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Canadian Aviation Regulations 2007-1

Content last revised: 2006/12/01

SUBCHAPTER B TECHNICAL STANDARD ORDERS

537.101 General

This subchapter contains a list of those Aviation Technical Standard Orders (TSOs) adopted by the Minister as the standards of airworthiness for appliances and aeronautical products other than aircraft, aircraft engines or aircraft propellers.

537.103 Adopted Technical Standard Orders
(amended 2007/06/30; previous version)

TSO Number Subject Title
TSO-C1d
(amended 2007/03/08)
Cargo Compartment Fire Detection Instruments (08/19/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)
TSO-C2d Airspeed Instruments (6/14/89)
TSO-C3d Turn-and-slip Instruments (6/14/89)
TSO-C4c Bank and Pitch Instruments (Indicating -stabilized Type) (Gyroscopic Horizon, Attitude Gyro) (07/15/58)
TSO-C5e Direction Instrument, Non-magnetic (Gyroscopically Stabilized) (6/14/89)
TSO-C6d Direction Instrument, Magnetic (Gyroscopically-Stabilized) (6/14/89)
TSO-C7d Direction Instrument, Magnetic Non-stabilized Type (Magnetic Compass) (6/14/89)
TSO-C8d Vertical Velocity Instrument (Rate of Climb) (8/8/91)
TSO-C9c Automatic Pilots (02/01/59)
TSO-C10b Aircraft Altimeter, Pressure Actuated Sensitive Type (02/01/59)
TSO-C11e Power Plant Fire Detection Instruments (Thermal and Flame Contact Types) (10/17/91)
TSO-C13f Life Preservers (09/24/92)
TSO-C14b Aircraft Fabric, Intermediate Grade; (02/15/90)
TSO-C15d Aircraft Fabric, Grade A; (02/26/90)
TSO-C16 Air-Speed Tubes (Electrically Heated) (12/01/47)
TSO-C16 A-1
(amended 2002/04/15; no previous version)
Amendment-1, Airspeed Tubes (Electrically Heated) (4/16/51)
(amended 2002/04/15; no previous version)
TSO-C19b Portable Water-Solution Type Fire Extinguishers (12/15/56)
TSO-C20 Combustion Heaters (02/01/49)
TSO-C20 A-1
(amended 2002/04/15; no previous version)
Amendment-1, Combustion Heaters (4/16/51)
(amended 2002/04/15; no previous version)
TSO-C21b Aircraft Turnbuckle Assemblies and/or Turnbuckle Safety Devices (03/16/89)
TSO-C22g Safety Belts (03/05/93)
TSO-C23d Personnel Parachute Assemblies (06/01/94)
TSO-C25a Aircraft Seats and Berths (Type I Transport, 6g Forward Load) (01/01/56)
TSO-C26d
(amended 2007/03/08)
Aircraft Wheels, Brakes and Wheel‑Brake Assemblies for Parts 23, 27 and 29 Aircraft (10/14/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)
TSO-C27 Twin Seaplane Floats (06/01/51)
TSO-C27 A-2
(amended 2002/04/15; no previous version)
Amendment-2, Twin Seaplane Floats (6/30/55)
(amended 2002/04/15; no previous version)
TSO-C28 Aircraft Skis (12/15/51)
TSO-C30c Aircraft Position Lights (05/12/89)
TSO-C31d High Frequency (HF) Radio Communication Transmitting Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 1.5 to 30 Megahertz (04/30/84)
TSO-C32d High Frequency (HF) Radio Communication Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 1.5 to 30 Megahertz (04/30/84)
TSO-C34e ILS Glide Slope Receiving Equipment Operating within 328.6 - 335.4 Megahertz (01/15/88)
TSO-C35d Airborne Radio Marker Receiving Equipment (04/15/71)
TSO-C36e Airborne ILS Localizer Receiving Equipment operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 108 to 112 Megahertz (01/25/88)
TSO-C37d VHF Radio Communication Transmitting Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 117.975 to 137.000 Megahertz (09/23/92)
