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Join Date: Jan 2000
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Hmmmm... It does seem like there may be some new rules out there:
CATSA Newsletter - November 2002
Transport Minister Announces Further Enhancements to Aviation Security - November 2002
Since the screening of non-passengers began earlier this year, it's reasonable to assume that CATSA has progressed on the "new" restricted area pass as well.
However, the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations define a pass as:
"restricted area pass" means a document issued by or under the authority of an aerodrome operator or by an air carrier with the approval of the aerodrome operator that entitles the holder to have access to a specific restricted area during a specified period.
Canadian Aviation Security Regulations
There is a little bit of information (but no real answers it seems) at these links as well:
Airport Security Clearances
Transportation Security Clearance Program
This month (November 2002), Transport Minister David Collenette assigned two additional responsibilities to CATSA:
* The implementation of an enhanced restricted area pass system for Canadian airports;
* The screening of non-passengers entering restricted areas at airports.
* The implementation of an enhanced restricted area pass system for Canadian airports;
* The screening of non-passengers entering restricted areas at airports.
Transport Minister Announces Further Enhancements to Aviation Security - November 2002
Since the screening of non-passengers began earlier this year, it's reasonable to assume that CATSA has progressed on the "new" restricted area pass as well.
However, the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations define a pass as:
"restricted area pass" means a document issued by or under the authority of an aerodrome operator or by an air carrier with the approval of the aerodrome operator that entitles the holder to have access to a specific restricted area during a specified period.
Canadian Aviation Security Regulations
There is a little bit of information (but no real answers it seems) at these links as well:
Airport Security Clearances
Transportation Security Clearance Program
Join Date: Sep 2004
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It's discusting...there must be something we can do?
I worked for a year and a half down in the Caribbean. I've been back home for 3 years now and have been working at an airport that does not use passes. We fly to the major airports all the time and wonder the ramps without hassle.
I have been hoping to get on with a larger operation and it makes me sick to my stomach to think that i may not now because of these restrictions.
This is almost as bad as the US's 12500 rule for sim.
%$&#
This industry is getting worse and worse everyday...
I worked for a year and a half down in the Caribbean. I've been back home for 3 years now and have been working at an airport that does not use passes. We fly to the major airports all the time and wonder the ramps without hassle.
I have been hoping to get on with a larger operation and it makes me sick to my stomach to think that i may not now because of these restrictions.
This is almost as bad as the US's 12500 rule for sim.
%$&#
This industry is getting worse and worse everyday...
Join Date: Dec 2003
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You can be quite sure that if someone furloughed from AC had been working in Singapore and was now called back, that any problems in getting the pass for the recalled pilot would be rectified immediately. Some people/companies seem to be able to get things done at the airport. The irony is that this same company is the one that has not been paying its bills while the little guys who are subsidizing everything and paying all the taxes get the screw around.
At the pass office at YYZ, the lineup now starts at 5:30 in the morning. If you show up after 8:30, you will probably not get your pass on that day, and you have to start again the next day.
Great service !! Again, who is ultimately responsible for this ? Who gets to either approve or disapprove the application?
At the pass office at YYZ, the lineup now starts at 5:30 in the morning. If you show up after 8:30, you will probably not get your pass on that day, and you have to start again the next day.
Great service !! Again, who is ultimately responsible for this ? Who gets to either approve or disapprove the application?
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Welcome to the Third World Rosbif. Have you not noticed how nothing works in this country anymore? This is just one more symptom of the ever increasing spiral into oblivion for this country. No money for roads, no money for the military, no money for the RCMP, no money for the Coast Guard etc. etc. Lots of money for the gun registry, lots of money for MP's, lots of money for the Governor General, lots of money for Liberal Ad Agencies. End of rant. I'm going to go and play on my boat. Thank God I'm retired.
