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Canal Regulations — 7
7 (1) Subject to sections 8 to 10, a Superintendent or Superintending Engineer or any person authorized by a Superintendent or Superintending Engineer shall, upon payment by the owner or master of a vessel of the toll set out for that vessel in Schedule VI, issue a permit authorizing that vessel to pass through the locks of any canal referred to in subsection 6(1). (2) A permit issued under subsection (1) shall (a) show prominently on the face of the permit the name or number of the vessel to which the permit applies; (b) except on a seasonal permit, have the expiry date endorsed on the back of the permit by a lockmaster on the first day of use; and (c) be produced by the operator or master of the vessel for examination by an officer, upon request or demand. (3) A permit issued under subsection 7(1) shall not be used for any vessel other than the vessel to which it applies.
Canal Regulations — 8
8 A Superintendent or Superintending Engineer or any person authorized by a Superintendent or Superintending Engineer shall, upon written request, issue a special permit for any vessel of a federal, provincial or municipal agency that is used in a canal on official business without payment of the toll set out for that vessel in Schedule VI.
Canal Regulations — 9
9 A Superintendent or Superintending Engineer or any person authorized by a Superintendent or Superintending Engineer shall, upon written request and presentation of satisfactory proof of age, issue a special permit for a vessel not exceeding 24 feet in length that is owned and operated or chartered and operated by a Canadian citizen 65 years of age or over, without payment of the toll set out for that vessel in Schedule VI.
Canal Regulations — 10
10 A Superintendent or Superintending Engineer or any person authorized by a Superintendent or Superintending Engineer shall, upon written request, issue a special permit for any vessel of a community sponsored non-profit organization that is used in a canal on official business as a safety and security vessel without payment of the toll set out for that vessel in Schedule VI.
Canal Regulations — 11
11 No vessel, except pleasure craft of 40 feet or less in length, shall use any canal without furnishing to the statistical officer a detailed report signed by the master or the owner of the vessel and made out on the regular printed Ship’s Report form showing its registered gross and net tonnage, the nature and quantity of the cargo, its destination, and, if so required, certified copies of the bills of lading or of the vessel’s manifest shall also be furnished.
Canal Regulations — 12
12 (1) The Chief, Superintending Engineer or Superintendent may deny a vessel passage through a canal or any part thereof when, in his opinion, the character or condition of the cargo, hull, equipment or machinery is such as to endanger the structures pertaining to the canal, cause delay to navigation or render the vessel liable to obstruct the canal. (2) No vessel manned with a crew insufficient or incompetent, in the opinion of the Chief, the Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent, to operate and navigate the vessel in a safe manner, shall enter or proceed in any canal, and the master of such vessel shall act in accordance with the instructions of the Chief, Superintending Engineer or Superintendent.
Canal Regulations — 13
13 The Chief, Superintending Engineer or Superintendent may stop any vessel in a canal and enter on the vessel for the purpose of examining the vessel, checking the crew or verifying any permit, pass, manifest, Ship’s Report, vessel licence or registration.
Canal Regulations — 14
14 (1) Every vessel that draws five feet or over when navigating a canal shall be correctly and distinctly marked at the bow and stern to show the exact draught fore and aft, and no vessel without such marks shall enter any canal. (2) When required, the master of a vessel shall produce a duly sworn certificate from the last drydock the vessel was in, certifying that the draught marks are correct. (3) No vessel shall enter or pass through any lock or reach of any canal unless the depth of water on the controlling point for draught in such lock or reach exceeds by at least three inches, or such other clearance as may be determined by the Chief, the maximum draught of the vessel at the time. (4) Subject to the provisions of subsections (3) and (5), no vessel shall enter or proceed in any canal specified in Schedule II drawing more than the depth of water set out opposite each canal. (5) The Chief may increase or decrease the draught limits set out in Schedule II.
Canal Regulations — 15
15 (1) A vessel navigating a canal shall have its equipment and cargo so arranged that no damage will be done to any canal structure or other works, or to any other vessel in the canal, and all discharge pipes shall be covered with hoods so as to discharge below the lock coping. (2) All fenders used by a vessel navigating a canal shall either be made of such materials as will float, or shall be securely fastened to the vessel by means of a steel cable or by means of two manilla ropes.
Canal Regulations — 16
16 (1) No vessel that is in excess of a dead weight of two tons, that is 20 feet or more in length and that is not self-propelled shall be on any canal without permission of the Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent. (2) No tug or vessel shall, without the permission of the Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent, tow more than one vessel on any canal and all conditions contained in such permission shall be complied with; and when so required by the Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent, a vessel shall be towed by two adequate tugs or vessels, one forward and one aft. (3) No vessel shall be towed in canal waters by another vessel fastened alongside or astern of the towed vessel unless (a) the steersman of the towing vessel has an unobstructed view of the full outline of the deck at the bow of the towed vessel and of the water surface 400 feet in advance of its bow; or (b) when under way, there is at all times on the deck of the towed vessel a deckhand to signal directions to the steersman. (4) The owner of any vessel towing another vessel and the owner of the towed vessel are jointly and severally liable for any injury or damage caused to canal property by the towed vessel.