TSO-C38d VHF Radio Communications Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 117.975 to 137.000 Megahertz (09/23/92)
TSO-C39c
(amended 2007/03/08)
9g Transport Airplane Seats Certified by Static Testing (02/13/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)
TSO-C40c VOR Radio Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 108-117.95Megahertz (01/25/88)
TSO-C41d Airborne Automatic Direction Finding (ADF) Equipment (05/06/85)
TSO-C42 Propeller Feathering Hose Assemblies (Rubber and Wire Braid Construction) (01/06/56)
TSO-C43c Temperature Instruments (05/30/95)
TSO-C44b Fuel Flowmeters (05/10/95)
TSO-C45a Manifold Pressure Indicating Instruments (02/28/95)
TSO-C46a Maximum Allowable Airspeed Indicator Systems (05/04/68)
TSO-C47 Pressure Instruments - Fuel, Oil, and Hydraulic (12/15/54)
TSO-C48 Carbon Monoxide Detector Instruments (10/15/57)
TSO-C49b Electric Tachometer: Magnetic Drag (Indicator and Generator ) (05/30/95)
TSO-C50c Audio Selector Panels and Amplifiers (01/31/83)
TSO-C52b Flight Director Equipment (05/30/95)
TSO-C53a Fuel and Engine Oil System Hose Assemblies (Rubber or Tetrafluoroethylene Tube and Wire Braid Construction (05/08/59)
TSO-C54c
(amended 2007/03/08)
Stall Warning System (04/21/05)
(amended 2007/03/08)
TSO-C55 Fuel and Oil Quantity Instruments (for Reciprocating Engine Aircraft) (07/15/58)
TSO-C56a Engine-Driven Direct Current Generators/Starter-Generators (04/12/84)
TSO-C57a Headsets and Speakers (01/31/83)
TSO-C58a Aircraft Microphones (except Carbon) (01/31/83)
TSO-C59a
(amended 2007/03/08)
Airborne Selective Calling (SELCAL) Equipment (07/14/05)
(amended 2007/03/08)
TSO-C60b Airborne Area Navigation Equipment Using Loran C Inputs05/11/88)
TSO-C62d Aircraft Tires, (09/07/90)
TSO-C63c Airborne Weather and Ground Mapping Pulsed Radars (08/18/83)
TSO-C64a Oxygen Mask Assembly Continuous Flow, Passenger (08/25/89)
TSO-C65a Airborne Doppler Radar Ground Speed and/or Drift Angle Measuring Equipment (for Air Carrier Aircraft) (08/18/83)
TSO-C66c Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 960-1215 Megahertz (01/18/91)
TSO-C67 Airborne Radar Altimeter Equipment (for Air Carrier Aircraft) (04/12/60)
TSO-C68a Airborne Automatic Dead Reckoning Computer Equipment Utilizing Aircraft Heading and Doppler Ground Speed and Drift Angle Data (for Air Carrier Aircraft) (08/18/83)
TSO-C69c
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
Emergency Evacuation Slides, Ramps, Ramp/Slides, and Slide/Rafts (8/18/99)
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
TSO-C70a Liferafts (Reversible and Non-reversible) (04/13/84)
TSO-C71 Airborne Static ("DC to DC") Electrical Power Converter (for Air Carrier Aircraft) (04/15/61)
TSO-C72c Individual Flotation Devices (02/19/87)
TSO-C73 Static Electrical Power Inverter (07/25/63)
TSO-C74c Airborne ATC Transponder Equipment (03/12/70)
TSO-C75 Hydraulic Hose Assemblies (12/15/62)
TSO-C76 Fuel Drain Valves (10/01/62)
TSO-C77b
(amended 2001/10/01; previous version)
Gas Turbine Auxiliary Power Units (12/20/00)
(amended 2001/10/01; previous version)
TSO-C78 Crewmember Demand Oxygen Masks (04/11/67)
TSO-C79 Fire Detectors (Radiation Sensing Type) (05/15/63)
TSO-C80 Flexible Fuel and Oil Cell Material (08/01/63)
TSO-C85a Survivor Locator Lights (03/07/96)
TSO-C87 Airborne Low-Range Radio Altimeter Equipment(08/04/64)
