Pacific Pilotage Regulations

9 (1) Every ship of more than 350 gross tonnage that is not a pleasure craft and every pleasure craft of more than 500 gross tonnage 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 of less than 10 000 gross tonnage.