Cargo, Fumigation and Tackle Regulations

120 (1) No vessel that is carrying concentrates for export to a place that is not within the limits of an inland voyage shall depart from a Canadian port unless it holds a Fitness to Proceed Certificate issued under subsection (2).

(2) On application, the Minister shall issue a Fitness to Proceed Certificate to a vessel loaded with concentrates if

• (a) the requirements of regulations 2, 6, 7.2 and 7.3 of Chapter VI of SOLAS and the requirements of the IMSBC Code are met;

• (b) if a Certificate of Readiness to Load was issued under subsection 119(3), the vessel was loaded in accordance with the Certificate; and

• (c) the vessel is fit to proceed to sea.