Collision Regulations — 1
1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 . ( Loi ) air cushion vessel means a vessel designed so that the whole or a significant part of its weight can be supported, whether at rest or in motion, by a continuously generated cushion of air dependent for its effectiveness on the proximity of the vessel to the surface over which it operates. ( aéroglisseur ) Annex means an annex to Schedule 1. ( appendice ) approved signal means a distress signal recognized internationally by organizations concerned with radiocommunications and maritime safety. ( signal approuvé ) barge means a non-self-propelled barge, scow, dredge, pile-driver, hopper, pontoon or houseboat. ( chaland ) Board means the Marine Technical Review Board established by section 26 of the Act. ( Bureau ) Canadian ODAS means an ODAS which is owned by (a) a person who is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada; or (b) the Government of Canada, the government of a province, a corporation resident in Canada or a Canadian university. ( SADO canadien ) Canadian pleasure craft means a pleasure craft that is (a) licensed in Canada; or (b) principally maintained and operated in Canada and not registered in or licensed or otherwise legally documented by another state. ( embarcation de plaisance canadienne ) composite unit means a pushing vessel and an associated pushed vessel that are rigidly connected and that are designed as a dedicated and integrated tug and barge combination. ( unité composite ) direction of traffic flow means the direction for traffic on a route that is indicated by arrows on a reference chart. ( direction du trafic ) exploration or exploitation vessel means a vessel capable of engaging in the drilling for, or the production, conservation or processing of, oil or gas. ( navire d’exploration ou d’exploitation ) fishing zones means the fishing zones described in section 16 of the Oceans Act and prescribed in regulations made under paragraph 25(b) of that Act. ( zones de pêche ) foreign ODAS means an ODAS that is not a Canadian ODAS. ( SADO étranger ) give-way vessel means a vessel that is required by these Regulations to keep out of the way of another vessel. ( navire non privilégié ) Great Lakes Basin means Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron (including Georgian Bay), Michigan and Superior, their connecting and tributary waters and the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers and their tributaries as far east as the lower exit of the St. Lambert Lock. ( bassin des Grands Lacs ) IALA means the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities. ( AISM ) inconspicuous, partly submerged vessel or object means a raft or vessel or any other floating object that is low in the water and is generally difficult to see. ( navire ou objet peu visible, partiellement submergé ) inshore traffic zone means a routing measure that is a designated area between the landward boundary of a traffic separation scheme and the adjacent coast that is intended for local traffic. ( zone de navigation côtière ) mile means the international nautical mile of 1 852 m. ( mille ) Minister means the Minister of Transport. ( ministre ) Navigational Warning means an urgent release by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to provide marine information. ( Avertissement de navigation ) Notice to Mariners means the monthly and annual publication by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to provide marine information. ( Avis aux navigateurs ) Notice to Shipping [Repealed, SOR/2023-105, s. 6] ODAS means an ocean data acquisition system that consists of any object on or in the water and is designed to collect, store or transmit samples or data relating to the marine environment or the atmosphere or to the uses thereof. ( SADO ) Organization means the International Maritime Organization. ( Organisation ) raft includes a boom. ( radeau ) route means an area within which there are, at any point, one or two directions of t