Marine Machinery Regulations (SOR/90-264)

• 5 (1) Subject to subsection (2), major repairs to machinery referred to in Schedules I to XV that was constructed before or after the coming into force of these Regulations, including the reinstallation of components associated with the machinery following the major repairs, shall be made in accordance with the standards or specifications referred to in subsection 4(1) in force at the time the major repairs are commenced.

• (2) Where making major repairs in accordance with subsection (1) would be impracticable or inappropriate, the major repairs may be made in accordance with the standards or specifications relating to construction set out in the regulations in force at the time construction of the machinery commenced.

6 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 66]

Material Testing and Marking

7 Specimen pieces of any material to be used in the construction of or repairs to machinery referred to in subsection 4(1) and required by the rules or codes under which the machinery is to be constructed to be tested prior to use shall be identified and shall, in the presence of an inspector, undergo, prior to the commencement of construction or repairs, the tests set out in those rules or codes.

• 8 (1) An inspector referred to in section 7 shall, prior to the commencement of a test, be provided with evidence that shows that all the material testing equipment to be used is in correct operational condition and adjustment.

• (2) The evidence referred to in subsection (1) may consist of current reports or certificates issued by an equipment testing organization that is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada.

9 On completion of the tests in the presence of an inspector, referred to in section 7, the material shall be permanently marked in the presence of that inspector with

• (a) the information on the material test certificate set out in Schedule XVII under the heading “MARKING — MARQUES”; and

• (b) the Federal Identity Symbol as printed on a stamp provided by the inspector.

10 An inspector shall issue a material test certificate in respect of a material in the form set out in Schedule XVII where

• (a) the specimen pieces of the material meet the test requirements set out in the rules or codes referred to in section 7; and

• (b) the material has been marked in accordance with section 9.

• 11 (1) Notwithstanding sections 7 and 9, an exclusive surveyor to an approved classification society or a metallurgist certified by a provincial government or by any other authority having similar certification standards may witness the tests and marking referred to in those sections.

• (2) Where an exclusive surveyor or metallurgist referred to in subsection (1) witnesses the tests and marking of a material,

  • (a) the material test certificate shall include all testing information, bear the identification symbol of the employer of the exclusive surveyor or metallurgist and be signed by the exclusive surveyor or metallurgist; and

  • (b) the permanent marking on the material shall include the identification symbol of the employer of the exclusive surveyor or metallurgist.

12 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 67]

13 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 67]

14 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 67]

15 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 67]

Component Inspection Certificate and Marking

16 Subject to section 17, where an inspector has carried out a construction inspection of machinery in accordance with subsection 12(2), the inspector shall issue a component inspection certificate in the form set out in Schedule XVIII for each component of that machinery that is constructed in accordance with these Regulations.

17 Before issuing a component inspection certificate, an inspector shall ensure that the component is marked with the information on the certificate referred to in section 16 under the heading “MARKING — MARQUES”, including the Federal Identity Symbol.

• 18 (1) The marking referred to in section 17 shall be conspicuous and not readily effaced, covered or removed, and shall be located

  • (a) in the case of a hot-water boiler or a steam boiler, adjacent to an access or visual inspection opening;

  • (b) in the case of an unfired pressure vessel, on an end plate;

  • (c) in the case of a shaft, on the flange rim;

  • (d) in the case of a propeller, on the hub; and

  • (e) in the case of any other component, adjacent to the manufacturer’s permanent identification marking.

• (2) Where a component cannot be marked on a location referred to in subsection (1) because marking on the location would be physically impossible or unsafe or the marking would not be readily visible, the inspector may accept another suitable location for the marking.

19 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 68]

20 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 68]

21 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 68]

22 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 68]

23 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 68]

24 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 68]

25 [Repealed, SOR/2021-135, s. 68]