2. (1) In these Regulations,
- “Act”
“Act” means the Canada Shipping Act; (Loi)
- “approved”
“approved” means approved by the Board; (approuvé)
- “Board”
“Board” means the Board of Steamship Inspection created pursuant to Part VIII of the Act; (Bureau)
- “cargo gear”
“cargo gear” means any gear or appliance used in the processes; (engin de manutention)
- “Chairman”
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board; (président)
- “Class A gear”
“Class A gear” means gear made from wrought iron, or from mild steel that contains less than 0.20 per cent carbon; (engin classe A)
- “Class B gear”
“Class B gear” means gear made from mild steel that contains not less than 0.20 per cent carbon, or from alloy steel; (engin classe B)
- “fixed cargo gear”
“fixed cargo gear” means ships’ cranes, winches and other hoisting appliances, derrick booms, derricks and mast bands, goose-necks, eyebolts and all other permanent attachments to any part of a ship used in connection with the processes, also shore cranes and other shore based appliances employed in loading or unloading a ship; (engins de manutention fixes)
- “hatch”
“hatch” means an opening in a deck used for the purpose of the processes or for trimming or ventilation; (écoutille)
- “hatchway”
“hatchway” means the whole space within the square of the hatches, from the top deck to the bottom of the hold; (passage d’écoutille)
- “heat treatment”
“heat treatment” means either annealing or normalizing as described in Schedule II; (traitement thermique)
- “inspector”
“inspector” means an inspector of Ship’s Tackle appointed pursuant to Part VIII of the Act; (inspecteur)
- “lifting machinery”
“lifting machinery” means any fixed cargo gear used in hoisting or lowering; (appareils de levage)
- “Minister”
“Minister” means the Minister of Transport; (ministre)
- “officer in charge”
“officer in charge” means the person, other than the master, in charge of a ship; (officier responsable)
- “prescribed”
“prescribed” means prescribed by the Board; (prescrit)
- “processes”
“processes” means all or any part of the work of loading, unloading, moving or handling cargo, bunker coal, ship’s stores, ship and cargo fittings, performed
(a) on board a ship,
(b) on shore in an area within the scope of any derrick, crane or other equipment employed in loading or unloading a ship and in the immediate approaches to such an area not including any shed or warehouse or any part of a wharf forward or aft of the ship’s mooring lines,
(c) on board any floating crane or other floating hoisting equipment, or
(d) on board any barge, scow, raft or crib alongside a ship; (opérations)
- “pulley block”
“pulley block” means pulley block, gin and similar gear, other than a crane block specially constructed for use with a crane to which it is permanently attached; (poulie)
- “union purchase”
“union purchase” means a rig in which a pair of derricks is used in combination, the derricks being fixed and the cargo runners coupled, such rig being otherwise known as “coupled derricks”, “married falls” or “burtoning”; (manoeuvre en colis volant)
- “wharf”
“wharf” means any wharf, dock, pier, quay or similar place at which the processes are carried on; (quai)
- “worker”
“worker” means any person employed in the processes; (travailleur)
- “working place”
“working place” means a place where the processes are carried on. (lieu de travail)
(2) In Part IV of these Regulations, “competent person” means a person having qualifications appropriate to the duties required of him as set out in Schedule III.
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