History — 604.48

604.48 (1) For the purposes of section 602.122, a pilot-in-command may conduct an IFR flight in an aircraft operated by a private operator when an alternate aerodrome has not been designated in the IFR flight plan or in the IFR flight itinerary if (a) the private operator is authorized to do so under a special authorization; (b) the estimated flight time is not more than six hours and the departure aerodrome is located in North America, Bermuda or the Caribbean islands; (c) the forecast or reported weather at the destination aerodrome, from one hour before until one hour after the estimated time of arrival, does not include (i) conditions, including fog or precipitation, that restrict flight visibility to less than three miles, (ii) a thunderstorm, (iii) a ceiling of less than 1,000 feet above the FAF altitude and a ground visibility of less than three miles, (iv) a ceiling of less than 1,500 feet above the minimum descent altitude and a ground visibility of less than six miles, or (v) freezing rain, freezing drizzle or sleet; (d) the destination aerodrome (i) has at least two runways that are (A) operational, (B) separate and not reciprocal directions of the same runway, and (C) s…