CANADIAN AVIVATION REGULATIONS

602.61
(1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall operate an aircraft over land unless there is carried on board survival equipment, sufficient for the survival on the ground of each person on beard, given the geographical area, the season of the year and anticipated seasonal climatic variations, that provides the means for;

(a) starting a fire;

(b) providing shelter;

(c)providing or purifying water; and

(d) visually signaling distress.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect for

(a) a balloon, a glider, a hang glider, a gyroplane or an ultra-light aeroplane;

(b) an aircraft that is operated within 25 nautical miles of the aerodrome of departure and that has the capability of radio communication with a surface-based radio station for the duration of the flight;

(c)a multi-engined aircraft that is operated south of 66 30' north latitude
(i) in IFR flight within controlled airspace, or
(ii) along designated air routs;
(d) an aircraft that is operated by an air operator, where the aircraft is equipped with equipment specified in the air operator's company operations manual, but not with the equipment required by subsection (1); or

(e) an aircraft that is operated in geographical area where and at time of year when the survival of the persons on board is not jeopardized.

Life Preservers and Flotation Devices

602.62
(1) No person shall conduct a take-off or a landing on water in an aircraft or operate an aircraft over water beyond a point where the aircraft could reach shore in the event of an engine failure, unless a life preserver, individual flotation device or personal flotation device is carried for each person on board.

(2) No person shall operate a land aeroplane, gyroplane, helicopter or airship at more that 50 nautical miles from shore unless a life preserver is carried for each person on board.

(3) No person shall operate a balloon at more than two nautical miles from shore unless a life preserver, individual floatation device is carried for each person on board.

(4) For aircraft other that balloons, every life preserver, individual flotation device and personal flotation device referred to in this section shall be stowed in a position that is easily accessible to the person for whose use it is provided, when that person is seated.

Life Rafts and Survival Equipment - Flights Over Water

602.63
(1) No person shall operate over water a single-engined aeroplane, or a multi-engined aeroplane that is unable to maintain flight with any engine failed, at more than 100 nautical miles, or the distance that can be covered in 30 minutes of flight at the cruising speed filed in the flight plan or flight itinerary, whichever distance is the lesser, from a suitable emergency landing site unless life rafts are carried on board and are sufficient in total rated capacity to accommodate all of the persons on board.

NEW FOR 1996
Modified requirements available to turbine powered and all rotorcraft as well as any aircraft with Transport Canada approval for an amendment to their existing manual of operations.

A)** Appropriate clothing and footwear for the area and the temperatures;

B) One or more reliable methods of fire starting for heat, cooking and signaling (to include fuel if self contained);

C)** A method of providing shelter;

D) Two or more methods if signaling distress by means of signal fires, a pyrotechnic distress signals, a flashlight, a strobe light, a signal mirror, conspicuity panels, and whistles;

E) Suitable cooking utensils;

F) Food that is
i) sufficient in quantity to provide 500 calories per person per day for a 72 hour period;
ii) packaged and stored to ensure its protection against deterioration by heat, cold, or moisture, and
iii) inspected by the owner or operator of the aircraft every twelve months, or at manufacturer's recommendation, to ensure its continued satisfactory condition;

G)** A method of providing at least one half litre of purified water per person per day;

H) A compass
I) One or more of the following cutting tools,
i) An axe
ii) A collapsible or flexible saw
iii) A snow knife, or
iv) A hunting knife;\

J) Snare wire;

K) Fishing equipment including suitable bait;

L) Mosquito nets or netting and insect repellent

M)** A sleeping bag or blanket of natural or synthetic material or a combination of each, per person where the daytime temperatures can reasonably be expected to be less than 7 degrees on commercial aircraft less than 12,500 lbs. One sleeping bag per person is required when operating north of 60 degrees North Latitude between November 1 and April 1;

N)** One or more sets of snowshoes where the likelihood exits that the snow-cover may be expected to exceed 30 centimeters in depth;

O) A survival manual in both official languages that provided instruction in survival methods and the use of equipment and supplies; and

P) A list of contents and inspection data attached to the container(s). ** Items marked ** above are either optional items or they are items that should be ordered and stowed separately.