17. [Revoked, SOR/93-251, s. 2]

• 18. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the following ships shall be inspected annually in accordance with section 23, and quadrennially in accordance with sections 24 to 27:

  • (a) passenger ships over five tons, gross tonnage;

  • (b) non-passenger steamships over 150 tons, gross tonnage; and

  • (c) towed barges, dredges and like vessels over 150 tons, gross tonnage, making voyages more than 15 nautical miles from land and carrying a crew.

• (2) Where a ship described in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) is

  • (a) not over 40 years old,

  • (b) constructed of steel,

  • (c) making voyages on inland waters, and

  • (d) in fresh water for a period of at least three consecutive months annually,

  it shall be inspected annually in accordance with section 23 and quinquennially in accordance with sections 24 to 27.

• (3) The following ships shall be inspected quadrennially in accordance with sections 24 to 27:

  • (a) non-passenger steamships over 15 tons, gross tonnage, and not over 150 tons, gross tonnage; and

  • (b) towed barges, dredges and like vessels over 15 tons, gross tonnage, and not over 150 tons, gross tonnage, making voyages more than 15 nautical miles from land and carrying a crew.

• (4) [Revoked, SOR/93-251, s. 2]

• 19. (1) Where it is inconvenient for an owner to fulfil all the requirements of a periodical inspection referred to in section 23 or in sections 24 to 27 at the due date, the Board may allow postponement of certain parts of the inspection of the ship if it is satisfied that it can do so with propriety.

• (2) Where postponement is allowed under subsection (1),

  • (a) the periodical inspection shall be completed within a time determined by the Board in accordance with the requirements of the appropriate section, as if the ship had been inspected on the original due date; and

  • (b) in the case of ships subject to quinquennial inspection, the succeeding periodical inspection shall become due within the prescribed period from the original due date.

• 20. (1) An owner may submit a proposal to the Board for a system of continuous inspection and testing of the hull of the ship whereby all compartments of the hull are opened for inspection and testing in regular rotation within a five-year period.

• (2) Where a system of continuous inspection is approved by the Board, the owner of the ship for which it is approved shall furnish a chart for recording inspections and tests.

• 21. (1) Steamships and non-self-propelled ships shall be inspected in dry dock or on a slipway as prescribed in Schedule I, except that where an owner cannot comply with the requirements of Schedule I the Board may allow postponement of underwater inspection if it is satisfied that it can do so with propriety and, where postponement is allowed in the case of ships subject to quinquennial inspection, the succeeding underwater inspection shall become due within the inspection interval prescribed in Schedule I from the original due date.

• (2) At the underwater inspection, the ship shall be placed on blocks of sufficient height, and suitable stages shall be erected around the ship to facilitate proper inspection of the outside of the hull and its appendages.

• (3) In the case of small non-passenger ships, underwater inspection other than in a drydock or on a slipway may be permitted provided the inspector is satified that with such inspection he can properly determine the condition of the outside of the hull and its appendages.