Access to Pilot Certificate during Advanced or Complex Operations

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 901.66Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

When flying under advanced or level 1 complex rules, you must have your pilot certificate easily accessible (either digitally or physically) during the flight.

Requirement as structured

A pilot operating a remotely piloted aircraft system under Division IV must have their pilot certificate (advanced operations or level 1 complex operations) easily accessible during the operation.

Original regulatory text

No pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft system under this Division unless both of the following are easily accessible during the operation of the system: (a) the pilot certificate — remotely piloted aircraft — advanced operations issued under section 901.64 or the pilot certificate — remotely piloted aircraft — level 1 complex operations issued under section 901.90;

Applies when

country
Canada
division
Part IX, Division IV
regulatory category
Specific