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Marine Personnel Regulations — 235
235 Every MOU shall have on board and its authorized representative shall employ (a) for each fast rescue boat on board, at least one team of three persons, each of whom hold a training certificate with respect to proficiency in fast rescue boats; (b) for each rescue boat on board other than a rescue boat referred to in paragraph (a), at least one team of three persons, each of whom holds a training certificate in marine emergency duties with respect to proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats; and (c) for each of the lifeboats that are required for the evacuation of all persons on board, two persons, each of whom holds a training certificate in marine emergency duties with respect to proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 236
236 (1) The authorized representative of an MOU shall apply to the Minister for and the Minister shall issue, following that application, a document that specifies: (a) the minimum number of members of the complement as established in accordance with section 234; (b) the certificates to be held by the members of the complement in accordance with sections 177 to 183; and (c) if applicable, any conditions or restrictions referred to on the certificates referred to in paragraph (b). (2) The authorized representative of the MOU shall ensure that the document referred to in subsection (1) is carried on board.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 237
237 The offshore installation manager of an MOU shall ensure that a deck watch is maintained in accordance with Parts 3 and 3-1 of section A-VIII/2 of the STCW Code.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 238
238 (1) The minimum deck watch required by this section shall be supplemented as required by the ordinary practice of seamen for normal safe operation of the MOU. (2) The offshore installation manager may be counted as a member of the deck watch. (3) The offshore installation manager of an MOU shall ensure that each deck watch on the MOU consists of at least the following persons: (a) a person in charge of the deck watch who (i) in all cases, holds a certificate demonstrating that they have the necessary knowledge or have received instructions sufficient to allow them to be capable of properly operating the navigational and radio equipment with which the MOU is fitted, and (ii) in the case of an MOU/self-propelled, holds, at a minimum, a Watchkeeping Mate certificate; (b) an additional person who, in the case of an MOU/self-propelled of at least 500 gross tonnage, holds, at a minimum, an Able Seafarer certificate or a Bridge Watch Rating certificate; and (c) a person in charge of the radio watch who is qualified in accordance with section 266, unless the person in charge of the deck watch is so qualified.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 239
239 The offshore installation manager of an MOU shall ensure that the engineering watch on board is maintained in accordance with Parts 3 and 3-2 of section A-VIII/2 of the STCW Code.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 240
240 (1) The offshore installation manager of an MOU shall ensure that the engineering watch consists of an engineer in charge of the engineering watch who holds, at a minimum, a Fourth-class Engineer, Motor Ship certificate or a Maintenance Supervisor certificate appropriate to that MOU’s type. (2) An MOU that meets the requirements applicable to periodically unattended machinery spaces under the Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations or of Schedule VIII to the Marine Machinery Regulations may operate with periodically unattended machinery spaces if the remote control and monitoring systems in those spaces are inspected at intervals not exceeding 12 months and the inspection certificate contains a notation confirming the inspection. SOR/2023-257, s. 526
Marine Personnel Regulations — 241
241 The authorized representative of a vessel shall ensure that its complement consists of at least the following persons: (a) the master; (b) the persons needed to form the (i) life-saving team, (ii) radio watch, (iii) deck watch, and (iv) engineering watch; (c) a person in charge of the vessel’s machinery unless the vessel is a cargo vessel, a tug or a fishing vessel with a propulsive power of not more than 750 kW; and (d) if applicable, the persons required by the Safe Manning Document or equivalent document required by subsection 242(2) or (3).
