Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations (SOR/2021-135)

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

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

inland voyage

inland voyage means a voyage that is not a sheltered waters voyage and is

• (a) on the inland waters of Canada; or

• (b) on the inland waters of Canada together with any part of a lake or river forming part of the inland waters of Canada that lies within the United States, or on Lake Michigan. (voyage en eaux internes)

inland waters of Canada

inland waters of Canada means all the rivers, lakes and other navigable fresh waters within Canada, and includes the St. Lawrence River as far seaward as a straight line drawn

• (a) from Cap-des-Rosiers to Pointe Ouest, Anticosti Island; and

• (b) from Anticosti Island to the north shore of the St. Lawrence River along longitude 63°W. (eaux internes du Canada)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Transport. (ministre)

near coastal voyage, Class 1

near coastal voyage, Class 1 means a voyage

• (a) that is not a sheltered waters voyage, an inland voyage or a near coastal voyage, Class 2;

• (b) that is between places in Canada, the United States (except Hawaii), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the West Indies, Mexico, or Central America, or on the northeast coast of South America, including on any navigable waters connected with that coast; and

• (c) during which a vessel is always

  • (i) north of latitude 6°N, and

  • (ii) 200 nautical miles or less from shore or above the continental shelf. (voyage à proximité du littoral, classe 1)

near coastal voyage, Class 2

near coastal voyage, Class 2 means a voyage

• (a) that is not a sheltered waters voyage or an inland voyage; and

• (b) during which a vessel is always

  • (i) 25 nautical miles or less from shore in waters contiguous to Canada, the United States (except Hawaii) or Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and

  • (ii) 100 nautical miles or less from a place of refuge. (voyage à proximité du littoral, classe 2)

sheltered waters voyage

sheltered waters voyage means a voyage that is

• (a) in Canada on a river above tidal waters or on a lake, where it is impossible for a vessel to be more than 2.5 nautical miles from the closest shore;

• (b) on the waters listed in column 1 of Schedule 1 during the period specified in column 2; or

• (c) made by a ferry between two or more points listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 during the period specified in column 2. (voyage en eaux abritées)

SOLAS

SOLAS means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and the Protocol of 1988 relating to the Convention, as amended from time to time. (SOLAS)

unlimited voyage

unlimited voyage means a voyage that is not a sheltered waters voyage, an inland voyage, a near coastal voyage, Class 2 or a near coastal voyage, Class 1. (voyage illimité)