Marine Personnel Regulations — 1
1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 . ( Loi ) Administration means (a) in respect of a Canadian vessel, the Minister; and (b) in respect of a foreign vessel, the administration of the state whose flag the vessel is entitled to fly. ( Administration ) air cushion vessel or ACV 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 ) applicant means a person who applies to obtain, renew or replace a certificate or an endorsement issued under Part 1 or 2. ( candidat ) approved cadet training program means a training program in either navigation or marine engineering, depending on the certificate or position sought, listed in the Department of Transport Standard TP 10655, Approved Training Courses . ( programme de formation approuvé de cadets ) approved training course means a course that has been approved in accordance with section 114. ( cours de formation approuvé ) approved training program means a training program approved in accordance with section 114, given by a recognized institution and forming an integral part of the requirements for obtaining a certificate or an endorsement that, in cases provided for in these Regulations, may be credited to the applicant in lieu of a specified part of either the qualifying service or the examinations required for a certificate or an endorsement. ( programme de formation approuvé ) ARPA means an approved training course in simulated electronic navigation (SEN) entitled Automatic Radar Plotting Aids. ( APRA ) assistant engineer means a person, other than a rating, who is in training to become an engineer. ( officier mécanicien adjoint ) ballast control operator , in respect of an MOU, has the same meaning as in IMO Resolution A.891(21), Recommendations on Training of Personnel on Mobile Offshore Units, or in any other resolution that replaces it. ( opérateur des commandes de ballasts ) barge supervisor , in respect of an MOU, has the same meaning as in IMO Resolution A.891(21), Recommendations on Training of Personnel on Mobile Offshore Units, or in any other resolution that replaces it. ( superviseur de barge ) certificated person means, in respect of the manning of a survival craft, a person who holds (a) a Master or Mate certificate valid for the vessel on which the craft is carried; (b) a Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Other Than Fast Rescue Boats certificate or endorsement; or (c) a Restricted Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Other Than Fast Rescue Boats certificate that is valid for the vessel on which the person is employed. ( personne brevetée ) chemical tanker has the same meaning as in chapter I of the STCW Convention. ( bâtiment-citerne pour produits chimiques ) chief engineer means the engineer officer responsible for the mechanical propulsion and the operation and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical installations of a vessel. ( chef mécanicien ) chief mate means, in respect of a vessel other than an MOU, the officer next in rank to the master and on whom the command and charge of the vessel falls in the event of the incapacity of the master. ( premier officier de pont ) coasting trade has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Coasting Trade Act . ( cabotage ) complement means the master and the persons who constitute the crew of a vessel. ( effectif ) day work means duties, other than watchkeeping, that are performed at sea on board a vessel involving the overhaul or maintenance of machinery in an engine room or boiler room, or on auxiliaries outside the engine room or boiler room. ( tâches quotidiennes ) deck officer or mate means a person, other than the master, a pilot or a rating, who holds a certificate that authorizes them to be the