Vessel Traffic Services Zones Regulations (SOR/2025-275)

Marginal note:Application

• 3 (1) These Regulations apply to the following vessels that are about to enter, leave or proceed within a VTS Zone:

  • (a) vessels of 300 gross tonnage or more;

  • (b) vessels that are engaged in towing or pushing another vessel, if the combined gross tonnage is 500 gross tonnage or more; and

  • (c) vessels that are carrying as cargo a pollutant or dangerous goods, or vessels that are engaged in towing or pushing such a vessel.

• Marginal note:Definition of dangerous goods

  (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), dangerous goods means the substances, materials and articles referred to in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, published by the International Maritime Organization, as amended from time to time.