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Canadian Business Aviation AssociationConvention and Exhibition

Francois CollinsDirector General, Aviation Safety Oversight and Transformation Civil Aviation

June 14, 2018

RDIMS #14022382

OVERVIEW

• Update: Civil Aviation at a glance

• Oversight Program and Safety Management Systems

• Regulatory and non-regulatory initiatives

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CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION

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TRANSFORMATION PILLARS

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37 projects emerged, categorized under one of the following themes:

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Governance

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Oversight

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Support to our people

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Leadership & Management

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Regulatory Program Modernization

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Organizational Structure

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Technological Improvements

Improvements to the administration of the TCCA Program.

National consistency and delivery of oversight by well qualified/trained workforce.

Program improvements focused on better supporting our staff in their day-to-day work (training and communication).

Updated hardware and software to better support our staff in their work.

Provision of strong focused change leadership.

Modernization and streamlining of regulatory framework development/maintenance.

Make refinements to the TCCA organizational structure with a view to improved effectiveness and agility.

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DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFORMATION • Many initiatives underway to modernize the way

we do business, supporting greater flexibility and innovation, and delivering our programs and services in ways that better serve Canadians.

• Key transformation initiatives include:

Updating Legislation

Modernizing Oversight Regime

Improving Regulatory Framework

Introducing/Updating Fees

Going digital!

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AIR SECTOR BY THE NUMBERSIndustry size and diversity is reflected in the numbers:

• 36,632 Canadian registered aircraft

• 68,081 Licences / Permits

• 2,344 Air operators (31% Canadian; 69% Foreign)

• 261 Private Operator Registration Documents (PORDs)

• 18,207 Aircraft maintenance engineers

• 872 Approved maintenance organizations

• 1,218 Approved Check Pilots

• 229 Flight training units

• 201 Advanced Qualification Program Evaluators

• 75 Design Approval Representatives

• 517 Certified aerodromes

• 1,642 Non-certified aerodromes

PERFORMANCE RESULTS: CERTIFICATION AND APPROVALS

• The average number of services offered annually by civil aviation is about 120,000

• Volume of services delivered from April 1st to March 31st, 2018:- 1,518 Operating Certificates Air Operator Certificates (AOCs), Private

Operating Certificates (POCs), Foreign Air Operator Certificates, (FAOCs) Flight Training Units (FTUs) and Approved Maintenance Organizations (AMOs)

- 4,619 UAV Special Flight Operating Certificates (SFOCs)- 29,136 Licensing requests- 7,283 Aircraft registration requests- 831 Aircraft Inspections- 2,718 Delegate nominations/ appointments and renewals- 3,708 Manuals approved or amended - 3,242 Approvals, authorizations and assessments conducted (includes

Obstacle Assessments)- 51,869 Medical Assessments

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NATIONAL SERVICE LEVEL PERFORMANCE AVERAGE WORKING DAYS

Service Standard

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-2018 Net Change(Days)Vol. Days Vol. Days Vol. Days Vol. Days

Private, Glider, Balloon, Ultralight, Gyrop, Rec. Licence / Permit Issue

40 2,980 22.6 3,209 19.6 3,288 27.9 2,749 43.5 +15.6

Commercial, Flight Engineer Licence

40 1,299 25.2 1,339 18.5 1,438 30.0 1,269 42.5 +12.5

Airline Transport Pilot Licence

40 783 27.6 574 25.6 616 31.0 345 33.3 +2.3

Flight Crew Rating Initial Issue

40 8,057 20.6 7,981 16.2 8,712 27.5 8,396 35.2 +7.7

ManualAmendments 60 2,344 40.8 2,104 26.4 3,391 29.1 2,862 50.55 +21.5

Issue Continuing C of R

60 2,999 16.9 3,145 23.0 3,367 39.8 2,654 29 -10.88

OVERVIEW:OVERSIGHT PROGRAM AND

SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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PERFORMANCE RESULTS:ICAO SAFETY OVERSIGHT AUDIT PROGRAM

• The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recognizes Canada as a world leader in aviation safety.

• According to ICAO’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP), Canada’s current overall result is 95.28%effective implementation of ICAO requirements.

• Canada is ranked 5th worldwide, behind United Arab Emirates, Republic of Korea, Singapore and France.

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• Transport Canada has taken steps to modernize and update the civil aviation oversight system in an effort to continuously improve services provided to the aviation industry, surveillance of the aviation system and the overall safety of the air sector for the travelling public.

