- Industry: Government
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Department of the Government of Canada responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities (TIC) portfolio. Transport Canada is based in Ottawa, Ontario
The lowest altitude prescribed for a holding pattern that assures navigational signal coverage, communications, and meets obstacle clearance requirements.
Industry:Aviation
An occurrence in which less than the authorised minimum existed or in which the minimum was not assured.
Industry:Aviation
The altitude above sea level (ASL) specified in the Canada Air Pilot (CAP) or the route and approach inventory for a non-precision approach, below which descent shall not be made until the required visual reference to continue the approach to land has been established.
Industry:Aviation
(1) A phase that begins when
(a) the fuel on board is considered to be exhausted or to be insufficient to enable the aircraft to land safely;
(b) information is received that indicates that the operating efficiency of the aircraft has been impaired to the extent that a forced landing is likely; or
(c) information is received that the aircraft is about to make, or has made, a forced landing.
(2) ICAO: A situation wherein there is reasonable certainty that an aircraft and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger or require immediate assistance.
*abbreviation: DETRESFA
*see also: emergency phase
Industry:Aviation
A generic expression meaning, as the case may be, uncertainty phase, alert phase or distress phase.
Industry:Aviation
The altitude above sea level (ASL) between specified fixes on airways or air routes that meets the IFR obstacle clearance requirements for the route segment in question.
Note: This altitude is published on aeronautical charts.
Industry:Aviation
The lowest altitude for vectoring aircraft by ATC that meets obstacle clearance and radio coverage requirements in the airspace specified.
Industry:Aviation
A number of aircraft holding at a common fix with vertical separation.
Industry:Aviation
When applied to a specific VHF/UHF intersection, the lowest altitude above sea level (ASL) at which acceptable navigational signal coverage is received to determine the intersection.
Industry:Aviation
DND: A pilot qualified on aircraft type to unit standards and authorised as first pilot.
Industry:Aviation
