Marine Personnel Regulations — 212
212 (1) This section applies to a fishing vessel beginning on (a) November 7, 2008 if the vessel is of 60 gross tonnage or less and more than 15 m in overall length; (b) November 7, 2009 if the vessel is more than 14 m but not more than 15 m in overall length; (c) November 7, 2010 if the vessel is more than 13 m but not more than 14 m in overall length; (d) November 7, 2012 if the vessel is more than 12 m but not more than 13 m in overall length; (e) November 7, 2015 if the vessel is more than 6 m but not more than 12 m in overall length; or (f) November 7, 2016 if the vessel is 6 m or less in overall length. (2) This section applies to a vessel of up to 10 gross tonnage that is not a fishing vessel or passenger-carrying vessel, beginning on November 7, 2010. (3) This section applies to a passenger-carrying vessel of up to 5 gross tonnage or not more than 8 m in overall length that is not a fishing vessel, beginning on November 7, 2009. (4) Every vessel that is engaged on a voyage shall have on board, and its authorized representative shall employ, (a) subject to subsection (6), a master; (b) in the case of a vessel of at least 500 gross tonnage or that carries more than 50 passengers, a chief mate; and (c) a sufficient number of deck officers to satisfy the requirements of sections 213 to 216. (5) Every person who holds a certificate set out in column 1 of table 1 to this section may perform the duties of a position referred to in any of columns 2 to 5 on board a vessel that is engaged on a class of voyage set out in the heading of the column that applies to that position, subject to any limitations indicated. (6) Every person who holds a certificate set out in column 1 of table 2 to this section may perform the duties of a position referred to in any of columns 2 to 5 on board a vessel engaged on a limited, contiguous waters voyage whose only activity is in respect of the catch or harvest of another vessel or aquaculture facility or a fishing vessel that is engaged on a class of voyage set out in the heading to that column, subject to any limitations indicated. (7) A certificate issued before the day on which this section comes into force and renewed under section 105 retains the validity that it had under the Canada Shipping Act , except in the case of a certificate referred to in column 1 of paragraphs 10(e) and 25(b), items 28 and 31 and paragraphs 38(b) and 39(b) of Schedule 1 to Part 1 which is subject to any limitations set out on the renewed certificate. (8) The master of a fishing vessel of up to 15 gross tonnage or not more than 12 m in overall length who has acquired at least 7 fishing seasons, with no two of those seasons occurring in the same year, as master of a fishing vessel before the coming into force of this section is not required to hold the training certificate referred to in column 1 of item 6 of table 2 to this section in order to perform the duties set out in columns 4 or 5 of that item. TABLE 1 Master and Mate Certificates Item Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Certificate Unlimited Voyage Near Coastal Voyage, Class 1 Near Coastal Voyage, Class 2 Sheltered Waters Voyage 1 Master Mariner Master Master Master Master 2 Master, Near Coastal N/A Master Master Master 3 Master 3 000 Gross Tonnage, Near Coastal N/A Master, vessel of up to 3 000 gross tonnage Master, vessel of up to 3 000 gross tonnage Master 4 Master 500 Gross Tonnage, Near Coastal N/A Master, vessel of up to 500 gross tonnage Master, vessel of up to 500 gross tonnage Master Chief Mate, vessel of up to 3 000 gross tonnage Chief Mate, vessel of up to 3 000 gross tonnage 5 Chief Mate Chief Mate Chief Mate Chief Mate Master Master, vessel of up to 500 gross tonnage Master, vessel of up to 500 gross tonnage 6 Chief Mate, Near Coastal N/A Chief Mate Chief Mate Master Master, vessel of up to 500 gross tonnage Master, vessel of up to 500 gross tonnage 7 Watchkeeping Mate Officer in charge of the watch Officer in charge of the watch Offic