Natural and Man-made Harbour Navigation and Use Regulations (SOR/2005-73)

5. Every person in a harbour must follow the fire protection and prevention measures established for the safety of persons and ships in the harbour, taking into account the activities in the harbour.

6. Every person who, by act or omission, causes a dangerous situation in a harbour must immediately take appropriate precautionary measures to prevent injury to persons or damage to ships and notify a harbour official without delay as to the nature of the dangerous situation and the precautions that have been taken and their location.

7. Despite any other provision of these Regulations, a person may, in a harbour, conduct an activity set out in column 1 of the schedule without having a contract or lease with, or a licence granted by, the Minister of National Defence or an authorization from a harbour official or without complying with the conditions of an authorization for the duration of an emergency situation if

• (a) the activity is required as a result of an emergency situation that jeopardizes the safety of persons or ships;

• (b) the person conducting the activity makes every effort to notify a harbour official of the activity and the emergency situation, if practicable; and

• (c) the person conducting the activity submits a detailed written report to the harbour official without delay describing the activity and explaining why the situation was regarded as an emergency.

8. If an activity in a harbour causes or is likely to cause an emergency situation that jeopardizes the safety of persons or ships, the person conducting the activity and, in the case of an activity conducted under a contract, lease, licence or authorization, the person authorized to conduct the activity must

• (a) notify a harbour official without delay of the emergency situation;

• (b) submit a detailed written report of the emergency situation to the harbour official as soon as possible after the situation ceases to exist; and

• (c) at the request of the harbour official, submit with the report to the harbour official a copy of each report of the emergency situation that the person makes to municipal, provincial and federal authorities.

9. A person who does anything in a harbour that results in an incident involving injury to persons or damage to ships, including an explosion, fire, accident, grounding, or stranding must

• (a) notify a harbour official of the incident without delay; and

• (b) submit a detailed written report of the incident to the harbour official as soon as possible after the incident occurs.

• 10. (1) If, in a harbour, a person conducts an activity, other than an activity set out in the schedule, that is likely to have any of the results prohibited under section 3, a harbour official may instruct the person conducting the activity to cease the activity or authorize the person to conduct the activity on condition that the person takes measures reasonably necessary to mitigate or prevent the result.

• (2) The person must immediately comply with the instructions of the harbour official.