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Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations

Version of section 1 from 2011-10-27 to 2017-02-12:


Marginal note:Definitions

 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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