Master Minimum Equipment List - Transports Canada

Master Minimum Equipment List
3.13.1 Requirements
These procedures comprise a method for:
a) deferral of inoperative equipment;
b) placarding requirements as per the MEL;
c) dispatching of aircraft with deferred MEL item(s);
d) a remote deferral system;
e) controlling categorized times; and
f) the training of company personnel who are responsible for MEL
compliance procedures.
3.13.2 Review of Deferred Items
The air operator must establish procedures whereby Maintenance and Operations,
periodically review the deferred items, in order to ensure that any accumulation of
deferred items neither conflict with each other based on the CDL and the AFM
Supplement Compatibility List, nor present an unacceptable increase in flight or cabin
crew workload. Notwithstanding the categorization of item repair intervals, it should be
the aim of each MEL document holder to ensure that inoperative items are repaired as
quickly as possible. It is Transport Canada policy that optional inoperative equipment
should be repaired or removed from an aircraft. POIs and PMIs are expected to
encourage this practice with their air operators.
3.14 Placarding
All inoperative items must be placarded to inform crew members of equipment condition.
While the MEL for some items may require specific wording, the majority of items leave
the placard wording and location to be determined by the air operator.
The air operator shall provide the capability and instructions to the flight crew to ensure
that the placard is in place prior to the aircraft being dispatched.
Note: The exclusion of an asterisk in a MMEL does not preclude the requirement
for placarding. See CAR 605.10(2)(b))
3.14.1 Requirements to Placard/Placard Control
Placarding will be carried out in accordance with the placarding procedures established
and set out in the air operator's approved MCM. The method of placarding control must
ensure that all inoperative items are placarded and placards are removed and accounted
for when the defect is cleared.
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