Equipment and documentsQuestion 313 of 351

Some equipment on your aircraft is not serviceable. Who decides if aviation safety is affected so that you must not take off?

  1. The airport manager.
  2. The air traffic controller.
  3. The pilot-in-command.
  4. The owner of the aircraft.
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Correct answer: The pilot-in-command.

No person may take off with unserviceable equipment if, in the opinion of the pilot-in-command, aviation safety is affected.

Source: Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433), CAR 605.08(1) Unserviceable and Removed Equipment — General

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026