3. Every life raft, rocket, flare or signal required by these Regulations for a fishing vessel shall be of a type approved by the Board and constructed in accordance with the standards for such equipment prescribed in the Life Saving Equipment Regulations.

4. [Repealed, SOR/99-215, s. 5]

• 5. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Part applies to every fishing vessel that

  • (a) exceed 15 tons, gross tonnage, but does not exceed 150 tons, gross tonnage;

  • (b) does not exceed 24.4 m in length; and

  • (c) is not a sailing ship.

• (2) Sections 6, 7, 9, 11 to 28, 43 and 44 apply only to a new fishing vessel.

• (3) Section 29 applies only to a fishing vessel of closed construction employed in catching herring or capelin where, on or after July 6, 1977,

  • (a) its keel was laid;

  • (b) it was registered as a Canadian ship;

  • (c) it was converted to herring or capelin fishing; or

  • (d) it underwent such modification that its stability characteristics were adversely affected.

• 6. (1) Subject to section 7, before commencement of construction of a fishing vessel, the builder or owner of the fishing vessel shall submit in triplicate to the Ship Safety Branch office for the area in which the fishing vessel will be constructed, the scantlings, information and data set out in Schedule I concerning the propelling machinery, boilers and air receivers, bilge pumps and piping, fire pumps and piping, fuel systems including ventilating arrangements, steering gear, hull and electrical system of the fishing vessel.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the data set out in paragraph (h) of Schedule I is required to be submitted only in respect of fishing vessels to which section 29 applies.

• (3) Before commencement of construction of a fishing vessel, the owner of the fishing vessel shall submit to the Ship Safety Branch office for the area in which it is proposed to construct the fishing vessel detailed plans and data of any of the following equipment with which the fishing vessel is to be equipped, namely, its main, auxiliary and heating boilers (other than heating boilers having a working pressure not exceeding 103 kPa), steam pipes, boiler mountings and air receivers.

• 7. (1) Where, under subsection 6(1) or (2), any scantling, information, data or plans are submitted to a Ship Safety Branch office, an inspector shall approve them if, in the inspector’s opinion,

  • (a) the scantlings, information, data or plans conform with the requirements of sections 9 to 29 where those sections are applicable; and

  • (b) the vessel, if constructed in accordance with those scantlings, information, data or plans, will be safe and suitable for the voyages for which it is intended.

• (2) Where, under subsection 6(3), plans and data are submitted to a Ship Safety Branch office respecting any equipment mentioned in that subsection, that office shall send them to the Chairman who shall approve the plans if the equipment conforms with the requirements of the Marine Machinery Regulations.