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Vessel Registration and Tonnage Regulations

Version of section 1 from 2015-05-01 to 2024-10-30:


 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

1969 Convention

1969 Convention means the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, as amended from time to time. (Convention de 1969)

Act

Act means the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. (Loi)

International Tonnage Certificate (1969)

International Tonnage Certificate (1969) means

  • (a) for a Canadian vessel, a certificate issued under subsection 8(5) or section 12 or 13; and

  • (b) for a foreign vessel, a certificate issued under Article 7 or 8 of the 1969 Convention or paragraph 15(2)(b). (certificat international de jaugeage (1969))

length

length

  • (a) in respect of a vessel referred to in Part 1, means the distance measured parallel to the waterline from the forward end of the foremost outside surface of the hull shell to the aft end of the aftermost outside surface of the hull shell; and

  • (b) in respect of a vessel referred to in Part 2, means 96% of the total length on a waterline at 85% of the least moulded depth measured from the top of the keel, or the length from the fore side of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline, if that is greater, except that, in vessels designed with a rake of keel, the waterline on which the length is measured shall be parallel to the designed waterline. (longueur)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Transport. (ministre)

power

power, in respect of an engine, means the power, in kilowatts, that the manufacturer declares has been determined in accordance with the version of International Standard ISO 8665, Small Craft — Marine Propulsion Engines and Systems — Power Measurements and Declarations, that is in effect when the engine is manufactured. (puissance)

TP 13430

TP 13430 means the Standard for the Tonnage Measurement of Vessels, published by the Department of Transport, as amended from time to time. (TP 13430)

  • SOR/2015-99, s. 2

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