Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012 (SOR/2011-318)

Regulations are current to 2013-05-20 and last amended on 2012-03-15. Previous Versions

Emergency Exercises

Marginal note:Live exercise
  •  (1) A live exercise carried out by the operator of an aerodrome must involve the persons and organizations referred to in the operator’s emergency plan, in order to test the effectiveness of the plan in response to an act of unlawful interference with civil aviation.

  • Marginal note:Frequency

    (2) A live exercise must be carried out at least once every three years.

  • SOR/2012-48, s. 12.
Marginal note:Table-top exercise
  •  (1) A table-top exercise carried out by the operator of an aerodrome must involve the persons and organizations referred to in the operator’s emergency plan, in order to test the effectiveness of the plan in response to an act of unlawful interference with civil aviation.

  • Marginal note:Frequency

    (2) A table-top exercise must be carried out at least once a year.

  • Marginal note:Exception

    (3) Despite subsection (2), the operator of an aerodrome is not required to carry out a table-top exercise in any year in which it carries out a live exercise.

  • SOR/2012-48, s. 12.

[209 reserved]

Marginal note:Reports

 The operator of an aerodrome must prepare a written report on each exercise that it carries out.

  • SOR/2012-48, s. 12.

Corrective Actions

Marginal note:Corrective actions

 Subject to section 212, the operator of an aerodrome must immediately take corrective actions to address an aviation security risk at the aerodrome that

  • (a) is identified to the operator by the Minister; or

  • (b) is identified by the operator.

Marginal note:Corrective action plan
  •  (1) If a corrective action involves a phased approach, the operator of an aerodrome must include a corrective action plan in its airport security program.

  • Marginal note:Plan requirements

    (2) A corrective action plan must set out

    • (a) the nature of the security risk to be addressed;

    • (b) a rationale for the phased approach; and

    • (c) a timetable setting out when each phase of the corrective action plan will be completed.

Disclosure of Information

Marginal note:Prohibition

 A person other than the Minister must not disclose security-sensitive information that is created or used under this Division unless the disclosure is required by law or is necessary to comply or facilitate compliance with the aviation security provisions of the Act, regulatory requirements or the requirements of an emergency direction.