no more than 15 passengers and arriving directly from the U.S.
Note: Other civil aircraft and military aircraft require direct co-ordination with Canada Customs.
. see also: “Advise customs” and customs notification service
Fr: CANPASS
CAP
Abbreviation for: Canada Air Pilot
Fr: CAP
CARF U.S.: Abbreviation for: Central Altitude Reservation Function
. see: altitude reservation service
CARs
Abbreviation for: Canadian Aviation Regulations
Note: This abbreviation is not to be confused with “CARS.”
Fr: RAC
CARS Abbreviation for: community aerodrome radio station Note: This abbreviation is not to be confused with “CARs.”
Fr: CARS
CAT Abbreviation for: clear air turbulence Fr: CAT
cautionary
With respect to wake turbulence, information transmitted to an aircraft on one of the following:
(a)
the possible location of wake turbulence; or
(b)
the location of a heavy or medium aircraft behind which it will pass or follow.
Fr: avertissement
CAVOK A term (pronounced “KAV-OH-KAY”), derived from the words “ceiling and visibility OK,” that may be used in air-ground communication when meteorological information is being transmitted to aircraft. CAVOK refers to the simultaneous occurrence, at an airport, of the following meteorological conditions:
(a)
no cloud below 5000 ft, or below the highest minimum sector altitude (MSA), whichever is higher, and no cumulonimbus;
(b)
a visibility of 6 SM or more; and
(c)
no precipitation, thunderstorm, shallow fog or drifting snow.
Fr: CAVOK
CDA Abbreviation for: Canadian Domestic Airspace Fr: CDA
ceiling
(1) Canada: The lesser of:
(a)
the height above ground or water of the base of the lowest layer of cloud covering more than half the sky; or
(b)
the vertical visibility in a surface-based layer which completely obscures the sky.
Fr: plafond
(2) ICAO: The height above the ground or water of the base of the lowest layer of cloud below 6000 m (20 000 ft) covering more than half the sky.
Fr: plafond
(3) U.S.: The heights above the earth’s surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as “broken,” “overcast,” or “obscuration,” and not classified as “thin” or “partial.”
Center Weather Advisory U.S.: An unscheduled weather advisory issued by Center Weather Service Unit meteorologists for ATC use to alert pilots of existing or anticipated adverse weather conditions within the next 2 hours. A CWA may modify or redefine a SIGMET.
. abbreviation: CWA
Central Altitude Reservation Function U.S.: Expression for: altitude reservation service
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