1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

combination carrier

combination carrier  means a vessel designed to carry oil or solid cargoes in bulk.  (transporteur mixte)

NLS tanker

NLS tanker  means a vessel constructed or adapted to carry a cargo of noxious liquid substances in bulk and includes an oil tanker that is certified to carry a cargo or part cargo of noxious liquid substances in bulk. (bâtiment-citerne SLN)

oil tanker

oil tanker  means a vessel constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil in bulk in its cargo spaces and includes a combination carrier, an NLS tanker and a gas carrier that is carrying a cargo or part cargo of oil in bulk. (pétrolier)

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Marginal note:Prescribed class

• 3 (1) Oil handling facilities that received more than 100 tonnes of oil during the preceding 365 days are prescribed as a class for the purposes of subsection 168(1) of the Act.

• Marginal note:Exclusion

  (2) Paragraph 168(1)(a) and subparagraphs 168(1)(b)(ii) and (iii) of the Act do not apply in respect of oil handling facilities that

  • (a) received less than 400 tonnes of oil during the preceding 365 days and are located at or south of latitude 60° N; or

Marginal note:Prescribed classes

• 2 (1) The following classes of vessels are prescribed for the purposes of subsection 167(1) of the Act:

  • (a) oil tankers of 150 gross tonnage or more;

  • (b) vessels of 400 gross tonnage or more that carry oil as cargo or as fuel; and

  • (c) groups of vessels that are towed or pushed, are of 150 gross tonnage or more in aggregate and carry oil as cargo.

• (2) The classes of vessels that are prescribed by subsection (1) do not include

  • (a) foreign vessels that are only transiting in the territorial sea of Canada or the exclusive economic zone of Canada and are not engaged in the loading or unloading of oil during transit;

Maximum Quantity of Oil

Oil Handling Facilities