1 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.
coasting trade means coasting trade as defined in section 2 of the Coasting Trade Act. (cabotage)
Great Lakes Basin means the waters of the Great Lakes, their connecting and tributary waters and the St. Lawrence River as far as the lower exit of the St. Lambert Lock at Montreal in the Province of Quebec. (bassin des Grands Lacs)
NBDP means the process of message transmission known as narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy that uses the International Telegraph Alphabet Number 2 Code in such a way that receiving equipment automatically produces a printed version of the transmitted message. (IDBE)
VHF coverage area means
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(c) the St. Lawrence River as far seaward as a straight line drawn
(4) Unless otherwise indicated in these Regulations, any reference to a standard or document incorporated by reference is a reference to that standard or document as amended from time to time.
25 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an EPIRB shall meet the requirements prescribed in any one of paragraphs (a) to (c):
(a) the EPIRB shall
(ii) be certified by a country to which the Safety Convention applies as having passed the tests set out in standard
(iii) be type-approved by COSPAS-SARSAT as having passed the tests set out in COSPAS-SARSAT 406 MHz Distress Beacon Type Approval Standard, C/S T.007;
(b) the EPIRB shall
(ii) be certified by a country to which the Safety Convention applies as having passed the tests set out in standard IEC 1097-5 of the International Electrotechnical Commission, entitled Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) — Part 5: Inmarsat-E — Emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) operating through the Inmarsat System — Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results; or
(c) the EPIRB shall
(ii) be certified by a country to which the Safety Convention applies as having passed the tests required by the standard set out in TP 4522.
41 (1) A ship shall have on board a radio log in which the radio operator of the ship station records
(f) the name of the radio operator designated for operating the radio equipment during emergencies as required by the Crewing Regulations;
(g) the date and time a check, test or inspection required by these Regulations was carried out and the results obtained including, for each day that the ship is at sea,
(i) the operating condition of the radio equipment determined by normal communication or a test call, as well as the position of the ship at the time the determination is made,
16 (1) A VHF radio installation on board a Safety Convention ship shall meet the standards set out in International Maritime Organization Resolution A.803(19), entitled Performance Standards for Shipborne VHF Radio Installations Capable of Voice Communication and Digital Selective Calling and be certified by a country to which the Safety Convention applies as having passed the tests set out in the following standards of either
(2) A VHF radio installation on board a ship that is not a Safety Convention ship shall
(b) be certified by a country to which the Safety Convention applies as having passed the tests set out in standard EN 301 025 of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, entitled Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Technical characteristics and methods of measurement for VHF radiotelephone equipment for general communications and associated equipment for Class “D” Digital Selective Calling (DSC); or
(c) be certified by a country to which the Safety Convention applies as having passed the tests set out in standard IEC 62238 of the International Electrotechnical Commission, entitled Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems — VHF radiotelephone equipment incorporating Class “D” digital selective calling (DSC) — Methods of testing and required test results.
10 The antenna of a VHF radiotelephone shall be
(b) installed as high as is practicable on a ship and in such a manner as to provide an omnidirectional radiation pattern; and
