3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), these Regulations apply in respect of every ship as defined in Part XV of the Act.

(2) These Regulations do not apply in respect of a pleasure yacht or a non-passenger, non-self-propelled ship, except in respect of

• (a) propulsion system boilers on board a pleasure yacht, where the yacht is in excess of five tons gross tonnage; and

• (b) boilers and compressed air receivers on board a non-passenger, non-self-propelled ship carrying a crew where the ship

  • (i) may operate or ply on voyages more than 15 miles from land, or

  • (ii) does not operate or ply on voyages more than 15 miles from land and the boilers or compressed air receivers have an assigned working pressure in excess of 103 kPa.

4. (1) Any machinery referred to in Schedules I to XV that is constructed after the coming into force of these Regulations shall be constructed and installed in a ship in accordance with the following standards or specifications in force at the time the construction is commenced:

• (a) the standards or specifications in the rules or codes under which the machinery is being constructed; and

• (b) the design specifications set out in each item of Part I of the applicable schedule of Schedules I to XV and the general design specifications set out in Schedule XVI.

(2) In the event of any inconsistency between the standards or specifications referred to in paragraph (1)(a) and the specifications referred to in paragraph (1)(b), the specifications referred to in paragraph (1)(b) shall prevail.

(3) Any machinery referred to in subsection (1) that has been constructed in accordance with the standards or specifications in rules or codes of an approved classification society may be installed in a ship in accordance with the rules or codes of another approved classification society.

5. (1) Subject to subsection (2), major repairs to machinery referred to in Schedules I to XV that was constructed before or after the coming into force of these Regulations, including the reinstallation of components associated with the machinery following the major repairs, shall be made in accordance with the standards or specifications referred to in subsection 4(1) in force at the time the major repairs are commenced.

(2) Where making major repairs in accordance with subsection (1) would be impracticable or inappropriate, the major repairs may be made in accordance with the standards or specifications relating to construction set out in the regulations in force at the time construction of the machinery commenced.

6. (1) Subject to subsection (5), plans of machinery referred to in Schedules I to XV required by these Regulations to be inspected shall be submitted to the Board prior to the commencement of any inspection.

(2) Where machinery is constructed or installed after the coming into force of these Regulations, the plans shall be submitted to the Board prior to the commencement of construction or installation of the machinery, as the case may be.

(3) The plans shall

• (a) be in quadruplicate unless the Board specifies that fewer than four plans are required, in English or French and in fully dimensioned form;

• (b) include the information set out in each item of Part II of the applicable schedule of Schedules I to XV;

• (c) indicate the approved classification society in accordance with the rules or codes of which the machinery will be or was constructed or installed; and

• (d) reflect the standards and specifications referred to in subsection 4(1).

(4) The Board may require that additional information referred to in Part II of the applicable schedule of Schedules I to XV be included in the plans.

(5) The plans need not be submitted to the Board if plans that conform to these Regulations for identical machinery have previously been submitted to the Board.

(6) The submitted plans shall be inspected by an inspector and where the plans meet the requirements set out in paragraphs (3)(a) to (d) and subsection (4) shall be stamped to indicate that the plans comply with those requirements.