Shipping Casualties Reporting Regulations (SOR/85-514)

5 (1) Where a ship is involved in a shipping casualty, an accident or a dangerous occurrence, the master, any certificated officer, operator, member of the crew or person responsible for the ship shall

• (a) within 24 hours of the occurrence of the incident or as soon as possible thereafter, make a written report on the incident, including a statement as to its probable cause; and

• (b) forward the report by air mail without delay to the Chief, Marine Casualty Investigations, Department of Transport, Ottawa.

(2) The report referred to in subsection (1) shall

• (a) be made on the form set out in the schedule; and

• (b) where possible, be completed

  • (i) in Canada, in the presence of a chief officer of customs, a Department of Transport marine casualty investigations officer, a Canadian Coast Guard ship safety officer or any other Department of Transport Coast Guard officer, or, where none of these persons is available, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer.

  • (ii) in another Commonwealth country, in the presence of a chief officer of customs or the superintendent of a mercantile marine office, or

  • (iii) in a country other than a country referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii), in the presence of a Canadian consular officer.