Northern operations: additional equipment
Single-engine aircraft in northern Canada should carry extra gear beyond the sparsely-settled-area survival kit (Table 1.5.1). Advisory, not mandatory. Gear depends on flying outside or within the Arctic Archipelago.
| Area | Ref | Item | Spec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outside Arctic Archipelago | AIP GEN 1.5.2.1 | HF radio | Min 30 W output, transmit and receive on 5,680 kHz |
| Outside Arctic Archipelago | AIP GEN 1.5.2.1 | Portable emergency transmitter | Operates on ground without aircraft battery, on a distress frequency used by DND for SAR |
| Outside Arctic Archipelago | AIP GEN 1.5.2.1 | Compass | Either gyro-stabilized magnetic compass, or astro compass (with knowledge and tables to use it) plus low precession gyroscopic direction indicator |
| Within Arctic Archipelago | AIP GEN 1.5.2.2 | VHF | Transmit and receive on 121.5 and 126.7 MHz |
| Within Arctic Archipelago | AIP GEN 1.5.2.2 | Flares | - |
| Within Arctic Archipelago | AIP GEN 1.5.2.2 | Small stove or heating device | - |
| Within Arctic Archipelago | AIP GEN 1.5.2.2 | Sleeping bags | For everyone on board |
- Outside rows: TC may modify these if satisfied the aircraft is otherwise adequately equipped for emergencies
5,680 kHz: long-range air-to-ground flight information service in remote areas of Canada, beyond VHF range. Use single sideband (SSB).
Telecommunications equipment: must comply with CARs 602.146 and the ESCAT (Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic) Plan (AIP GEN 1.5.2.1).
Trap: lists don't overlap. HF/5,680 kHz, portable transmitter and compass are outside-Arctic only; VHF 121.5/126.7 and flares/stove/sleeping bags are within-Arctic only. Both add to Table 1.5.1, neither replaces it.
References
- AIP Canada (GEN) 1.5.2.1
- AIP Canada (GEN) 1.5.2.2
- CARs 602.146