Canal Regulations — 17
17 (1) Subject to subsection (3), every vessel in any canal shall comply with the Collision Regulations . (2) Subject to subsection (3), every vessel in any canal shall comply with the Small Vessel Regulations , made under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 . (3) In the event of conflict between the Collision Regulations , the Small Vessel Regulations and the Canal Regulations , the provisions of the Canal Regulations shall govern while the vessel is in a canal. SOR/2008-272, s. 53
Canal Regulations — 18
18 (1) No vessel shall travel in a canal at a rate of speed in excess of the speed limit for the area designated on a sign in the area. (2) No vessel shall travel at a speed in excess of six miles per hour in any canal channel that is less than 150 feet in breadth.
Canal Regulations — 19
19 (1) Every vessel in any canal shall comply with the rules respecting lights as contained in the Collision Regulations . (2) No vessel shall use a searchlight in such manner that the rays of the searchlight interfere with the navigation of a vessel or the operation of the canal structures. SOR/2008-272, s. 54(F)
Canal Regulations — 20
20 The passing of vessels meeting or overtaking one another in a canal shall be governed by the Collision Regulations , subject, however, as follows: (a) when two vessels are approaching, from opposite directions, a swing bridge that does not provide separate channels for up and down traffic and curtails the normal width of the navigation channel, the downbound vessel shall have the right-of-way, the upbound vessel holding back so that the vessels will pass each other at least 300 feet below the bridge; (b) when two vessels, either one of which exceeds 100 feet in length, are approaching a bend in a canal from opposite directions, the downbound vessel shall have the right-of-way and the upbound vessel shall check its speed so as to avoid meeting in the bend; and (c) no vessel shall attempt to overtake another vessel while within 1,000 feet of a lock, guard gate or bridge that both are approaching. SOR/2008-272, s. 55(F)
Canal Regulations — 21
21 Any vessel passing a moored vessel or equipment working in a canal shall proceed at dead slow speed.
Canal Regulations — 22
22 (1) Precedence at railway movable bridges shall, at all times, be given to canal traffic. (2) If no train is on the railway signal block when a vessel whistles for the bridge, the bridge master shall, at once, set the signals against railway traffic and proceed to open the bridge. (3) If a train is on the railway signal block, the train will be permitted to cross and the vessel shall slow down, stop if necessary, and await the passage of the train.
Canal Regulations — 23
23 (1) A whistle, bell or horn shall be sounded before a vessel reaches any lock or movable bridge as an approach signal to such extent only as is necessary to give the officer in charge of such lock or bridge warning to receive the vessel. (2) The master of any vessel within a lock or approaching or leaving a lock, guard gate or bridge shall ascertain for himself whether or not such lock, guard gate or bridge is prepared to allow his vessel to enter or pass, and he shall control his vessel so as to avoid collision with canal works. (3) When approaching any lock or guard gate equipped with traffic signal lights, the stem of any vessel shall not pass the sign marked LIMIT OF APPROACH while the signal light shows red or when no light is shown. (4) No vessel shall attempt to pass any bridge equipped with traffic signal lights while the lights thereon show red or when no light is showing.
Canal Regulations — 24
24 (1) At night, when approaching any lock not equipped with traffic signal lights, no vessel shall attempt to enter such lock until the red light is shown on the mitre of the gates farthest from the approaching vessel. (2) On all bridges not equipped with traffic lights, lanterns with red and green lenses are provided. (3) At night no vessel shall attempt to pass any bridge not equipped with traffic signal lights while the light shows red or when no light is showing.
Canal Regulations — 25
25 (1) All vessels approaching a lock while another vessel is in or about to enter the lock shall be moored at the approach wharf until directed by the officer in charge to proceed. (2) Where several vessels are waiting to enter a lock, they shall be moored in single tier at the approach wharf unless otherwise directed by the Superintending Engineer, Superintendent or lockmaster. (3) Each vessel shall advance to the lock in the order in which it arrived, except that: (a) specific classes of vessels shall follow such order of precedence as may be established by the Chief; (b) a vessel small enough to lock with a preceding vessel shall advance for that purpose ahead of its regular turn, if so instructed by the officer in charge; (c) vessels with barges in tow and, in special circumstances, other vessels, shall follow such order of precedence as may be determined by the Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent; and (d) a vessel approaching a lock and having precedence under the provisions of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is not entitled to such precedence unless it is within 1/2 mile, or lesser distance, of the lock when it signals for such lock. (4) Vessels shall not be moored at approach wharves during the operating day except while waiting for lockage. (5) Except with the written authority of the Chief or Superintending Engineer, a vessel shall not be moored to a canal wharf or wall for a period in excess of 48 hours. (6) A vessel that has been moored to a canal wharf or wall at a lock station shall not return to any wharf or wall at that station until 24 hours have elapsed from the time of its departure therefrom.
