Exemption from section 406.75 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and subsections 426.75(1), (3) and (5) of Standard 426 - Flight Training Units

NCR-070-2020

Pursuant to subsection 5.9(2) of the Aeronautics Act, and after having taken into account that this exemption is in the public interest and is not likely to adversely affect aviation safety or security, I hereby exempt all students enrolled in Commercial Pilot Integrated Courses from the time limits imposed by subsections 426.75(1), (3) and (5) of Standard 426 – Flight Training Units made pursuant to section 406.75 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), subject to the conditions set out below.

Pertinent provisions of the CARs and Standard 426 - Flight Training Units are reproduced in Appendix A.

Purpose

The purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures in the public interest to reduce the potential of person to person transmission in Canada following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020. Consequently, most Flight Training Units (FTU) have been ordered to close pursuant to Provincial and Municipal Prohibition Orders.

This exemption will allow students enrolled in Commercial Pilot Integrated Courses to delay completion of their courses beyond the regulatory time limits for a period of at least eighteen (18) months ending October 31st, 2021. Many enrolled students will not be able to return to the FTUs for many months to complete their Commercial Pilot Integrated training.

Application

This exemption applies to all students enrolled in approved Commercial Pilot Integrated Courses.

This exemption ceases to apply to a student enrolled in approved Commercial Pilot Integrated Courses who breaches a condition of this exemption.

Conditions

This exemption is subject to the following conditions:

  1. Students of approved Commercial Pilot Integrated Courses that have reached their course time limit after March 22nd, 2020 shall be granted an extension period until October 31st, 2021 to complete their integrated courses.
  2. Students of approved Commercial Pilot Integrated Courses pursuant to the terms and conditions of this exemption shall comply with the CARs in all respects, and the CARs shall continue to apply in all respects other than the specific exemption set out herein, or any other applicable exemption issued by the Minister of Transport.

Validity

This exemption is in effect until the earliest of the following:

  • (a) October 31, 2021 at 23:59 (EDT); or
  • (b) The date on which the exemption is cancelled in writing by the Minister where he is of the opinion that it is no longer in the public interest or is likely to adversely affect aviation safety or security.

Dated at Ottawa, Ontario, this 1st day of June, 2020, on behalf of the Minister of Transport.

“Original signed by”

Nicholas Robinson
Director General, Civil Aviation
Transport Canada

Appendix A

Pertinent provision of the Canadian Aviation Regulations

Division VIII — Integrated Course

Requirements

  • 406.75 An integrated course shall be conducted under the supervision of the chief flight instructor of a flight training unit that holds a flight training unit operator certificate and shall be arranged by that flight training unit in accordance with the personnel licensing standards.

Pertinent provisions of Standard 426 – Flight Training Units

Division VIII — Integrated Course

426.75 Requirements

Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane (CPL(A)) Integrated Course

Note:

The aim of the Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane (CPL(A)) integrated course is to train pilots to the level of proficiency necessary for the issuance of a Commercial Pilot Licence—Aeroplane, and any further aerial work training the operator may offer, excluding flight instructor training and instrument rating instruction.

  • (1) Each Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane (CPL(A)) integrated course shall last for between 9 and 24 months from the date of enrolment and include at least the following:
    • (a) clear phases of training;
    • (b) 300 hours of ground school instruction, of which a minimum of 50% shall be classroom based, in the subjects listed in subsection 421.30(3) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations;

      Notes:

      • (1) An acceptable means of compliance would be phases leading to the following events: first solo flight, first solo cross-country flight, VFR navigation progress test, and commercial pilot licence flight test.
      • (2) Specific guidance on the subjects is given in TP12881E, Study and Reference Guide, Commercial Pilot Licence- Aeroplane.
    • (c) successful completion of the knowledge requirements for the Private Pilot Licence—Aeroplane and the Commercial Pilot Licence—Aeroplane;
    • (d) 150 hours flight time of which up to 10 hours may be instrument ground time, consisting of at least:
      • (i) 80 hours of dual instruction flight time conducted by the holder of a flight instructor rating, of which up to 10 hours may be instrument ground time;
      • (ii) 70 hours pilot-in-command flight time supervised by the holder of a flight instructor rating;
      • (iii) 30 hours cross-country flight time as pilot-in-command, including a VFR cross-country flight to a point of a minimum of 300 nautical mile radius from the point of departure and including 3 landings at points other than that of departure;
      • (iv) 10 hours of night flight time including a minimum of 5 hours dual instruction flight time, including 2 hours of cross-country flight time and 5 hours solo flight time, including 10 take-offs, circuits and landings;
      • (v) 20 hours of dual instruction instrument flight time of which a maximum 10 hours may be conducted on an approved aeroplane simulator or flight training device; and
      • (vi) 5 hours flight time on complex or technically advanced aeroplanes; and

        Note:

        A technically advanced aeroplane means an aeroplane that combines most or all of the following design features: advanced cockpit automation system (glass cockpit), GPS with moving map, automated engine and systems management, and integrated autoflight/autopilot systems for IFR/VFR flight operations.