• The approach to oversight has evolved to include:– An Oversight Advisory Board (OAB)– A National Oversight Office (NOO)– Updated surveillance tools, guidance materials and documentation– A risk indicator database and surveillance planning tool– A formal process to ensure appropriate management review and sign off of surveillance

reports– A standard approach for document collection and retention for surveillance activities– A formal process for identifying and managing high risk operators– A five-year quality assurance plan to review adherence to surveillance policies and to

evaluate effectiveness of the program – The Surveillance and Program Evaluation Update (SPEU), a project to analyse

opportunities for improvement identified via inspector feedback, analyse lessons- learned, and leverage business intelligence to update the surveillance program. 11

OVERSIGHT PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS

SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM: 604 OPERATORS

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• Spring 2014 - New regulations for 604 operators came into force to which TC has a responsibility to verify compliance.

• April 1, 2018 – Inspections of 604 operators are included in the department’s regularly planned surveillance program.

• 2018 / 2019 – The department has planned a targeted inspection campaign for 604 operators that primarily looks at SMS implementation.

SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM: 704 OPERATORS

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• Transport Canada’s planned civil aviation safety surveillance program covers all sectors, including 704 operators. This plan is based on the level of risk associated with the sectors and enterprises themselves.

• The requirements for planned inspections are informed by data, which is used to determine the level of risk for each operator.

• The 2018/2019 planning cycle has just over 900 planned surveillance activities that will be conducted by using one of three surveillance types;

- the Process Inspection (PI), - Program Validation Inspection (PVI) and the - Targeted Inspection (TI).

SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (SMS)SMS Policy – Future:• TC is aiming to be in full compliance with ICAO’s Annex 19 – Safety Management and

we are well on our way towards that goal.

• TC plans to extend SMS requirements to other sectors e.g. 704 operators.

• We are examining if the existing SMS requirements make sense for all sectors and evaluating if there are other approaches to effectively implementing SMS across the industry.

• We are taking a long and hard look at how best we can support the implementation with guidance and training for our inspectors that centers around scalability.

SMS Program - Today:• We still have a SMS program to support today.

• Surveillance continues to verify compliance with SMS requirements through leaner inspections (e.g. Targeted Inspections of 604 operators focus on SMS).

• We are conducting an environmental scan of SMS implementation at airports to identify where we can provide more guidance to the community and our associated inspectors.

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SAFETY MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION

• Consistent application of SMS concepts in industry AND government (State Safety Program)

• Common safety language between industry and government facilitates safety promotion and education

• ICAO is requiring increased accountability of a State’s management for SMS implementation

• Increased supply of available safety data/information for proactive safety management – Enables data-informed decision making– Early detection and mitigation of safety risks

• Improved safety performance / measurement15

UPDATE: TC’S REGULATORY AND

NON-REGULATORY INITIATIVES

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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK2018 - 2019 Upcoming Products:- Designation of Laser Offences – Canada Gazette, Part II- Flight Crew Member Hours of Work and Rest Periods – Canada Gazette, Part II- Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) – Canada Gazette, Part I- Seaplane Operations – Canada Gazette, Part II- Winter Maintenance – Canada Gazette, Part II- Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) – Canada Gazette, Part II- Water Airports – Canada Gazette, Part I- Minimum Take-Off Performance – Canada Gazette, Part II- Runway End Safety Area (RESA) – for anticipated publication in Canada Gazette, Part I- Minimum Equipment List – Publication of amended standards

Products Coming Later in 2019:- Airside Access and Vehicle Control (AAVC) – for anticipated publication in Canada Gazette,

Part I- CAR 705 Operations to and from Dry/Wet Contaminated Runways– for anticipated

publication in Canada Gazette, Part I- Approved Training Organizations (ATO) – for anticipated publication in Canada Gazette- Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) – for anticipated publication in Canada Gazette, Part II

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NEW FATIGUE REGULATIONS: WHO IS BEING REGULATED?Includes:

– 705 (Airline Operations, e.g. Air Canada, WestJet, Porter, Sunwing, Air Transat, and CargoJet)

– 704 (Commuter Operations, e.g. Bearskin Airlines and Keewatin LP)– 703 (Air Taxi, e.g. Ocean Air Floatplanes Inc. and Black Hawk

Helicopters Inc.)

Excludes:

– Medevac operations– 604 (Private Business Aviation) – 702 (Aerial Work), such as an individual hired for aerial surveillance

for pipeline spill or for wildlife work. *Note: 702 air operators will be able to implement FRMS if they want

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FATIGUE: CONSULTATIONSPhase 1

• Transport Canada conducted extensive consultations during the development of the amendments.

• Consultations included joint working groups, face-to-face meetings, online notices, conference calls and technical briefings.

• Proposed amendment for Flight Crew Member Hours of Work and Rest periods was published in Canada Gazette Part I on July 1st, 2017.