Canal Regulations — 26
26 (1) No vessel shall attempt to enter or leave a lock until the gates are fully opened, and the engines shall be stopped while the propeller wheel is passing over the mitre sills. (2) The rate of speed of any vessel on entering a lock, when the bow of the vessel has reached the open gates, shall be such that the vessel can be moved into position by her lines alone without depending on the propeller wheel, and the engine shall be stopped when the bow of the vessel has reached the middle of the lock between the upper and lower gates; the remaining distance to be travelled shall be by means of lines attached to winches installed on the vessel’s deck. (3) Any vessel, while entering, locking or leaving a lock shall be so controlled as to prevent damage by the vessel to the lock structure and auxiliary equipment.
Canal Regulations — 27
27 (1) When any vessel is passing through a lock or bridge, the vessel’s crew shall, when and in such numbers as required by the officer in charge, be assigned to assist in passing the vessel. (2) Any men assigned under subsection (1) shall comply with the instructions given them by the officer in charge.
Canal Regulations — 28
28 (1) Upon the formation of ice on any canal, the Chief may give priority or refuse passage to any vessel or require any vessel to tie up for the winter at any location in the canal. (2) Vessels lying in wait or wintering in a canal as a result of such instructions shall pay the wharfage, lying-up and wintering charges provided for in these Regulations.
Canal Regulations — 29
29 (1) Every vessel of 200 registered gross tons and under navigating the canals shall be provided with at least two good and sufficient lines or hawsers, one at the bow and one at the quarter. (2) Every vessel of more than 200 registered gross tons shall be provided with at least four good and sufficient lines or hawsers, two leading astern, one leading ahead and one abreast, all so arranged that they may be used on either side, and on self-propelled vessels at least three of these lines shall run from power-driven winches. (3) Cargo winches may be used for the handling of mooring lines if (a) each of the three mooring lines is wound on the main drum of a separate winch; (b) each mooring line passes through no more than one lead between the winch and the fairlead in the vessel’s side; (c) leads are fixed in place and provided with free sheaves so that the mooring line may be led to either side of the vessel as required; and (d) where the exact compliance with this subsection is not possible, a slight deviation therefrom may be made on the permission in writing of the Chief, the Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent. (4) For the handling of mooring lines, every vessel shall have on both sides chocks satisfactory to the Chief, the Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent.
Canal Regulations — 30
30 (1) Each line shall be provided with a hand-hold loop spliced thereto at the end of the eye that is thrown over the snubbing post. (2) When locking, each line shall be made fast to snubbing posts on the bank of the canal or lock. (3) The two lines leading astern of a vessel of more than 200 registered gross tons, pulling evenly, shall be made fast to separate snubbing posts. (4) To check the speed of a vessel while entering the lock, to prevent it from striking against the gates or other parts of the lock and to keep it in proper position while the lock is being filled or emptied, each line shall be attended by one of the vessel’s crew during the whole period that the vessel is in any lock. (5) A vessel shall not be permitted to pass if, in the opinion of the Chief, the Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent, the lines, winches or chocks are not good or sufficient.
Canal Regulations — 31
31 No vessel when blown or otherwise held on the bank in a canal shall attempt to work itself off with the vessels engine and wheel but shall run lines to the opposite side of the canal and heave out into the channel with its capstan.
Canal Regulations — 32
32 (1) No vessel shall be fastened or moored so as to obstruct navigation. (2) An order given by the Chief, Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent with regard to the position, mooring or removal of any vessel in a canal, or to the accommodation to be given by the master of such vessel to the master of another vessel, shall be complied with immediately.
Canal Regulations — 33
33 No vessel shall place a line on any electric transmission, light, telephone or telegraph pole or railings situated on canal property.
