Transport Canada’s•Use of Engineered Material Arrestor Systems (EMAS) •RESA Construction and...
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Transport Canada’s
Airport Regulatory Plan
Facility, Operations & Airport Managers Conference - June 4th 2012
Presentation Overview
• Major Regulatory Initiatives
– TP 312 5th Edition Review Project
– CAR 306 Water Aerodrome Regulations
– Runway End Safety Areas (RESA)
– Winter Maintenance Regulations
– SMS
• Guidance Material Initiatives (Advisory Circulars)
• CARAC Modernization
TP312 Review Project
• Drafting of TP312E 5th edition – completed July
2011
• Review by regulatory affairs – August 2012
• Translation – November 2012
• QA review of TP312E / TP312F 5th Edition –
February 2013
TP312 – 5th Edition
•National consultation (“road show”) – Spring 2013 (presentations in each region over a 3 week period; 1-2 days per region) • Consultation period (stakeholders will have 4 months after close of last session to submit formal written comments on the package) • Disposition of Comments – September 2013 • CARAC Technical Committee to deal with the disposition of comments– Spring 2014 • Goal: TP publication – Fall 2014
Water Aerodromes
CAR 306
• Currently with DOJ
• Expecting pre-publication in Canada Gazette I within the
next 6 months
RESA
• September 2011 – Second consultation with
CARAC
– Initial package modified to reduce impact on
northern operations
• North of 60th parallel chosen for relief of smaller aircraft
• Relief consistent with Approach Ban regulations, Airports Capital
Assistance Program (ACAP), and the certification relief provided
by the FAA for the State of Alaska.
• Package accepted by the CARAC Technical Committee with
dissents
RESA (continued)
– TC commitments to stakeholders • 3-5 year implementation period following publication in Canada
Gazette II
• Independent risk analysis
• Broaden North of 60th relief to include aircraft with less than 31
passenger seats (Consistent with FAA airport certification
requirements for the State of Alaska)
• Development of guidance material on RESA construction,
maintenance, and arrestor systems
• Detailed airport questionnaire to assist TC in the development of
an implementation strategy, and a more detailed Cost/Benefit
Analysis
• Development of an Implementation Strategy in consideration of
the risk assessment and airport questionnaires
Winter Maintenance Regulation
• Pre-published in Canada Gazette I in 2009
• January 2012 CARC Decision to return to CG1 for
consultation
• Review of Disposition of Comments
Advisory Circulars (2011/12)
• Designation of International Airports
• Photometric Measurements of Visual Aids
• PAPI / ILS Maintenance and Calibration
• PAPI Flight Check
• Runway Grooving
• Aerodrome Aeronautical Information
• Magnetic Variation changes (Epoch)
Advisory Circulars (continued)
• Use of Engineered Material Arrestor Systems
(EMAS)
• RESA Construction and Maintenance
• Procedures for the Development and
Submission of ICAO Type A Charts
• Changes to Runway Surface Condition
Reporting - SNOWTAM
SNOWTAM
• Move from text based NOTAMJ to data based
SNOWTAM
• Fewer opportunities for errors
• Information in system quicker
• Will permit reporting CRFI by runway thirds
• Introduces some constraints on how the observer
reports runway conditions
Other
• SMS implementation is complete in Group 1 and
Group 2 airports
• Assessments in Group 1 complete by Fall 2012
• Assessments in Group 2 complete by Fall 2013
• Issues: completeness of documentation
Upcoming changes to Rulemaking
• CARAC modernization
• Focus Group Approach to TSB Recommendations
• Drafting style changes: NPAs to Notice of Intent
Questions?