    • (e) successful completion of the flight tests for the Private Pilot Licence — Aeroplane and the Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane.
  • (2) […]

Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane/Instrument Rating (CPL(A)/IR) Integrated Course

[…]

  • (3) Each Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane/Instrument Rating (CPL(A)/IR) integrated course shall last for between 9 and 36 months from the date of enrolment and include at least the following:
    • (a) clear phases of training;
    • (b) 400 hours of ground school instruction, of which a minimum of 50% shall be classroom based, in the subjects listed in subsection 421.30(3) and paragraph 421.46(2)(a) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and the subjects related to multi-engine IFR operations;

      Notes:

      • (1) An acceptable means of compliance would be phases leading to the following events: first solo flight, first solo cross-country flight, VFR navigation progress test, commercial pilot licence flight test and Group 1 instrument rating flight test.
      • (2) Specific guidance on the subjects is given in TP 12881E, Study and Reference Guide, Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane; TP 691E, Study and Reference Guide, Instrument Rating; the definitions, common terms, and ground school instruction subjects listed in TP11575E, Instructor Guide, Multi-Engine Class Rating; and the background knowledge listed in TP 12878E , Instructor Guide - GPS.
    • (c) successful completion of the knowledge requirements for the Private Pilot Licence — Aeroplane, the Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane and the instrument rating;
    • (d) 190 hours flight time, including all flight tests, of which up to 40 hours may be instrument ground time consisting of at least:
      • (i) 100 hours of dual instruction flight time conducted by the holder of a flight instructor rating, of which up to 40 hours may be instrument ground time;
      • (ii) 90 hours pilot-in-command flight time supervised by the holder of a flight instructor rating;
      • (iii) 50 hours cross-country flight time as pilot-in-command, including a VFR cross-country flight to a point of a minimum of 300 nautical mile radius from the point of departure and including 3 landings at points other than that of departure;
      • (iv) 10 hours of night flight time including a minimum of 5 hours dual instruction flight time, including 2 hours of cross-country flight time and 5 hours solo flight time, including 10 take-offs, circuits and landings;
      • (v) 60 hours of instrument flight time, of which up to 30 hours may be instrument ground time, or up to 40 hours if the training is conducted in a simulator or flight training device that can be used for an instrument rating renewal flight test, including
        • (A) 40 hours of dual instruction instrument flight time conducted by the holder of a flight instructor rating; and
        • (B) one dual cross-country flight under simulated or actual IMC conditions of a minimum of 100 nautical miles, the flight to be conducted in accordance with an IFR flight plan to include, at two different locations, an instrument approach to minima; and
      • (vi) 5 hours flight time on complex or technically advanced aeroplanes.

        Note:

        A technically advanced aeroplane means an aeroplane that combines most or all of the following design features: advanced cockpit automation system (glass cockpit), GPS with moving map, automated engine and systems management, and integrated autoflight/autopilot systems for IFR/VFR flight operations.

    • (e) successful completion of the flight tests for the Private Pilot Licence — Aeroplane, the Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane, the multi-engine class rating and the Group 1 Instrument Rating.
  • (4) […]

Airline Transport Pilot Licence — ATP(A) Integrated Course

Note:

The aim of the Airline Transport Pilot (ATP(A)) integrated course is to train pilots to the level of proficiency necessary to enable them to operate as co-pilot on multi-crew, multi-engine aeroplanes in commercial air transportation and to obtain the commercial pilot licence — aeroplane, the multi-engine class rating and the Group 1 instrument rating (CPL(A)/IR).

  • (5) Each Airline Transport Pilot (ATP(A))integrated course shall last for between 12 and 36 months from the date of enrolment and include at least the following:
    • (a) clear phases of training;
    • (b) 750 hours of ground school instruction, of which a minimum of 500 hours shall be classroom based, in the subjects required for the CPL(A)/IR course and the subjects listed in subsection 421.34(3) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations;

      Notes:

      • (1) An acceptable means of compliance would be phases leading to the following events: first solo flight, first solo cross-country flight, VFR navigation progress test, commercial pilot licence flight test, multi-engine flight test, Group 1 instrument rating flight test, and multi-crew cooperation training completion.
      • (2) Specific guidance on the ATP subjects is given in TP 690E, Study and Reference Guide, Airline Transport Pilot Licence, Aeroplane.
    • (c) successful completion of the knowledge requirements for the Private Pilot Licence — Aeroplane, the Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane and the instrument rating;
    • (d) 205 hours flight time, including all flight tests, of which up to 55 hours may be instrument ground time consisting of at least:
      (amended 2006/12/14; no previous version)
      • (i) 105 hours of dual instruction flight time conducted by the holder of a flight instructor rating, of which up to 55 hours may be instrument ground time;
      • (ii) 100 hours pilot-in-command flight time supervised by the holder of a flight instructor rating;
      • (iii) 50 hours cross-country flight time as pilot-in-command, including a VFR cross-country flight to a point of a minimum of 300 nautical mile radius from the point of departure and including 3 landings at points other than that of departure;
      • (iv) 10 hours of night flight time including a minimum of 5 hours dual instruction flight time, including 2 hours of cross-country flight time and 5 hours solo flight time, including 10 take-offs, circuits and landings;
      • (v) 75 hours of instrument flight time, of which up to 30 hours may be instrument ground time, or up to 55 hours if the training is conducted in a simulator or flight training device that can be used for an instrument rating renewal flight test, including:
        • (A) 60 hours of instrument flight time as in subparagraph (3)(d)(v); and
        • (B) 15 hours multi-crew cooperation (MCC) training, for which either a multi-engine aeroplane required to be operated with a co-pilot or a flight simulator or flight training device suitable for multi-crew training may be used; and
    • (e) successful completion of the flight tests for the Private Pilot Licence — Aeroplane, the Commercial Pilot Licence — Aeroplane, the multi-engine class rating and the Group 1 Instrument Rating.
  • (6) […]
  • (7) […]
Report a problem on this page
Date modified: