Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations — 111.1
Application 111.1 (1) This section, instead of section 111, applies in respect of an authorized representative’s Canadian vessels when they are operating in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence waters during the period referred to in paragraph (4)(a) or during a year referred to in subsection (4) if, before the period or year begins, the authorized representative (a) notifies the Minister that the authorized representative elects to have this section apply in respect of that period or year; and (b) provides the Minister with a report that specifies the manner in which each of the vessels will be managed for the purposes of meeting the requirements of subsection (4) or (6) for that period or year. Application — alternative (2) This section, instead of section 111, applies in respect of an authorized representative’s Canadian vessels when they are operating in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence waters during the period beginning on the day on which this section comes into force and ending on December 31, 2020 if the authorized representative (a) before the period begins, notifies the Minister that the authorized representative elects to have this section apply in respect of that period; and (b) before the period referred to in paragraph (5)(a) and before each year referred to in column 3 of the table to subsection (5), provides the Minister with a report that specifies the manner in which each of the vessels will be managed for the purposes of meeting the requirements of subsection (5) or (6) for that period or year. Fuel oil used in other waters under Canadian jurisdiction (3) In the notification, the vessels’ authorized representative may (a) for the purposes of calculating the total amount of fuel oil used on board the vessels, elect to include the fuel oil used on board any of the vessels when they are operating in waters under Canadian jurisdiction that are not within the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence waters; and (b) for the purposes of calculating the average sulphur content by mass of the total amount of fuel oil used on board the vessels, elect not to include (i) 10% of the sulphur content by mass of the fuel oil used on board any of the vessels that were first delivered after December 31, 2008 but before August 1, 2012, and (ii) 20% of the sulphur content by mass of the fuel oil used on board any of the vessels that were first delivered after July 31, 2012 or on which a marine diesel engine that has a power output of more than 5 000 kW was installed after July 31, 2012. Average sulphur content (4) If an election is made under subsection (1), the vessels’ authorized representative must ensure that the average sulphur content by mass of the total amount of fuel oil used on board the vessels does not exceed (a) 1.30% in the period beginning on the day on which this section comes into force and ending on December 31, 2013; (b) 1.20% in 2014; (c) 1.10% in 2015; (d) 1.00% in 2016; (e) 0.80% in 2017; (f) 0.60% in 2018; (g) 0.40% in 2019; and (h) 0.10% in 2020. Average sulphur content and cumulative average sulphur content (5) If an election is made under subsection (2), the vessels’ authorized representative must ensure that the average sulphur content by mass of the total amount of fuel oil used on board the vessels does not exceed (a) 1.70% during the period that begins on the day on which this section comes into force and ends on December 31, 2013; (b) the amount set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection during the year set out in column 3; or (c) the amount set out in column 2 of the table to this subsection during the period that begins on the day on which this section comes into force and ends on December 31 of the year set out in column 3. TABLE Item Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Average sulphur content by mass Cumulative average sulphur content by mass Year 1 1.60% 4.40% 2014 2 1.50% 5.50% 2015 3 1.40% 6.50% 2016 4 1.20% 7.20% 2017 5 1.00% 7.70% 2018 6 0.80% 8.00% 2019 7 0.10% 8.00% 2020 Alternative measures (6) Instea