MD80 crew had questions about speed control in canadian airspace.

Attributes
ACN	443196
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyyz.airport
State Reference	ON
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cyyz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	443196
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure

Narrative:

On departure from yul during normal climb out, flew through speed 235-240 KTS during normal departure and clean-up profile to achieve aircraft clean minimum maneuvering airspeed. The first officer properly pointed out that the company page showed 200 KT restr below 3000 ft AGL, but I said we need not comply because our minimum safe speed was higher. I later, referring to flight manual in both domestic and international sections, saw no relief from published speed restrs in canada based upon minimum safe operational speeds -- unlike united states far which allows speed exceedance when required by aircraft normal operations. Please advise if canadian regulations parallel united states regulations in this regard, or did I, in fact, bust an operational restr. The first officer, again, quite properly expressed his concern to me and I take responsibility for overriding his concerns.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT SPD CTL IN CANADIAN AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM YUL DURING NORMAL CLBOUT, FLEW THROUGH SPD 235-240 KTS DURING NORMAL DEP AND CLEAN-UP PROFILE TO ACHIEVE ACFT CLEAN MINIMUM MANEUVERING AIRSPD. THE FO PROPERLY POINTED OUT THAT THE COMPANY PAGE SHOWED 200 KT RESTR BELOW 3000 FT AGL, BUT I SAID WE NEED NOT COMPLY BECAUSE OUR MINIMUM SAFE SPD WAS HIGHER. I LATER, REFERRING TO FLT MANUAL IN BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTL SECTIONS, SAW NO RELIEF FROM PUBLISHED SPD RESTRS IN CANADA BASED UPON MINIMUM SAFE OPERATIONAL SPDS -- UNLIKE UNITED STATES FAR WHICH ALLOWS SPD EXCEEDANCE WHEN REQUIRED BY ACFT NORMAL OPS. PLEASE ADVISE IF CANADIAN REGS PARALLEL UNITED STATES REGS IN THIS REGARD, OR DID I, IN FACT, BUST AN OPERATIONAL RESTR. THE FO, AGAIN, QUITE PROPERLY EXPRESSED HIS CONCERN TO ME AND I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERRIDING HIS CONCERNS.

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.