• 10. (1) A ship that is 20 m or more in length and certified to carry more than 12 passengers or a ship that has a gross tonnage of 300 tons or more shall be equipped

  • (a) if the ship is engaged on a voyage in sea area A2, with an MF radio installation capable of receiving and transmitting voice communications and communications using DSC;

  • (b) if the ship is engaged on a voyage in sea area A3,

    • (i) with an INMARSAT ship earth station and an MF radio installation capable of receiving and transmitting voice communications and communications using DSC, or

    • (ii) with an MF/HF radio installation capable of receiving and transmitting voice communications and communications using NBDP and DSC;

  • (c) if the ship is engaged on a voyage in sea area A4, with an MF/HF radio installation capable of receiving and transmitting voice communications and communications using NBDP and DSC; and

  • (d) if the ship is engaged on a voyage in an area of INMARSAT coverage in which an international NAVTEX service or a continuous VHF maritime mobile distress and safety service is not provided, with a radio installation capable of receiving maritime safety information sent by the INMARSAT enhanced group call system.

• (2) Paragraph (1)(d) does not apply in respect of a ship engaged on a voyage exclusively in an area where maritime safety information is provided through NBDP service on the HF band if the ship is equipped with radio equipment capable of receiving that service.

11. Subsection 10(1) does not apply in respect of a ship engaged on a direct voyage through the Gulf of St. Lawrence beyond the VHF coverage area or beyond sea area A1, if the ship is equipped with

• (a) a NAVTEX receiver; and

• (b) radio equipment capable of establishing continuous two-way communications with a Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Service Centre.

12. One of the SARTs on a ship required by the Life Saving Equipment Regulations, the Large Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations or the Small Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations shall be stowed so that it is readily accessible for immediate use on the ship.

• 13. (1) A ship that is not a tug shall be equipped with an EPIRB

  • (a) in the case of a ship that is 20 m or more in length and engaged on a voyage other than a home-trade voyage, Class IV, or a minor waters voyage;

  • (b) in the case of a ship that has a gross tonnage of 15 tons or more, is less than 20 m in length and is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class I, a home-trade voyage, Class II, or a foreign voyage;

  • (b.1) in the case of a ship carrying passengers that is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class I, a home-trade voyage, Class II, or a foreign voyage; and

  • (c) beginning on April 1, 2002, in the case of a ship that has a gross tonnage of less than 15 tons, is 8 m or more in length and is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class I, a home-trade voyage, Class II, or a foreign voyage.

• (2) A tug that has a gross tonnage of more than five tons shall be equipped with an EPIRB if the tug is engaged on a voyage other than

  • (a) a home-trade voyage, Class IV;

  • (b) a minor waters voyage; or

  • (c) in the case of a tug that is less than 20 m in length, a voyage of not more than 50 miles during which the tug remains within either

    • (i) two miles of shore, or

    • (ii) 20 miles of the nearest place of refuge.

• (3) An EPIRB required by these Regulations shall be located on board a ship in a manner and in a place that would allow it

  • (a) in the case of a ship that has a gross tonnage of 15 tons or more or a tug, to float free should the ship sink;

  • (b) to be readily accessible near the position from which the ship is normally navigated, unless it can be activated by remote control from that position; and

  • (c) to be manually released and carried into a survival craft.