TSO-C88a Automatic Pressure Altitude Reporting Code Generating Equipment (08/18/83)
TSO-C89 Oxygen Regulators, Demand (04/11/67)
TSO-C90c Cargo Pallets, Nets, and Containers (04/03/92)
TSO-C91a Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Equipment (04/29/85)
TSO-C92c Ground Proximity Warning-Glide Slope Deviation Alerting Equipment (03/19/96)
TSO-C93 Airborne Interim Standard Microwave Landing System Converter Equipment (01/03/77)
TSO-C94a Omega Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 10.2 to 13.6 kilohertz (08/12/81)
TSO-C95 Mach Meters (08/18/83)
TSO-C96a Anticollision Lights System (04/07/89)
TSO-C97 Lithium Sulphur Dioxide Batteries (9/26/79)
TSO-C99 Protective Breathing Equipment (06/27/83)
TSO-C100b
(amended 2003/07/09; no previous version)
Child Restraint Systems (CRS) (07/16/02)
(amended 2003/07/09; no previous version)
TSO-C101 Overspeed Warning Instruments (02/19/87)
TSO-C102 Airborne Radar Approach and Beacon Systems for Helicopters (04/02/84)
TSO-C103 Continuous Flow Oxygen Mask Assembly (For Non-Transport Category Aircraft) (04/12/84)
TSO-C104 Microwave Landing Systems (MLS) Airborne Receiving Equipment (06/22/82)
TSO-C105 Optional Display Equipment for Weather and Ground Mapping Radar Indicators (06/13/84)
TSO-C106 Air Data Computer (01/15/88)
TSO-C109 Airborne Navigation Data Storage System (12/09/85)
TSO-C110a Airborne Passive Thunderstorm Detection Systems (10/26/88)
TSO-C112 Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System/Mode Select (ATCRBS/Mode S) Airborne Equipment (02/05/86)
TSO-C113 Airborne Multipurpose Electronic Displays (10/27/86)
TSO-C114 Torso Restraint Systems (03/27/87)
TSO-C115b Airborne Area Navigation Equipment Using Multisensor Inputs (09/30/94)
TSO-C116 Crewmember Protective Breathing Equipment (03/01/90)
TSO-C117a Airborne Windshear Warning and Escape Guidance Systems for Transport Airplanes (08/01/96
TSO-C118 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment, TCAS I (08/05/88)
TSO-C119b
(amended 2002/04/15; previous version)
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment, TCAS II (12/18/98)
(amended 2002/04/15; previous version)
TSO-C120 Airborne Area Navigation Equipment Using Omega/VLF Inputs (01/26/88)
TSO-C121 Underwater Locating Devices (Acoustic)(Self-Powered) (03/01/90)
TSO-C122a
(amended 2007/03/08)
Equipment that Prevents Blocked Channels Used In Two ‑Way Radio Communications Due To Simultaneous Transmissions (08/26/05)
(amended 2007/03/08)
TSO-C123a Cockpit Voice Recorder System (08/01/96)
TSO-C124a Flight Data Recorder System (08/01/96)
TSO-C126 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) (12/23/92)
TSO-C127a
(amended 2001/10/01; previous version)
Rotorcraft, Transport Airplane, and Normal and Utility Airplane Seating Systems (8/21/98)
(amended 2001/10/01; previous version)
TSO-C128a
(amended 2007/03/08)
Equipment that Prevents Blocked Channels Used in Two‑way Radio Communications Due to Unintentional Transmission (08/26/05)
(amended 2007/03/08)
TSO-C129a Airborne Supplemental Navigation Equipment Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) (02/20/96)
TSO-C132
(amended 2007/03/08)
Geosynchronous Orbit Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Services Aircraft Earth Station Equipment (03/25/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C135
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

