Arctic Shipping Safety and Pollution Prevention Regulations (SOR/2017-286)

Marginal note:Message

• 9 (1) Subject to subsection (3), no vessel may enter a shipping safety control zone in the conditions set out in subsection 8(2), unless the master of the vessel

  • (a) sends a message to the Minister, in the manner determined by the Minister, containing the following information:

    • (i) the call letters and type of vessel and the name of any escorting vessel,

    • (ii) the name and certification information of the master, and the certification information of any persons referred to in paragraph 12.3.2 of Part I-A of the Polar Code and the person referred to in section 10, if applicable,

    • (iii) a description of the proposed route through the zone,

    • (iv) a description of each ice regime anticipated on the proposed route, and the ice numeral or the risk index outcome for the regime, and

    • (v) the final destination of the vessel; and

  • (b) has received an acknowledgement of the message from the Minister.

• Marginal note:Change

  (2) If the information referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(iii) or (iv) changes significantly on the route, the master of the vessel must send a new message to the Minister, in the manner determined by the Minister.

• Marginal note:Adjacent zones

  (3) If the route of the vessel involves navigation in more than one shipping safety control zone and these zones are adjacent, the master of the vessel is only required to comply with subsection (1) before entering the first zone.

• Marginal note:Emergency exception

  (4) If a vessel enters a shipping safety control zone for the purpose of saving a life or preventing the loss of a ship, the master of the vessel is not required to conform to subsection (1), however, the master must advise the Minister of the vessel’s entry into the zone.