Phase 2• CGI was followed by a 90-day comment period that closed on September 28th, 2017.• TCCA received feedback from 69 commenters including 23 from pilots (or

associations/coalitions) and 44 from air operators (or associations/coalitions). • March 16, 2018 – The department hosted a Post CGI Stakeholder Briefing

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WHAT WE HEARD AND WHAT WE PROPOSEDMajor CG1 Comments:• Implementation period too short

for Sub.705

• Exempt Cargo & Medevac

• Local night’s rest – definition too restrictive

• Request zeroing provision after 5 days’ rest to reset “clock”

• Max flight duty period (table)

TCCA Recommendations:• Extend from 12 to 24 months for 705;

keep 48 months for 704 & 703

• Cargo will be subject to the new regulations; Medevac will not be subject to the new regulations

• Modifying the definition to at least nine hours of rest between 10:30pm and 9:30pm

• “Zeroing” provision will not be reinstated. New guidance material will clarify division between Subpart 702 and 703 operations when transporting workers to work sites

• No change

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TWO PRONGED APPROACH

1. Science-based prescriptive flight and duty time limits– Requirements are out of date– Transportation Safety Board on fatigue:

“The TSB is encouraged that Transport Canada has taken steps to improve…safety through [enhanced] fatigue management in…commercial aviation. This has important implications for the highly safety-sensitive transportation industry.” (2017)

2. Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS)– Alternative regulatory scheme available to deviate from specific

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• After participating in the ICAO Fatigue Risk Management Systems Working Group and consulting with other authorities, industry and pilots’ associations, TC has developed the regulations for FRMS and supporting guidance material;

• TC is working with four air operators who volunteered to implement an FRMS as a pilot project: o Air Canada, Air Inuit, CargoJet, Conair

• A three-day FRMS course was held March 20-22, 2018o A representative of each of the four operators attended along with TC staff

assigned to the FRMS pilot projects.

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FATIGUE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

CORSIA AND CANADA AT A GLANCE• The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation

(CORSIA) is one way that Member States of ICAO are working to achieve carbon neutral growth for international aviation from 2020 onwards.

• CORSIA will affect aircraft operators with international flights that result in 10 0001tonnes of CO2 emissions or more each year which will include some CBAA members.

• CORSIA will base offsetting obligations entirely on an operator’s share of total international aviation CO2 emissions on covered routes and the sector’s growth post 2020.

• For affected aircraft operators, the department will be conducting TC Awareness Sessions to ensure companies are prepared for the CORSIA launch date. TC plans to be flexible in this regard so please let know what your needs are and we will accommodate those needs as best we can.

• Canada began developing its domestic CORSIA regulations in the fall of 2017, based on the draft final requirements from ICAO. We will complete regulations for the monitoring, reporting and verification portion this year and for the offsetting component by 2020. 23

Objective: Reduce the number of fatal accidents in general aviation through safety outreach.

Collaboration: TC has partnered with the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) and other safety partners through the establishment of a focus group.

Safety Initiatives:Pilot Decision Making Weather/EnvironmentSituational Awareness Pre-flight PlanningHuman Factors Pilot ProficiencyMaintaining Skills Recurrent TrainingPersonal Checklists Passenger BriefingsSafety Equipment

Collaboration: TC will collaborate with the CBAA to ensure that the private operator community benefits from the Campaign’s safety initiatives. 24

GENERAL AVIATION SAFETY CAMPAIGN

SAFETY FORUM• TC is committed to facilitating a forum for industry to share

data in a safe environment towards proactive safety action.

• TC and WestJet hosted the start of this safety conversation in January 2018.

• We jointly developed an action plan that calls on industry to take a leadership role in advancing safety initiatives– This spring we’re canvassing leaders to see where they are at in

implementing the safety actions

• Next event: January 2019, Montréal– IATA and NACC have agreed to lead a working group of industry

associations on a safety forum governance document

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QUESTIONS?

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Slide Number 1overviewSlide Number 3Transformation pillarsSlide Number 5Air sector BY THE NUMBERSPerformance results: CERTIFICATION AND APPROVALSNational Service level Performance �Average Working Daysoverview:� oversight Program and� Safety Management Systems��PERFORMANCE RESULTS:�ICAO Safety oversight audit PROGRAMSlide Number 11Surveillance program: 604 operatorsSurveillance program: 704 operatorsSafety management systems (sms)�Safety Management Integration �update: �TC’s regulatory and �non-regulatory initiatives �regulatory frameworkNew fatigue regulations: �WHO IS BEING REGULATED?Fatigue: consultationsWhat we heard and what we proposedTWO PRONGED APPROACHFatigue risk management system CORSIA and Canada at a glanceGeneral Aviation Safety CampaignSafety ForumQuestions?