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// TRAINING DOCKET — FULL SYLLABUS

Canadian Military Airworthiness Course Curriculum

Five modules and thirty days of independent professional development, from the Canadian military airworthiness framework and the TAM to type design approval, design standards, continuing airworthiness and foreign military type designs.

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PREPAREDAIRWORTHY//30 COURSE CURRICULUM
30
Days
5
Modules
6
Assessments
45+
Citations
15–20
Min/Day

// MODULE 01 — DAYS 01–05

The Canadian Military Airworthiness Framework

The legal and institutional bedrock: the Aeronautics Act, the CAR 102.01(a) military carve-out, the Technical Airworthiness Manual, and the authorities who run the CAF's parallel airworthiness system.

Aeronautics Act s. 3(1)(b)CAR 102.01(a)TAM C-05-005-001/AG-001
  • D01

    Legal Foundation - The Aeronautics Act and the Military Carve-Out

    Why DND runs a parallel airworthiness system: the MND as 'Minister' for defence and the CARs' military carve-out.

    Aeronautics Act s. 3(1)(b)CAR 102.01(a)
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D02

    The Technical Airworthiness Program and the TAM

    The five-part TAM structure and the hierarchy of rules, standards, and advisories.

    TAM C-05-005-001/AG-001ADSM AG-002DAOD 2015-1
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D03

    The Authorities - TAA, DTAES, OAA, and the Boards

    The delegation chain under the Aeronautics Act, the ARB and AAB, and the Flight Test Authority.

    TAA (DGAEPM)OAA (1 Cdn Air Div)AETE
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D04

    Recognized Codes - Civil Standards and Military Codes

    How Canada adopts AWM, 14 CFR, and EASA CS alongside military codes in a TAA-approved, fleet-specific certification basis.

    MIL-HDBK-516EMACCDEF STAN 00-970AWM
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D05

    Module Assessment - The CH-148 Cyclone Case

    ASSESSMENT

    Case study: the cost of underestimating a developmental certification.

    OAG 2010CH-148 Cyclone
    GATE · 18 MIN

// MODULE 02 — DAYS 06–12

Type Design Approval & Certification in the CAF

The heart of the course. The DND Type Certificate, Type Design Examination, certification-basis construction, and the procedural machinery every CAF certification program runs on.

DND Type CertificateTAM Part 2 Ch. 5 - TDERelease to Service
  • D06

    The DND Type Certificate and the Military Aircraft Register

    The CAF lifecycle: TC, TDE, airworthiness clearances, and Release to Service.

    DND Type CertificateAirworthiness ClearanceRelease to Service
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D07

    Type Design Examination - TAM Part 2, Chapter 5

    Assessment of Acceptability and Assessment of Applicability - credit toward a DND Type Certificate, not itself an approval.

    TAM Part 2 Ch. 5TDE Levels 1/2/3
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D08

    The Certification Basis and the Certification Plan

    Recognized code and/or OCA basic-vehicle basis, military additions, and special conditions.

    TAM 2.1.2.R3/S3Special Conditions
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D09

    Means of Compliance in Military Programs

    Analysis, test, inspection, demonstration, similarity - compliance showing under AETE engineering flight test.

    MoC CodesAETE Flight TestEFP
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D10

    Pathways Case Lab - MOTS, Modified, and Developmental

    CC-177 off the shelf, CH-147F modified via TDE, CH-148 developmental - and the F-35A with no civil TC.

    CC-177 MOTSCH-147FCH-148
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D11

    Design Changes in Service

    Military modifications, contractor certification, and configuration control.

    TAM Part 3 Ch. 2Design Change Certification
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D12

    Module Assessment - Mock TDE Compliance Matrix

    ASSESSMENT

    Full case study: rebuild the certification basis and defend the compliance matrix for a fleet modification gone sideways.

    TAM Part 2 Ch. 5TAM 2.1.2.R3MIL-HDBK-516C
    GATE · 18 MIN

// MODULE 03 — DAYS 13–21

Design Standards & Safety Assessment

The design standards themselves: structures, systems safety, software, and hardware - civil codes adopted as TAA-recognized standards, with the military codes that borrow heavily from them.

MIL-HDBK-516Section 25.1309DO-178C
  • D13

    Civil Design Standards as Recognized Codes - Part 23 vs. Part 25

    Performance-based small-airplane rules vs. transport-category prescriptivism - civil codes the TAA recognizes.

    Part 23 Amdt 64Part 25
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D14

    Flight Requirements - Performance and Flying Qualities

    Takeoff/landing performance schedules and stability requirements in the recognized codes.

    Section 25.21Section 25.107Section 25.171
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D15

    Structures - Loads, Fatigue, and Damage Tolerance

    Limit/ultimate loads and the damage-tolerance philosophy of Section 25.571.

    Section 25.305Section 25.571AC 25.571-1D
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D16

    Systems Safety Assessment - Section 25.1309 End to End

    FHA, PSSA, SSA: probability budgets and severity classifications the military codes inherit.

    Section 25.1309AC 25.1309-1AARP4754A
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D17

    Software and Airborne Electronic Hardware

    Design assurance levels, lifecycle data, and certification liaison for SW/AEH.

