St. Clair and Detroit River Navigation Safety Regulations (SOR/84-335)

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St. Clair and Detroit River Navigation Safety Regulations

SOR/84-335

CANADA SHIPPING ACT, 2001

Registration 1984-04-19

Regulations Respecting Navigation Safety on the Waters of the Great Lakes from Lake Huron to Lake Erie

P.C. 1984-1383 1984-04-18

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, pursuant to section 635 of the Canada Shipping Act, is pleased hereby to revoke the St. Clair and Detroit River Vessel Speed Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1469, and, pursuant to sections 635 and 730Footnote * of the said Act, to make the annexed Regulations respecting navigation safety on the waters of the Great Lakes from Lake Huron to Lake Erie, effective on April 30, 1984.

SHORT TITLE

1. These Regulations may be cited as the St. Clair and Detroit River Navigation Safety Regulations.

INTERPRETATION

2. In these Regulations,

“Captain of the Port”

“Captain of the Port” means the Captain of the Port for the United States Coast Guard at Detroit, Michigan; (capitaine de port)

“District Commander”

“District Commander” means the District Commander for the Ninth United States Coast Guard District; (commandant du district)

“floating plant”

“floating plant” includes any type of manned barge, scow or similar watercraft that is used for river or harbour improvements, salvage, scientific work, cargo handling, exploration or exploitation of mineral resources, or other similar operations; (installation flottante)

“Harbour Master”

“Harbour Master” means the harbour master appointed for the Windsor harbour; (maître de port)

“knot”

“knot” means one nautical mile per hour over the ground; (noeud)

“length”

“length”, in respect of a ship, means the overall length of the ship; (longueur)

“mile”

“mile” means the international nautical mile of 1 852 metres; (mille)

“Regional Director General”

“Regional Director General” means the Regional Director General for the Central Region, Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Transport; (directeur général régional)

“SARNIA TRAFFIC”

“SARNIA TRAFFIC” means the Canadian Coast Guard traffic centre at Sarnia, Ontario. (SARNIA TRAFFIC)

  • SOR/94-130, s. 1.

APPLICATION

  • 3. (1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), these Regulations apply to

    • (a) all ships in the Canadian waters, and

    • (b) all Canadian ships in the United States’ waters of the lakes and rivers between buoys “1” of the East and West Outer Channels at the Lake Erie entrance to the Detroit River and Lake Huron Cut Lighted Buoy “11” and including the Rouge River and Short Cut Canal from Detroit Edison Cell Light “1” to the head of navigation.

  • (2) Sections 5 to 7 apply to every ship that is required by the Ship Station (Radio) Regulations, 1999 to be fitted with a VHF radiotelephone.

  • (3) Section 12 applies to

    • (a) power-driven ships of 55 metres or more in length;

    • (b) ships of 20 metres or more in length propelled wholly by sails and not being propelled by mechanical means;

    • (c) vessels engaged in towing another vessel astern, alongside or by pushing ahead; and

    • (d) floating plants.

  • (4) Sections 10, 11 and 12 do not apply to a ship that is

    • (a) owned by or in the service of the government of Canada or the United States and that is engaged in icebreaking, search and rescue or servicing aids to navigation; or

    • (b) engaged in river or harbour improvements, where other ships have been warned of those operations and where that ship is operated in a safe and prudent manner.

  • SOR/94-130, s. 2;
  • SOR/2000-264, s. 3.