Pacific Pilotage Regulations

9 (1) Every ship over 350 gross tons that is not a pleasure craft and every pleasure craft over 500 gross tons is subject to compulsory pilotage.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), if a ship is part of an arrangement of ships, then the combined tonnage of all the ships in the arrangement of ships is taken into consideration in determining whether the ship is subject to compulsory pilotage.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of

• (a) a government vessel as defined in section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001;

• (b) a ferry; or

• (c) a United States government ship under 10 000 gross tons.