Transportation Safety Board Regulations — 3
Report to Board 3 (1) The operator of the ship, other than a pleasure craft, whether or not they are the owner, the master, the ship’s pilot, any crew member of the ship and the harbour master, that have direct knowledge of a marine occurrence must report the following marine occurrences to the Board: (a) a person is killed or sustains a serious injury as a result of (i) boarding, being on board or falling overboard from the ship, or (ii) coming into direct contact with any part of the ship or its contents; (b) a person falls overboard from the ship; (c) a crew member whose duties are directly related to the safe operation of the ship is unable to perform their duties as a result of a physical incapacitation which poses a threat to the safety of persons, property or the environment; (d) the ship (i) sinks, founders or capsizes, (ii) is involved in a collision or a risk of a collision, (iii) sustains a fire or an explosion, (iv) goes aground, (v) makes unforeseen contact with the bottom without going aground, (vi) sustains damage that affects its seaworthiness or renders it unfit for its purpose, (vii) is anchored, grounded or beached to avoid an occurrence, (viii) is missing or abandoned, (ix) fouls a utility cable or pipe, or an underwater pipeline, (x) sustains a total failure of (A) the navigation equipment if the failure poses a threat to the safety of any person, property or the environment, (B) the main or auxiliary machinery, or (C) the propulsion, steering, or deck machinery if the failure poses a threat to the safety of any person, property or the environment; (e) all or part of the ship’s cargo shifts or falls overboard; or (f) there is an accidental release on board or from the ship which results in any of the events listed in subsection 8.4(2) of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations . Information in report (2) The report must contain the following information: (a) the name or identification number, nationality and type of the ship and, if applicable, a general description of the cargo on board the ship; (b) the date and time of the occurrence; (c) the names of the operator, owner and agents of the ship and, if applicable, the name of the authorized representative referred to in subsection 14(1) of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 ; (d) the name of the master of the ship and, if applicable, the name of the ship’s pilot; (e) the technical specifications of the ship such as its tonnage, length and type of propulsion; (f) if the ship is equipped with a voyage data recorder or a simplified voyage data recorder, (i) the type of recorder, including its make and model, and (ii) any action taken or planned to save the data on the recorder; (g) the last point of departure and the intended destination of the ship, including the date and time of the departure; (h) the number of crew members, passengers and other persons on board at the time of the occurrence; (i) the number of crew members, passengers and other persons involved in the occurrence who were killed or sustained serious injuries as a result of the occurrence; (j) the local weather, sea and, if applicable, ice conditions at the time of the occurrence; (k) the location of the occurrence by reference to an easily defined geographical point, or by latitude and longitude; (l) a description of the occurrence and the extent of any resulting damage to the ship, the environment and any other property; (m) if applicable, a list of any dangerous goods released on board or from the ship, including the shipping name or UN number of the dangerous goods; (n) if the ship is missing or inaccessible, (i) the last known position of the ship by reference to an easily defined geographical point, or by latitude and longitude, including the date and time that the ship was at that position, and (ii) the actions taken or planned to locate or gain access to the ship; (o) a description of any action taken or planned to protect persons, property and the environment; (p) the name and