ADDITIONAL ON-BOARD SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR AIRCRAFT

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No. H 124/07
For release June 27, 2007
OTTAWA - Transport Canada is taking action to help reduce the risk of
mid-air collisions by requiring aircraft in Canada to install collision
avoidance equipment. The equipment is designed as a safety backup to
existing ground-based air traffic control systems. The announcement was made
today by the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities.
The equipment, known as an airborne collision avoidance system, alerts
flight crews when their aircraft is on course to collide with another
aircraft. It includes aural and visual alerts.
There are two major classes of collision avoidance equipment:

The Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems I allows flight crews
to know the approximate bearing and relative altitude of all aircraft within
a selected range, and indicates which aircraft in the area pose a potential
threat. The pilot must then visually identify the other aircraft posing a
threat and manoeuvre accordingly.
The Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems II is more
comprehensive and advises the pilot to execute a vertical escape manoeuvre
to avoid other aircraft. The system can also communicate with similar
on-board systems from other aircraft to coordinate escape manoeuvres.

The amendment to the Canadian Aviation Regulations requires the immediate
installation of at least one class of collision avoidance equipment on all
recently manufactured aircraft. Operators of large commercial aircraft
currently in operation have two years to comply with the new requirement.
The amendment was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on June 27, 2007 and the requirements will come into force on July 1, 2007.
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Contacts:Natalie Sarafian
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities,
Ottawa
613-991-0700
Lucie Vignola
Communications
Transport Canada, Ottawa
613-993-0055
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