Small Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1486)

• 13. (1) Exhaust pipes from the main engines and from auxiliary engines of a fishing vessel shall be permanently mounted and shall lead to the open air outside the vessel through the uppermost deck or canopy or through the side.

• (2) Where the exhaust pipes referred to in subsection (1) pass through the uppermost deck or canopy, they shall be of sufficient height to ensure that exhaust gases are prevented from escaping into the fishing vessel.

• (3) Where the exhaust pipes referred to in subsection (1) pass through the side of a fishing vessel, the connection shall be watertight and provision shall be made to prevent the engine from being flooded.

• (4) All exhaust pipes on a fishing vessel shall be well secured and be clear of all woodwork and other combustible materials and, where considered necessary by an inspector, they shall be covered with lagging.

• 14. (1) Means of stopping the propulsion of a fishing vessel, other than by shutting off a valve or cock fitted to the fuel tank, shall be provided outside the space where the machinery is located and such means shall be fire resistant.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fishing vessel the construction of which was commenced before June 1, 1974.

14.1 Where a manually operated hydraulic steering system is the auxiliary system to a powered hydraulic steering system, the change-over mechanism shall be located in the wheelhouse.

• 15. (1) Valves or cocks shall be fitted to all suctions and discharges that pass through the hull of a fishing vessel below the weatherdeck.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to

  • (a) pump discharges of 38 mm or less in internal diameter that are situated above the load water line;

  • (b) keel cooling systems; or

  • (c) scuppers that pass from the weatherdeck to the ship’s side above the load water line.

• (3) The cocks or valves required by subsection (1) shall be fitted as close to the side of the fishing vessel as possible.

• (4) Suction and discharge valves and cocks on a steel fishing vessel shall be attached to the plating of the hull or to the plating of fabricated water boxes by

  • (a) bolts with countersunk heads tapped through the plating, or

  • (b) studs that are screwed into heavy steel pads welded or riveted to the plating and that do not penetrate the plating,

  and such valves or cocks shall be fitted with spigots passing through the plating.

• (5) Suction and discharge valves and cocks on a wooden fishing vessel shall be attached to the hull by the methods prescribed in Schedule VII or any other method accepted by the Board after full particulars have been submitted to it.

16. Stern bearing assemblies of a fishing vessel shall consist of

• (a) a stern bearing not less than 3 1/2 shaft diameters in length;

• (b) a gland situated inside the vessel; and

• (c) a watertight tube fitted between the bearing and the gland.