    DO-178CDO-254AC 20-152A
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D18

    Rotorcraft Standards - Parts 27/29 and ADS-51

    How the standards shift for rotorcraft - and the US Army ADS-51 basis behind the CH-147F.

    Part 27Part 29ADS-51
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D19

    Engines and Propellers - Parts 33/35

    The recognized standards for engines and propellers in a certification basis.

    Part 33Part 35
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D20

    Unmanned Aircraft - UAS and the Military RPAS Angle

    Airworthiness for unmanned systems under recognized codes and military RPAS operations.

    UASMilitary RPAS
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D21

    Module 3 Capstone - Systems Safety Scenario Review

    ASSESSMENT

    Integrated scenario: assign DALs and MoCs across a flight-control system.

    Section 25.1309Section 25.571DO-178C
    GATE · 18 MIN

// REGULATION EXCERPT — THE FLAVOR OF THE COURSE

“The airplane systems and associated components, considered separately and in relation to other systems, must be designed so that the occurrence of any failure condition which would prevent the continued safe flight and landing of the airplane is extremely improbable… catastrophic failure conditions must not result from a single failure.”

§ 25.1309(b) — Equipment, Systems, and Installations14 CFR, retained as a TAA-recognized code · As amended by Amendment 25-152 (2024)

AC 25.1309-1BARP4761

→ Day 16: You will map this clause to FHA/SSA DAL allocations

Plain-English — Probability Classes

Per failure-condition class guidance (AC 25.1309-1B), severity is priced in probability per flight hour:

  • ≥ 10⁻⁵Probable — anticipated to occur during the life of the fleet
  • 10⁻⁵ – 10⁻⁹Improbable — not expected fleet-wide, may occur per airframe
  • < 10⁻⁹Extremely improbable — so unlikely they need not be foreseen

// MODULE 04 — DAYS 22–26

Continuing Airworthiness in CAF Service

Airworthiness doesn't end at Release to Service. Maintenance programs, flight authorities, TAA airworthiness directives, and the reviews that keep the CAF fleet airworthy.

TAM Part 3EFP / SPFPARB
  • D22

    The Continuing Airworthiness Framework - TAM Part 3

    Maintenance programs built from ICAs, Airworthiness Limitations, and lifed items - from the Weapon System Manager to the Wing.

    TAM Part 3ICAsAWLsECIR
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D23

    Maintenance Release and People - MRA, ARA, and the MPM

    Organizationally assigned authority under a TAA-approved Maintenance Process Manual - no personal mechanic's licence in the CAF.

    MRA (ACA/SCA)ARAMPM
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D24

    Flight Authority and Airworthiness Review - CofA, EFP/SPFP, and the ARB

    TAA flight authority, the ARB's annual per-fleet review, and Release to Service.

    CofAEFP/SPFPARB Annual Review
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D25

    TAA Airworthiness Directives and In-Service Monitoring

    TAA ADs, foreign AD equivalence, and fleet implementation via special and urgent inspections.

    TAA ADs - Part 5 Ch. 6In-Service Monitoring
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D26

    Aging Aircraft Programs + Module Assessment - ASIMP, MSIP, ESIP

    ASSESSMENT

    Structural life extension and integrity programs: CP-140 ASLEP and the CF-188 IFOSTP.

    ASIMPCP-140 ASLEPCF-188 IFOSTP
    GATE · 18 MIN

// MODULE 05 — DAYS 27–30

Foreign Type Designs & Harmonization

Airworthiness crosses borders. Recognizing foreign military airworthiness authorities, certifying foreign type designs in Canada, and the final synthesis of everything in the docket.

Joint Advisory 2016-04TAM 2.5.1.2CH-147F
  • D27

    Recognizing Foreign Military Airworthiness Authorities

    USAF TAA, NAVAIR, UK MAA, and the other recognized authorities - and how Canada itself is recognized abroad.

    Joint Advisory 2016-04MARQ
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D28

    Certifying Foreign Military Type Designs in Canada - The Playbook

    No civil-style bilateral with the US military: the TDE does the work - credit determination and building the certification basis for a foreign design.

    TAM 2.5.1.2Assessment of Acceptability
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D29

    Case Certification Lab - CH-147F, CC-130J, and CC-177

    End-to-end: ADS-51 to TDE to SPFP and Release to Service - sustainment as continued certification.

    CH-147FCC-130JCC-177 GSP
    3+10+5 MIN
  • D30

    Capstone - The Canadian Military Airworthiness Lifecycle

    FINAL EXAM

    One lifecycle, start to finish - harmonization outlook and the final-exam briefing.

    TAM C-05-005-001/AG-001NATO Airworthiness PolicyEMAD-R
    FINAL · 30 Q

// ASSESSMENT CADENCE

Daily rhythm. Module gates.

Every day runs the same three-phase protocol. Every module closes with an assessment gate. Day 30 closes the docket with the comprehensive final.

01Refresher3:00

spaced-repetition recall of prior days

02Deep Dive10:00

the regulation, read like an engineer

03Daily Check5:00

3 questions — 80% keeps the streak

Daily 3-Question Check Module Gate Final Exam

// ENROLLMENT

Open your docket.

Day 1 unlocks at 06:00 your local time the morning after enrollment.

Enroll — Begin Day 1