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• 3 (1) These Regulations apply to every ship required to be registered under the Act other than a fishing vessel, a pleasure yacht or a ship that is used for pulling or pushing any floating object.

• (2) The Board, or any inspector authorized by the Board, may, if it is considered appropriate to do so in the circumstances, exempt from the requirements of these Regulations

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1 These Regulations may be cited as the Towboat Crew Accommodation Regulations.

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Crew Accommodation Regulations.

• 50 (1) Notwithstanding anything in these Regulations, the Board may, due to the special circumstances related to the type of the ship or the nature or area of operations of the ship, exempt the owner of any ship from compliance with any of the provisions of these Regulations other than sections 45 to 49.

• (2) Notwithstanding anything in these Regulations, where these Regulations require a particular fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted or carried in a ship or any particular provision to be made in a ship, the Board may allow any other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted or carried or any other provision to be made if it is satisfied that that other fitting, material, appliance, apparatus or provision is at least equivalent to that required by these Regulations.

• 49 (1) An inspector may at any reasonable time go on board and inspect any ship where he has reason to believe that any provision of these Regulations has been contravened.

• (2) Where

  • (a) a member of the crew of a ship complains to an inspector that a contravention of these Regulations has taken place on that ship, or

  • (b) an officer of an organization that represents owners of or persons employed on ships complains to an inspector that a contravention of these Regulations has taken place on any ship,

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• (5) No person shall obstruct or hinder an inspector in the carrying out of his duties or functions under these Regulations.

• (6) The owner of any ship boarded pursuant to subsection (1) and every person found on board the ship shall give an inspector all reasonable assistance in his power to enable the inspector to carry out his duties and functions under these Regulations and shall furnish the inspector with such information as he may reasonably require.