1. These Regulations may be cited as the Towboat Crew Accommodation Regulations.

2. In these Regulations,

“Act”

“Act” means the Canada Shipping Act; (Loi)

“Board”

“Board” means the Board of Steamship Inspection created pursuant to Part VIII of the Act; (Bureau)

“day ship”

“day ship” means a ship on which the crew is not required to sleep on board; (navire de jour)

“existing ship”

“existing ship” means a ship that is not a new ship; (navire existant)

“flame spread rating”

“flame spread rating” means the rating applied to a surface that has been tested in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials Test No. E84-61 Standard Method of Test for Surface Burning Characteristics for Building Materials (Tunnel Test); (coefficient de propagation des flammes)

“inspector”

“inspector” means a steamship inspector appointed pursuant to section 366 of the Act or a person designated pursuant to section 48 of these Regulations; (inspecteur)

“length”

“length” means

• (a) in the case of a ship that is registered under the Act or required by the Act to be registered

  • (i) the distance from the fore part of the uppermost end of the stem to the aft side of the head of the stern post except that if a stern post is not fitted to the ship, the measurement shall be taken to the fore side of the head of the rudder stock, or

  • (ii) if the ship has no rudder stock or has a rudder stock situated outside of the hull at the stern, the distance from the fore side of the foremost permanent structure to the aft side of the aftermost permanent structure of the ship, not including guards or rubbing strakes, and

• (b) in the case of a ship that is not required by the Act to be registered, the horizontal distance measured between perpendiculars erected at the extreme ends of the outside of the hull; (longueur)

“new ship”

“new ship” means

• (a) a ship, the construction of which was commenced on or after August 24, 1972, and

• (b) a ship that was a non-Canadian ship before August 24, 1972 and that is registered or licensed in Canada on or after that date; (navire neuf)

“private toilet space”

“private toilet space” means any toilet space appropriated for the use of not more than four persons that

• (a) is situated between two sleeping rooms and used solely by the occupants of those rooms, or

• (b) adjoins a sleeping room and is used solely by the occupants of that room; (salle de bain privée)

“toilet space”

“toilet space” means every room containing a bath, shower, water-closet or wash-basin other than a room that is

• (a) a sleeping room, or

• (b) used only as a laundry; (salle de bain)

“tow”

“tow” means to pull or push any floating object; (remorquer)

“weathertight”

“weathertight” means capable of preventing the passage of water from exterior space to interior space in any weather condition. (étanche aux intempéries)