Marine Personnel Regulations — 242
242 (1) This section does not apply in respect of (a) fishing vessels; (b) wooden ships of primitive build referred to in paragraph A of regulation 3 of Chapter I of SOLAS; (c) cargo vessels and tugs of less than 500 gross tonnage; and (d) vessels that are engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 2 or a sheltered waters voyage. (2) The authorized representative of a Safety Convention vessel shall ensure that the vessel carries on board a Safe Manning Document or an equivalent document issued by the Administration as evidence that the vessel has on board the minimum complement necessary to satisfy the requirements of IMO Resolution A.890(21), Principles of Safe Manning, or any other resolution that replaces it. (3) The authorized representative of a vessel that is not a Safety Convention vessel shall ensure that it carries on board a document issued by the Administration and containing, in English, (a) the following identification information about the vessel: (i) its name, (ii) its port of registry, (iii) its official number, (iv) the type of vessel, (v) its gross registered tonnage, and (vi) its propulsive power and propulsion type; (b) a table showing (i) the minimum number of members of the complement, (ii) the certificates to be held by the members of the complement, and (iii) any conditions or restrictions referred to in the certificates referred to in subparagraph (ii); (c) a statement by the Administration that the vessel named in the document is safely crewed when it carries at least the complement referred to in the document, whose members hold the certificates indicated in that document, subject to any conditions or restrictions referred to on those certificates; (d) a statement of any conditions or restrictions on the validity of the document by reference to particulars of the vessel and the nature of the service in which the vessel is employed; and (e) the date of issue and the expiry date, if any, of the document together with a signature on behalf of, and the seal of, the Administration. (4) The authorized representative of a vessel engaged in the coasting trade shall ensure that there is on board an endorsement issued by the Minister that (a) contains a statement that the document, issued by the Administration, meets the requirements of Division 2; or (b) sets out the requirements that the vessel shall meet to comply with the crewing standards referred to in Division 2.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 243
243 (1) Every master, mate, engineer or any other person who forms part of an engineering watch or deck watch on board a vessel shall hold a certificate of competency that is (a) issued by the Administration; (b) endorsed by the Administration to attest to its recognition; or (c) accompanied by an attestation from the Administration that an application for an endorsement has been made under section I/10 of the STCW Convention. (2) The certificate referred to in subsection (1) shall be (a) appropriate to the duties performed by that person on the vessel; (b) endorsed by the Administration as meeting the provisions of the STCW Convention; and (c) valid under the STCW Convention for the vessel and the voyage on which the vessel is engaged.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 244
244 Subject to section 252, the master of a vessel shall ensure that a voyage is planned and a deck watch is maintained in accordance with Parts 2, 3 and 3-1 of section A-VIII/2 of the STCW Code.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 245
245 Subject to subsection 247(2), no person shall act, and no master shall permit a person to act, as a member of the deck watch unless the person holds a certificate appropriate to the class of vessel and the voyages on which the vessel is engaged.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 246
246 The master of a vessel shall be on duty as required by the ordinary practice of seamen.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 247
247 (1) The master of a vessel shall ensure that the deck watch consists, at a minimum of, (a) a person in charge of the deck watch who holds a certificate authorizing them to be the officer in charge of the deck watch; (b) subject to subsection (2), an additional person who, in the case of a vessel that is at least 500 gross tonnage holds, at a minimum, a Bridge Watch Rating certificate or an equivalent to the Able Seafarer certificate; (c) subject to subsections (2) and (3), a second additional person who, in the case of a vessel of more than 1 000 gross tonnage holds, at a minimum, a Bridge Watch Rating certificate or an equivalent to the Able Seafarer certificate; and (d) a person in charge of the radio watch who has qualifications equivalent to those set out in section 266, unless the person in charge of the deck watch is so qualified and is also in charge of the radio watch. (2) The additional person and the second additional person assigned to the same deck watch are not both required to hold one of the certificates referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) if either person, but not both, is a rating under training to obtain one of those certificates. (3) Subject to subsection (4), a second additional person is not required on board a stationary MOU, or on board any other vessel of more than 1 000 gross tonnage if that vessel is fitted with toilet facilities that are adjacent to the navigating bridge for the use of the deck watch, as well as fitted with the equipment listed in the schedule to this Part, which equipment shall be (a) in good working order; (b) suitably illuminated for night operation; and (c) used in accordance with the ordinary practice of seamen. (4) A second additional person is required on board a vessel that meets the requirements of subsection (3) if the use of the automatic steering system is prohibited by local by-laws or its use could interfere with prompt helm action in the following circumstances: (a) restricted visibility; (b) traffic density; or (c) hazardous navigational situations.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 248
