Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

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

AIS

AIS means an automatic identification system. (AIS)

competent authority

competent authority means

• (a) a government that is a party to the Safety Convention;

• (b) a society or association for the classification and registry of vessels recognized by a government referred to in paragraph (a); or

• (c) a testing establishment recognized by the Minister or by a government referred to in paragraph (a) as able to determine whether equipment meets applicable standards specified in these Regulations. (autorité compétente)

ECDIS

ECDIS means an electronic chart display and information system. (SVCEI)

fishing vessel

fishing vessel means a vessel engaged in commercial fishing. (bâtiment de pêche)

floating plant

floating plant includes any type of manned barge, scow or similar watercraft that is used for river or harbour improvements, salvage, scientific work, cargo handling, exploration or exploitation of mineral resources, or other similar operations. (installation flottante)

GNSS receiver

GNSS receiver means a receiver for a global navigation satellite system. (récepteur GNSS)

Great Lakes Basin

Great Lakes Basin means the waters of the Great Lakes, their connecting and tributary waters and the waters of the St. Lawrence River as far as the lower exit of the St. Lambert Lock at Montreal in Quebec. (bassin des Grands Lacs)

IEC

IEC means the International Electrotechnical Commission. (CEI)

IMO

IMO means the International Maritime Organization. (OMI)

international voyage

international voyage means a voyage between a port in one country and a port in another country, but does not include a voyage solely in the Great Lakes Basin. (voyage international)

length

length in respect of a vessel, means the distance measured 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. (longueur)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Transport. (ministre) 

nautical mile

nautical mile means the international nautical mile of 1 852 m. (mille marin)

navigational warning

navigational warning means an urgent release broadcast or publication by the Canadian Coast Guard to provide marine information. (avertissement de navigation)

near coastal voyage, Class 1

near coastal voyage, Class 1 has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Certificates Regulations. (voyage à proximité du littoral, classe 1)

near coastal voyage, Class 2

near coastal voyage, Class 2 has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Certificates Regulations. (voyage à proximité du littoral, classe 2)

Notices to Mariners

Notices to Mariners means notices published by the Canadian Coast Guard to provide marine information, and corrections and updates to nautical charts and publications. (Avis aux navigateurs)

passenger vessel

passenger vessel means a vessel that carries more than 12 passengers. (bâtiment à passagers)

person in charge of the deck watch

person in charge of the deck watch means a person who has immediate charge of the navigation, manoeuvring or operation of a vessel, but does not include a pilot. (officier de quart à la passerelle)

routing system

routing system has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Collision Regulations. (système d’organisation du trafic)

Safety Convention

Safety Convention means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 listed in Schedule 1 of the Act. (Convention sur la sécurité)

sheltered waters voyage

sheltered waters voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Certificates Regulations. (voyage en eaux abritées)

SOLAS

SOLAS means the Safety Convention and the Protocol of 1988 relating to that Convention. (SOLAS)

towboat

towboat means a vessel that is engaged in a towing operation. (bâtiment remorqueur)

towing operation

towing operation means the activity of pulling another vessel or a floating object astern or alongside or pushing another vessel or a floating object ahead. (opération de remorquage)

unlimited voyage

unlimited voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Certificates Regulations. (voyage illimité)