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• 8 (1) Steamships certified for home-trade voyages, Class I, II, III or IV, may be known as home-trade steamships, Class I, home-trade steamships, Class II, home-trade steamships, Class III, or home-trade steamships, Class IV, as the case may be.

• (2) Steamships certified for inland voyages, Class I or II, may be known as inland steamships, Class I, or inland steamships, Class II, as the case may be.

• (3) Steamships certified for minor waters voyages, Class I or II, may be known as minor waters steamships, Class I, or minor waters steamships, Class II, as the case may be.

• 6 (1) A minor waters voyage, Class I, means a minor waters voyage in the course of which a steamship goes anywhere within the limits of a minor waters voyage as defined in the Canada Shipping Act.

• (2) Subject to section 7, a minor waters voyage, Class II, means a minor waters voyage made in certain lakes or rivers that are specified in the inspection certificate, and the greatest width of which does not exceed two miles, or a voyage in the course of which a steamship does not go beyond the limits of certain sheltered waters specified in the inspection certificate, or on short voyages so specified, beyond the limits of such lakes, rivers or waters, in fine weather, between May 1st and September 30th in any year, provided that, where a voyage is made in any lake or river that has a width in excess of two miles for a short distance only and it appears to the Board to be unreasonable to have such a voyage classed as a minor waters voyage, Class I, the Board may, in its discretion, class that voyage as a minor waters voyage, Class II.

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7 The Board shall decide, from time to time, having regard to the degree of risk that may be encountered, whether any voyage herein defined as a home-trade voyage, Class III, home-trade voyage, Class IV, inland voyage, Class II, or minor waters voyage, Class II, is a voyage of the next higher class, as herein defined.

• 5 (1) An inland voyage, Class I, means an inland voyage in the course of which a steamship goes anywhere within the limits of an inland voyage as defined in the Canada Shipping Act.

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• 4 (1) A home-trade voyage, Class I, means a home-trade voyage in the course of which a steamship goes anywhere within the limits of a home-trade voyage as defined in the Canada Shipping Act.

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