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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
(1) The letter used on aeronautical charts to indicate a high level airway (e.g. J500).
(2) U.S.: Abbreviation for: jet route
Industry:Aviation
An expression used by pilots to indicate that they have received runway, wind and altimeter information only.
Industry:Aviation
An expression used in radiocommunication meaning "I repeat for clarity or emphasis."
Industry:Aviation
An expression meaning "I am in distress." It is the international radiotelephony distress signal. Preferably spoken three times, it indicates imminent and grave danger and means that immediate assistance is requested.
Industry:Aviation
An expression used to request ATS priority handling for a medical evacuation flight based on a medical emergency in the transport of patients, organ donors, organs or other urgently needed life-saving medical material. This expression is to be used on flight plans (FP) and in radiotelephone communications if a pilot determines that a priority is required.
Industry:Aviation
The minimums prescribed for landing a civil aircraft while using an instrument approach procedure (IAP).
Industry:Aviation
Subject to paragraph (b) of the Aeronautics Act,
(a) the Minister of Transport or such other Minister as is designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of the Aeronautics Act; and
(b) with respect to any matter relating to defence, including any matter relating to military personnel or a military aircraft, aerodrome or facility of Canada or a foreign state, the Minister of National Defence or, under the direction of the Minister of National Defence, the Chief of the Defence Staff appointed under the National Defence Act.
Industry:Aviation
A specialised agency of the United Nations, the objective of which is to develop the principles and techniques of international air navigation and to foster planning and development of international civil air transport.
Industry:Aviation
The measures to be implemented by Her Majesty in right of Canada in accordance with the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) Agreement in the case of an air defence emergency.
Industry:Aviation
