| (1) | Subject to subregulation (2), an operator of an aircraft shall ensure that neither a passenger nor a crew member operates any portable electronic device on an aircraft without permission of a PIC of that aircraft. |
[Regulation 91.01.9(1) substituted by regulation 21(c) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (2) | The provisions of subregulation (1) does not apply to— |
| (c) | a portable voice recorder; |
| (e) | portable equipment used to sustain life or similar equipment with the ability to generate an electrical charge for the purpose of pacing or resuscitation; or |
| (f) | any other portable electronic device, the operation of which— |
| (i) | in the case of an aircraft engaged in a commercial air transport operation, the operator; or |
| (ii) | in the case of an aircraft engaged in an operation other than a commercial air transport operation, the PIC, has determined will not cause interference with the systems and equipment of the aircraft in which it is to be used. |
| (3) | A portable electronic device referred to in subregulation (2)(c), (d) or (f) shall not be used by any person during the critical phases of flight. |
