Canal Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1564)

77.24 Before a vessel enters the lock,

• (a) sufficient lengths of mooring lines to reach the mooring posts on the lock walls shall be drawn off the winch drums and laid out on the deck; and

• (b) the eye of each mooring line shall be passed outward through the fairleads at the side.

• 77.25 (1) No vessel shall proceed into the lock in such a manner that the stem passes the “STOP/ARRÊT” sign on the lock wall nearest the closed gates.

• (2) Every vessel proceeding into the lock shall be positioned and moored as directed by the officer in charge of the lock.

77.26 When the speed of a vessel entering the lock chamber has to be checked immediately, the master or the officer in charge of the mooring operation shall order all mooring lines to be put out as soon as possible and the master shall signal a full check by sounding a series of five or more short blasts of the vessel’s whistle.

77.27 Where two or more vessels are being locked together, vessels astern of the leading vessel shall

• (a) come to a full stop a sufficient distance from the preceding vessel to avoid a collision; and

• (b) be moved into mooring position as directed by the officer in charge of the lock.

77.28 No winch from which a mooring line runs shall be operated until the officer in charge of a mooring operator has signalling that the line has been placed on a mooring post.

• 77.29 (1) Lines of a vessel shall be under visual control and attended by at least one member of the vessel’s crew during the period that the vessel is passing through the lock.

• (2) Where a vessel that is not equipped with mooring winches is in the lock, each line of the vessel shall be attended by one member of the crew.

77.30 No vessel shall proceed out of the lock until the exit gates are in a fully open position and the officer in charge directs the vessel to cast off.

77.31 Where cargo that consists in whole or in part of any explosive, flammable or otherwise dangerous goods, including empty tanks that are not free of gas is being transported in a vessel, the master of that vessel shall ensure that the requirements of the Dangerous Goods Shipping Regulations are complied with.