerospace, and Pratt &Whitney Canada 		25.5 KB
 (7 seconds)
MSI #45 - Rev.0 - Issued: 2001-07-20
Ferry Fuel System - Field Acceptance Criteria
Cancelled 		 
MSI #46 - Rev.0 - Issued: 2004-07-31
Suspension or Cancellation of Flight Authorities 		84.5 KB
(24 second)
MSI #47 - Rev.0 - Issued: 2002-06-28
Procedures for Communication Regarding Approved Maintenance Organizations Accepted by the Joint Aviation Authority 		23.5 KB
 (6 seconds)
MSI #48 - Rev.3 - Issued: 2006-11-27
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer System (AMES) 		54 KB
 (15 seconds)
MSI #50 - Rev.1 - Issued: 2004-07-22
Instruction for Follow-Up activity regarding Suspected Unapproved Part Report 		300 KB
(1 min 25 sec)
MSI #51 - Rev. 1 - Issued: 2005-12-01
Instruction for the Initial Certification of Safety Management Systems

The instructions contained in the subject SI are now included in SI 107-001, SI 107-002 and AC 107-001.
MSI No. 51 is therefore cancelled. (effective October 12, 2007)
  
MSI #52- Rev. 1 - Issued: 2006-03-31
Issuance of Special Certificates of Airworthiness - Limited 		74 KB
 (20 seconds)
MSI #53- Rev. 2 - Issued: 2006-01-06
Review of Supplemental Instructions for Continued Airworthiness 		343 KB
 (1 min 37 sec)
MSI #55- Rev. 0 - Issued: 2003-07-28
Maintenance of US Air Carrier aircraft 		39 KB
 (11 seconds)
MSI #56- Rev. 0 - Issued: 2003-02-24
Transfer of Private Operator Passenger Transportation to CBAA 		42 KB
 (11 seconds)
MSI #57- Rev. 3 - Issued: 2006-01-31
Implementation of Amendments to the Canadian Aviation Regulations CAR's 		108 KB
 (30 seconds)
MSI #59- Rev. 0 - Issued: 2003-07-14
Minister's delegate refusal to issue or amend Civil aviation documents 		59.5 KB
 (16 seconds)
MSI #62- Rev. 1 - Issued:2006-09-25
Restricted Certifying Authority (RCA) 		44 KB
 (12 seconds)
MSI #64- Rev. 0 - Issued: 2004-02-24
Minister's Delegate - Recreational Aviation (MD-RA) Procedural Guidelines for the Peer Review of Technical Inspection Documents and Forms 		41 KB
 (11 seconds)
MSI #65- Rev. 0 - Issued: 2004-05-07
Aircraft Seat Back Break-Over 		45 KB
 (12 seconds)
MSI #66- Rev. 0 - Issued: 2004-05-05
Authorization for Deviation from Scheduled Maintenance Requirements 		51 KB
 (14 seconds)
MSI #67- Rev. 0 - Issued: 2005-11-15
Delegation of Authority &On-the-job Training, Civil Aviation Technical and/or Administrative Support Personnel (Schedule G-6) 		133 KB
 (37 seconds)
MSI #69- Rev. 0 - Issued: 2006-01-30
Minister’s Delegate Production – MD-P 		344 KB
 (97 seconds)
Date modified:
2011-09-15