Transport Airplane Wheels and Wheel and Brake Assemblies (05/02/02)
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

TSO-C137
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
Aircraft Portable Megaphones (7/20/98)
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
TSO-C139
(amended 2007/03/08)
Aircraft Audio Systems and Equipment (08/05/05)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C140
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

Aerospace Fuel, Engine Oil, and Hydraulic Fluid Hose Assemblies (07/17/02)
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

TSO-C141
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
Aircraft Fluorescent Lighting Ballast/Fixture Equipment (8/17/99)
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
TSO-C142
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
Lithium Batteries (4/4/00)
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
TSO-C144
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
Airborne Global Positioning System Antenna (3/12/98)
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
TSO-C145a
(amended 2003/07/09; previous version)
Airborne Navigation Sensors using the Global Positioning System (GPS) Augmented by the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) (09/19/02)
(amended 2003/07/09; previous version)
TSO-C146a
(amended 2003/07/09; previous version)
Stand-Alone Airborne Navigation Equipment Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) Augmented by the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) (09/19/02)
(amended 2003/07/09; previous version)
TSO-C147
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
Traffic Advisory System (TAS) Airborne Equipment (4/6/98)
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
TSO-C148
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
Aircraft Mechanical Fasteners (9/26/97)
(amended 2001/10/01; no previous version)
TSO-C149 Aircraft Bearings (04/24/98)
TSO-C150 Aircraft Seals (04/24/98)
TSO-C151b
(amended 2003/07/09; previous version)
Terrain Awareness and Warning System (12/17/02)
(amended 2003/07/09; previous version)

TSO-C153
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

Integrated Modular Avionics Hardware Elements (05/06/02)
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

TSO-C154a
(amended 2007/03/08)

Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Equipment Operating on the Frequency of 978 MHz (06/17/05)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C155
(amended 2007/03/08)

Recorder Independent Power Supply (02/03/05)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C157
(amended 2007/03/08)

Aircraft Flight Information Services-Broadcast (FIS-B) Data Link Systems and Equipment (09/20/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C158
(amended 2007/03/08)

Aeronautical Mobile High Frequency Data Link (HFDL) Equipment (08/19/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C159
(amended 2007/03/08)

Avionics Supporting Next Generation Satellite Systems (NGSS) (09/20/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C161
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

Ground Based Augmentation System Positioning and Navigation Equipment (05/30/03)
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

TSO-C162
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

Ground Based Augmentation System Very High Frequency Data Broadcast Equipment (05/30/03)
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

TSO-C163
(amended 2007/03/08)

VDL Mode 3 Communications Equipment Operating within the Frequency Range 117.975-137.000 Megahertz (05/04/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C164
(amended 2007/03/08)

Night Vision Goggles (09/30/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C165
(amended 2007/03/08)

Electronic Map Display Equipment for Graphical Depiction of Aircraft Position (09/30/03)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C166
(amended 2007/03/08)

Extended Squitter Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (TIS‑B) Equipment Operating on the radio Frequency of 1090 Megahertz (MHz) (09/20/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C167
(amended 2007/03/08)

Personnel Carrying Device Systems (PCDS), also Known as Human Harnesses (06/09/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C168
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

Aviation Visual Distress Signals (03/25/04)
(amended 2004/06/08; no previous version)

TSO-C169
(amended 2007/03/08)

VHF Radio Communications Transceiver Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range 117.975 (05/17/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C170
(amended 2007/03/08)

High Frequency (HF) Radio Communications Transceiver Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency 1.5 to 30 Megahertz (12/20/04)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C171
(amended 2007/03/08)

Aircraft Clamps (05/02/05)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C173
(amended 2007/03/08)

Nickel-Cadmium and Lead-Acid Batteries (05/02/05)
(amended 2007/03/08)

TSO-C174
(amended 2007/03/08)

Battery Based Emergency Power Unit (BEPU)
(amended 2007/03/08)

(Change 537-1 (89-03-01))
(Change 537-2 (92-02-03))
(Change 537-3 (93-12-30))
(Change 537-4 (98-10-29))


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