Canal Regulations — 34
34 (1) Top wharfage charges shall be levied on all goods loaded on or unloaded from vessels in a canal at the rates as set out in Schedule I to the Government Wharves Regulations established under the Government Harbours and Piers Act subject to subsections (2) and (3). (2) Top wharfage charges shall only be levied once on goods loaded on and subsequently unloaded from a vessel, or unloaded from and subsequently loaded on a vessel, at the same point in a canal, provided that such goods have not, in the interval, gone through any manufacturing or refining process. (3) Top wharfage charges shall not be levied on grain and grain products determined by the Chief to be destined for export out of Canada, and the books and papers of the persons and companies owning or handling such grain and grain products shall be open to inspection and audit by the officers of the Department for the purpose of determining the destination of such grain and grain products and such persons and companies shall satisfy the Chief that such grain and grain products are destined for export out of Canada. (4) Goods transhipped from one vessel to another in a canal are subject to top wharfage charges at the rates set out in Schedule I to the Government Wharves Regulations and the charges are payable by the owner of the discharging vessel. (5) The quantities on which top wharfage charges shall be computed shall be based on reports, vessel’s manifest and bills of lading furnished by the owner of the vessel or the owner of the goods concerned.
Canal Regulations — 35
35 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), berthage shall be levied on a vessel moored, loading or unloading goods or lying in wait in any canal or in any waters forming part of a canal referred to in subsection 6(1) at the rates set out in Schedule VII. (2) No berthage or side wharfage charge shall be levied on a vessel holding a permit issued under subsection 7(1) for the first 24 hours that the vessel is moored at a canal mooring facility. (3) No berthage or side wharfage charge shall be levied on a vessel at a canal mooring facility where the cost of collecting that charge would equal or exceed the amount of that charge.
Canal Regulations — 36
36 (1) No goods shall be deposited on or occupy any portion of a restricted area. (2) No goods shall be deposited on or occupy any portion of an unrestricted area except with permission in writing of, and as directed by, the Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent. (3) Except as provided in subsection (5), storage charges shall be levied on all goods occupying an unrestricted area at the rate of $0.01 per square foot of the area occupied for each period of seven days or portion thereof in a season of navigation and for each period of 20 days or portion thereof in a non-navigation season during which the goods occupy such area. (4) The charges set forth in subsection (3) are in addition to top wharfage and side wharfage charges. (5) Goods that are not to be loaded directly on to a vessel or that have been unloaded directly from a vessel from or to an unrestricted area are not liable to storage charges until they have occupied such area for 48 hours on any canal.
Canal Regulations — 37
37 (1) Top wharfage, side wharfage and storage charges are payable to the officer appointed by the Chief or Superintending Engineer to collect such charges and, subject to subsection (2), shall be paid by the owner of the vessel or by the owner of the goods (a) in the case of side wharfage charges, by the owner of the vessel before the vessel leaves the canal; and (b) in the case of top wharfage and storage charges, by the owner of the goods before the goods are removed from the canal lands. (2) Where the Chief so authorizes, the charges referred to in subsection (1) may be billed and in such case are payable by the owner of the vessel or the goods within 20 days from the date of billing.
Canal Regulations — 38
38 (1) The master of any vessel entering a canal to discharge goods or leaving a canal in which goods have been taken aboard shall, upon the vessel’s arrival in the canal before discharging and prior to the vessel’s departure from the canal after loading, respectively, furnish to the proper officer of the canal correct reports in such form as may be required by the Department specifying the goods making up the vessel’s cargo on entering and on leaving the canal and showing the details of each consignment of all goods loaded or unloaded in the canal and, if so required by the Chief or the Superintending Engineer, certified copies of bills of lading of each consignment and a certified copy of vessel’s manifest shall also be furnished. (2) If so authorized by the Chief or the Superintending Engineer, the reports, vessel’s manifest, and bills of lading referred to in subsection (1) shall be furnished at a later date by the owner of the vessel or the owner of the goods.
Canal Regulations — 39
39 No vessel shall take on or discharge passengers or goods at any place other than a regular wharf, as determined by the Superintending Engineer, without the express permission in writing of the Chief or Superintending Engineer.
Canal Regulations — 40
40 (1) Lessees of canal lots facing canals or basins have the first privilege of loading or unloading vessels on the unleased canal property fronting their respective leased lots. (2) The Superintending Engineer may, if he sees fit, allow any vessel to discharge on unleased canal property that is fronting on leased lots.
Canal Regulations — 41
41 (1) The loading and unloading of goods shall be carried out expeditiously throughout each working day in a manner satisfactory to the Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent. (2) Vessels that have ceased discharging or loading, from any cause, are not entitled to retain their berths. (3) Goods unloaded shall be removed at once to a point clear of the canal wharves and banks.
Canal Regulations — 42
42 Goods placed on unleased canal land shall be placed as directed by the Superintending Engineer or the Superintendent.
Canal Regulations — 43
43 (1) No goods shall be placed on canal wharves or lands so as to obstruct any thoroughfare, or hinder free passage for persons, teams or vehicles along the front of such wharves or lands. (2) Goods shall not be loaded or unloaded at any lock.