Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations
Marginal note:Definitions
1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.
ballast water capacity
capacité en eau de ballast
ballast water capacity means the total volumetric capacity of the tanks, spaces or compartments on a vessel that are used for carrying, loading or discharging ballast water, including any multi-use tank, space or compartment designed to allow the carriage of ballast water. (capacité en eau de ballast)
ballast water system
système d’eau de ballast
ballast water system means the tanks, spaces or compartments on a vessel that are used for carrying, loading or discharging ballast water, including any multi-use tank, space or compartment designed to allow the carriage of ballast water, as well as the piping and pumps. (système d’eau de ballast)
Great Lakes Basin
bassin des Grands Lacs
Great Lakes Basin means the Great Lakes, their connecting and tributary waters, and the St. Lawrence River as far east as the lower exit of the St. Lambert Lock at Montréal, Quebec. (bassin des Grands Lacs)
harmful aquatic organisms or pathogens
agents pathogènes ou organismes aquatiques nuisibles
harmful aquatic organisms or pathogens means aquatic organisms or pathogens that, if introduced into waters under Canadian jurisdiction, could create hazards to human health, harm organisms, damage amenities, impair biological diversity or interfere with legitimate uses of the waters. (agents pathogènes ou organismes aquatiques nuisibles)
reception facility
installation de réception
reception facility means a facility that is capable of receiving, storing, processing or transhipping ballast water or sediment in a manner that reduces the likelihood of harmful aquatic organisms or pathogens being introduced into waters under Canadian jurisdiction. (installation de réception)
release
libération
release, in respect of ballast water, includes spill, leak, pump, pour, empty, dump, spray or place. (libération)
residual amounts
quantité résiduelle
residual amounts means the quantity of ballast water that remains in a ballast water system after all efforts have been made to empty the system. (quantité résiduelle)
TP 13617
TP 13617
TP 13617 means the document entitled A Guide to Canada’s Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations, published by the Department of Transport in May 2006, as amended from time to time. (TP 13617)
waters under Canadian jurisdiction
eaux de compétence canadienne
waters under Canadian jurisdiction means Canadian waters and waters in the exclusive economic zone of Canada. (eaux de compétence canadienne)
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