1. (1) The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations.

“Act”

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

“Arctic class ship”

“Arctic class ship” has the meaning assigned in section 2 of the Arctic Shipping Pollution Prevention Regulations. (navire de cote arctique)

“certified”

“certified”, in respect of a ship, means certified by the Board or by the appropriate authority of the country in which the ship is registered. (autorisé)

“closed construction ship”

“closed construction ship” means a ship that has a fixed structural deck covering the entire hull above the deepest operating waterline and that, when the open wells or cockpits fitted in the deck of the ship are flooded, is not endangered. (navire ponté)

“digital selective calling”

“digital selective calling” or “DSC” means a technique using digital codes that enables a radio station to establish contact with, and transfer information to, another station or group of stations, which technique complies with the recommendations of the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector. (appel sélectif numériqueouASN)

“dual watch capability”

“dual watch capability”, in respect of a VHF radiotelephone, means that the radiotelephone is designed

• (a) to monitor frequency 156.8 MHz (channel 16) while a listening watch is maintained on one other selected channel; and

• (b) to cause channel 16 to override the selected channel when a signal is received on channel 16. (système de veille double)

“enhanced group call system”

“enhanced group call system” means a system for broadcasting messages by means of the INMARSAT-C mobile satellite communications system operated by INMARSAT. (système d’appel de groupe amélioré)

“EPIRB”

“EPIRB” means an emergency position indicating radiobeacon that meets the requirements of sections 25 and 26 of the Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999. (RLS)

“Great Lakes Basin”

“Great Lakes Basin” means the waters of the Great Lakes, their connecting and tributary waters and the St. Lawrence River as far as the lower exit of the St. Lambert Lock at Montreal in the Province of Quebec. (bassin des Grands Lacs)

“INMARSAT”

“INMARSAT” means the International Maritime Satellite Organization. (INMARSAT)

“international NAVTEX service”

“international NAVTEX service” means the coordinated broadcast of maritime safety information in the English language on the radio frequency of 518 kHz that is automatically received on any ship through NBDP. (service NAVTEX international)

“length”

“length” means overall length. (longueur)

“maritime safety information”

“maritime safety information” means navigational and meteorological warnings, meteorological forecasts and other urgent safety-related messages broadcast to ships. (renseignements sur la sécurité maritime)

“mile”

“mile” means the international nautical mile of 1 852 m. (mille)

“NAVTEX receiver”

“NAVTEX receiver” means a receiver that is capable of receiving an international NAVTEX service and that meets the requirements of section 24 of the Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999. (récepteur NAVTEX)

“NBDP”

“NBDP” means the process of message transmission known as narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy that uses the International Telegraph Alphabet Number 2 Code in such a way that receiving equipment automatically produces a printed version of the transmitted message. (IDBE)

“non-Canadian ship”

“non-Canadian ship” means a ship that is not a Canadian ship or a non-duty paid ship within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Coasting Trade Act. (navire non canadien)

“owner”

“owner” includes a charterer. (propriétaire)

“SART”

“SART” means a radar transponder designed for search and rescue purposes that meets the requirements of section 28 of the Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999. (répondeur SAR)

“sea area A1”

“sea area A1”, “sea area A2”, “sea area A3” and “sea area A4” have the meanings assigned in Chapter IV of the Safety Convention. (zone océanique A1,zone océanique A2,zone océanique A3etzone océanique A4)

“ship earth station”

“ship earth station” means a mobile earth station in the maritime mobile-satellite service located on board a ship. (station terrienne de navire)

“shipping safety control zone”

“shipping safety control zone” means an area of arctic waters prescribed as such under subsection 11(1) of the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act. (zone de contrôle de la sécurité de la navigation)

“survival craft”

“survival craft” means a survival craft within the meaning of the Life Saving Equipment Regulations, the Large Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations or the Small Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations. (bateau de sauvetage)

“tow-boat”

“tow-boat” means a ship engaged in towing another ship or a floating object astern or alongside or in pushing another ship or a floating object ahead. (bâtiment remorqueur)

“Type A ship”

“Type A ship” has the meaning assigned in section 2 of the Arctic Shipping Pollution Prevention Regulations. (navire de type A)

“Vessel Traffic Services Zone”

“Vessel Traffic Services Zone” means a Vessel Traffic Services Zone prescribed in section 4 of the Vessel Traffic Services Zones Regulations. (zone de services de trafic maritime)

“VHF coverage area”

“VHF coverage area” means

• (a) the Great Lakes;

• (b) the Saguenay River downstream from Chicoutimi;

• (c) the St. Lawrence River as far seaward as a straight line drawn

  • (i) from Cap-des-Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island, and

  • (ii) from Anticosti Island to the north shore of the St. Lawrence River along the meridian of longitude 63° west;

• (d) Puget Sound, State of Washington, U.S.A.; or

• (e) all waters that are within a coverage radius of a Canadian Coast Guard or U.S. Coast Guard radio station providing a continuous maritime mobile distress and safety service on frequency 156.8 MHz (channel 16). (zone VHF)

(2) In these Regulations, the classes of home-trade voyages and the classes of minor waters voyages have the meanings assigned in sections 4 and 6, respectively, of the Home-Trade, Inland and Minor Waters Voyages Regulations.