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An Alternative Means of Compliance (AMOC) is an approval issued by the Minister or foreign approval accepted by the Minister pursuant to CAR 605.84(2) that provides alternative means to comply with an AD, where the proposed alternative will maintain the level of safety that is provided for by the compliance time, the modification, the restriction, the replacement, the special inspections or the procedure set out in the that AD.
Aircraft owners/operators who desire to deviate from the mandated instructions as written, must propose an AMOC to Transport Canada for review.
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