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151 (1) A passenger vessel that is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, a near coastal voyage, Class 2 or an inland voyage may carry a motor vehicle, other than a recreational vehicle, that has fuel in its fuel tank or is carrying fuel outside the fuel tank to propel the vehicle if

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• (b) the fuel tank is not so full as to be likely to spill because of an increase in volume from temperature changes;

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(3) A passenger vessel that is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, a near coastal voyage, Class 2 or an inland voyage may carry a trailer, including one carrying containers of gasoline, that is being used to carry a motorboat or a total of not more than two motorbikes, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and personal watercraft that have gasoline in their fuel tanks or are carrying containers of gasoline outside their fuel tanks to propel them if

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• (b) the fuel tanks are not so full as to be likely to spill because of an increase in volume from temperature changes; and

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(6) Subject to subsection (8), a passenger vessel that is engaged on a voyage other than a voyage described in subsection (1) may carry a motorized conveyance that has fuel in its fuel tank if

• (a) when it is stowed on deck,

  • (i) its fuel tank is not so full as to be likely to spill because of an increase in volume from temperature changes, and

• (b) when it is stowed under deck,

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  • (iii) its battery terminals are disconnected and taped to prevent electrical shorting or it is stowed in a hold designated as a special category space in the vessel’s inspection certificate issued under the Act or, in the case of a foreign vessel, by or under the authority of the government of the state whose flag the vessel is entitled to fly.

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(8) Before a motor vehicle that is carrying dangerous goods classified as Class 1 in the IMDG Code and is to be stowed under deck or towed on and off a closed vehicle deck, the vessel’s master shall ensure that

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(10) To the extent feasible, the master of a vessel shall ensure that every motorized conveyance on board is stowed so as to permit inspection.

300 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part.

loose gear

loose gear means small cargo gear, such as rings, hooks, shackles, pulley blocks, links, swivels, chains, slings and wire pennants, that is not permanently attached to a lifting appliance or the vessel. It does not include wire rope, wire banding or flat steel strapping that unitizes cargo. (engins mobiles)

main accessory gear

main accessory gear means any cargo gear that is designed to be used with a lifting appliance, such as spreaders, container frames, probes, grabs, vacuum discs, friction clamps and heavy hooks. It does not include loose gear, wire rope, wire banding or flat steel strapping that unitizes cargo. (engins accessoires principaux)

restricted vessel

restricted vessel means a vessel that is prevented from heeling by means such as fittings that secure the vessel to the sea floor. (bâtiment restreint)

thorough examination

thorough examination means, in respect of cargo gear or an accommodation ladder, a detailed visual examination supplemented, if necessary, by non-destructive testing, dismantling of components, measurement of corrosion, deformation and wear, evaluation of structural and moving parts under working conditions and other means, in order to arrive at a reliable conclusion as to the safety of the gear or ladder. (examen approfondi)

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(3) Until two years after the day on which this section comes into force a reference in this Part to “Convention 152” shall be read as a reference to “Convention 152 or the Convention Concerning the Protection Against Accidents of Workers Employed in Loading or Unloading Ships (Revised 1932), adopted by the International Labour Conference on April 27, 1932”.

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(3) For the purpose of 4.5.1 of the Timber Code, if lashings or components meet the requirements referred to in subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, the competent person shall

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• (b) sign and issue a certificate that sets out

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  • (viii) the qualifications that qualify them as a competent person.

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(7) For the purpose of 4.5.1 of the Timber Code, any certificate issued in respect of a web lashing is invalid if when a visual examination under 4.5.3 of the Timber Code or section 138 is made it appears that

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• (b) the depth of an abrasion is more than 15% of the lashing’s thickness, taken as a proportion of all plies;

• (c) the total depth of abrasions on both sides of the lashing is more than 15% of the lashing’s thickness, taken as a proportion of all plies;

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• (i) the web-lashing is damaged in such a way that the total effect of the damage on the lashing is approximately the same as the effect of any of the types of damage referred to in paragraphs (a) to (h).

125 (1) The master of a vessel may ensure that the requirements of subsection (2) are met in lieu of the requirements of sections 7 to 9 of the International Grain Code while the vessel is in the following waters and is proceeding to a port in those waters:

• (a) the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River as far seaward as a straight line drawn from Cap-des-Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island and from Anticosti Island to the north shore of the St. Lawrence River along the meridian of longitude 63° W; or

(2) The requirements referred to in subsection (1) are the following:

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• (d) as many holds as possible are filled;

(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2)(d), a hold with a saucer is considered to be filled if it is temporarily secured by lining it with one layer of bagged grain or with other cargo that is tightly stowed and exerts at least the same pressure as a layer of bagged grain.

312 (1) If a lifting appliance passes the test under section 303 or the thorough examination under section 304, the competent person shall sign and issue a certificate that certifies that the appliance passed the test or examination and sets out

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• (e) the position, qualifications, certification or experience that qualifies them as a competent person.

(2) If loose gear or main accessory gear passes the test under section 305 or the thorough examination under section 306, the competent person shall sign and issue a certificate that certifies that it passed the test or examination and sets out

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• (g) the position, qualifications, certification or experience that qualifies them as a competent person.

(3) After wire rope is tested under section 307, the competent person shall sign and issue a certificate that sets out

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• (g) the position, qualifications or experience that qualifies them as a competent person.

(4) If derricks are tested when operated in union purchase, the competent person shall sign and issue a certificate that sets out

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• (g) the position, qualifications or experience that qualifies them as a competent person.