Canadian operating certificate not on board.

Attributes
ACN	193090
Time
Date	199110
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyoo
State Reference	ON
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	193090
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight was a cargo trip from chicago to oshawa, ontario, canada, with a customs stop at port huron, mi. The canadian 'FAA' ramp checked me at oshawa. They said I did not have a 'canadian operating certificate'. This certificate should start with the letter 'F'. Is this certificate necessary when flying just freight? The company does have a non scheduled international license from the national transportation agency of canada. Could you please help me clarify this problem? The easiest way to fix this problem in the future is to require a photocopy of all necessary documentation to be included in the company manual.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CANADIAN OPERATING CERTIFICATE NOT ON BOARD.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS A CARGO TRIP FROM CHICAGO TO OSHAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA, WITH A CUSTOMS STOP AT PORT HURON, MI. THE CANADIAN 'FAA' RAMP CHKED ME AT OSHAWA. THEY SAID I DID NOT HAVE A 'CANADIAN OPERATING CERTIFICATE'. THIS CERTIFICATE SHOULD START WITH THE LETTER 'F'. IS THIS CERTIFICATE NECESSARY WHEN FLYING JUST FREIGHT? THE COMPANY DOES HAVE A NON SCHEDULED INTL LICENSE FROM THE NATL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY OF CANADA. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME CLARIFY THIS PROBLEM? THE EASIEST WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE IS TO REQUIRE A PHOTOCOPY OF ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE COMPANY MANUAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.