Transport Canada Introduces ‘Targeted Inspections’

[golden hawk]

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Transport Canada Introduces ‘Targeted Inspections’


by Gordon Gilbert

- February 19, 2018, 11:43 AM


Transport Canada is scheduled to start so-called “targeted inspections” of various aviation segments in a move the agency describes as a “new process to evaluate specific safety priorities.” Between April 2018 and March 2019, Transport Canada will conduct targeted inspections of turbine-powered business aircraft operators, as well as heliports, aerial work and general aviation.

Sean Borg of the Transport Canada’s standards office said the purpose of these targeted inspections as they pertain to business aviation is to “evaluate the effectiveness of the newly introduced Part 6, Subpart 4 of Canadian Aviation Regulations (CAR) Part 604.” This section is a relatively recent consolidation and update of the operating rules that apply to private and charter operators of mainly turbine business aircraft.

“As we look to the future of the targeted inspection program, we expect to make better use of data to focus in on risk areas,” said Borg. “In other words, surveillance planning will be less about frequencies and much more about zeroing in on what the risk information is telling us.”

According to the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA), this new inspection process is a “significant departure from Transport Canada’s previous approach.” CBAA said it is “working with Transport Canada to provide as much information and support to members as possible before, during, and after these inspections.” The association contends some 65 private operators will be subject to the targeted inspections.

“There is little doubt in aviation there is a role for the regulator. No one wants an unsafe industry,” said CBAA president and CEO Jim Facette. “If Transport Canada wants to partner with us to promote safety and education, it has a willing partner here.”

[confusedalot]

Anyone know how they determine ''the target''

[Schooner69A]

Business Avition: one of the safest operations in the business and TC, without sufficient inspectors and money, wants to waste resources on it.

Give it back to CBAA and be done with it. Gormless.

[Victory]

At least they are admitting self policing isn't working.

[Schooner69A]

Self policing does work with business aviation. The safety record of business aviation was the reason that SMS was brought to that sector first: because TC knew it was a sure fire way to prove that it would work.

There's no need to make money or cut corners in BA. The boss isn't going to chance busting his rear just to get to destination.

This may be a PR move by TC. Target the "safe" sector again.

Still think they should involve the CBAA again and concentrate their meager resources where needed...

[goingnowherefast]

Many more "targets" in the 703 world...

[Heliian]

Maybe they aren't worried so much about safety but more so looking into whether the regulations are being adhered to. There are shady operators in all sectors, as they are also looking into ga, aerial work, etc.

[FernandoDe]

Anyone know how they determine ''the target''

Does it really matter? I'm guessing they'll act according to some guidelines. That's better than what we have now.

[Prodriver]

Complete waste of time! Just more red tape from a bloated Bureaucracy, they couldn't help them selves and never followed the ICAO mandates that 12500 and below where to be exempted like every other country but Canada and our largest competitor the US.