7. The master of a ship shall ensure that the charts, documents and publications required by these Regulations are, before being used for navigation, correct and up-to-date, based on information that is contained in the Notices to Mariners, Notices to Shipping or radio navigational warnings.

8. The owner of every ship on which an ECDIS is fitted shall ensure that sections 9 to 13 are complied with.

9. Every ECDIS shall meet the performance standards set out in the annex to IMO Resolution A.817(19), Performance Standards for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) or other performance standards that the Minister determines provide a level of safety that is equivalent to or higher than that of those standards.

• 10. (1) The back-up arrangement for an ECDIS shall

  • (a) consist of a separate and independent system that meets the performance standards in respect of back-up arrangements set out in the annex to IMO Resolution A.817(19), Performance Standards for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), or other performance standards that the Minister determines provide a level of safety that is equivalent to or higher than that of those standards;

  • (b) if the ship makes only inland voyages or minor waters voyages, consist of a separate and independent system that meets the standards for an electronic chart system intended for a Class l vessel set out in RTCM Recommended Standards for Electronic Chart Systems (ECS), version 3.0, published by the Radio Technical Commission For Maritime Services;

  • (c) until May 1, 2006, if the ship makes only inland voyages or minor waters voyages, consist of a precise navigation system that is recognized by the Canadian Coast Guard before July 1, 2002 as meeting the interim standard for precise navigation systems that is set out in the Canadian Coast Guard’s Standard for ECDIS and DGPS; or

  • (d) consist of paper charts that meet the requirements of subsections 5(1) and (2) if

    • (i) navigational conditions are such that the use of the paper charts will enable a safe takeover of the ECDIS function,

    • (ii) failure of the ECDIS will not result in a critical situation, and

    • (iii) the ship’s voyage has been planned and the position is being plotted on the paper charts at intervals that will allow a safe and immediate takeover in the event of an ECDIS failure.

• (2) The back-up arrangements referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (c) shall

  • (a) be connected to a separate and independent position-fixing system that provides continuous position information and meets the requirements of the Navigation Safety Regulations;

  • (b) be connected to the ship’s main and emergency sources of electrical power;

  • (c) be provided with an emergency source of electrical power providing uninterrupted transitional power for a period of not less than 30 minutes;

  • (d) have the chart database and voyage plan loaded before commencement of the voyage;

  • (e) operate simultaneously with the ECDIS when the ship is operating in confined waters; and

  • (f) in the case of failure of the ECDIS or when operating as required by paragraph (e), display the charts described in subsection 5(1) and

    • (i) in waters for which an ENC is available, be operated using the ENC, or

    • (ii) in waters for which an ENC is not available, be operated using an RNC.