248 Subject to section 253, the chief engineer of a vessel shall ensure, in consultation with the master, that its voyage is planned and that an engineering watch is maintained in accordance with Parts 2, 3 and 3-2 of section A-VIII/2 of the STCW Code.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 249
249 (1) The chief engineer of a vessel shall ensure, in consultation with the master, that the engineering watch of the vessel consists of (a) in the case of a vessel that has a propulsive power of more than 750 kW, a person in charge of the engineering watch who holds, at a minimum, an Engineer certificate appropriate to the vessel’s propulsion type; and (b) an engine-room rating who holds, at a minimum, the equivalent to an Engine-room Rating certificate. (2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply if (a) the machinery essential to the safe operation of the vessel has automatic operational features that, while the machinery is in operation, provide fuel to the machinery and lubricate it from a supply of lubricant that is sufficient to enable the machinery to operate continuously at full load for a period of at least 24 hours; and (b) the propulsion system of the vessel is remotely controlled from the bridge or the vessel is not manoeuvring. (3) Subject to section 250, a vessel that is equipped in accordance with the Administration’s requirements for periodically unattended machinery spaces may operate with periodically unattended machinery spaces if the remote control and monitoring systems for those spaces are inspected in accordance with the Administration’s rules and the inspection certificate contains a notation confirming the inspection.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 250
250 At all times that the vessel is manoeuvring or proceeding in a narrow channel or fairway, the engineer on watch shall remain present in the engine room unless the engine room is not suitable for a person to physically stand a watch during normal operations by reason of the dimensions or configuration of the room.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 251
251 The requirements under chapter V of the STCW Convention with respect to certificates and endorsements required for passenger-carrying vessels and tankers apply to all employees on those vessels who are assigned to the duties referred to in that chapter.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 252
252 The master of a vessel that is securely anchored in port or securely moored to shore shall ensure that a deck watch is maintained in accordance with Parts 4, 4-1, 4-3 and 4-5 of section A-VIII/2 of the STCW Code unless the master has made sufficient alternative arrangements to secure the safety of life and the protection of the environment, taking into account those Parts.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 253
253 (1) The chief engineer of a vessel that is securely anchored in port or securely moored to shore shall ensure, in consultation with the master, that an engineering watch is maintained in accordance with Parts 4, 4-2, 4-4 and 4-5 of section A-VIII/2 of the STCW Code. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a vessel that does not normally maintain an engineering watch in port if the chief engineer makes, in consultation with the master, sufficient and efficient alternative arrangements to secure the safety of life and the protection of the environment, taking into account Parts 4, 4-2, 4-4 and 4-5 of section A-VIII/2 of the STCW Code.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 254
254 The master of a vessel that is securely anchored, moored or made fast to the shore or secured to the bottom shall ensure, in accordance with section 252 of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020 , that a continuous listening watch is maintained if, in the master’s opinion, the vessel is in a place where its presence may constitute a hazard to passing vessels. SOR/2020-216, s. 416
Marine Personnel Regulations — 255
255 In addition to complying with the requirements of section 205, the master shall ensure that all crew members on board a high-speed craft possess a training testimonial indicating that they have received the type rating training specified in sections 18.3.3.6 to 18.3.3.12 of the HSC Code applicable to the type of vessel and the route that the vessel follows.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 256
256 (1) An air cushion vessel that is at least 1 000 kg all up weight shall have on board, and its authorized representative shall employ, a master who, at a minimum, holds (a) a Master, Limited certificate if the vessel is less than 10 000 kg all up weight; (b) a Master 150 Gross Tonnage, Domestic certificate if the vessel is of 10 000 kg or more but less than 50 000 kg all up weight; (c) a Master 500 Gross Tonnage, Domestic certificate if the vessel is of 50 000 kg or more but less than 100 000 kg all up weight; (d) a Master 3 000 Gross Tonnage, Domestic certificate if the vessel is of 100 000 kg or more all up weight; or (e) despite paragraphs (b) to (d), a Master, Limited certificate if the vessel is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage. (2) An air cushion vessel that is at least 40 000 kg all up weight or that carries more than 50 persons shall have on board, and its authorized representative shall employ, a chief mate who, at a minimum, holds (a) a Chief Mate, Limited certificate if the vessel is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage; or (b) a Chief Mate, 150 Gross Tonnage, Domestic certificate in all other cases. (3) The master and the chief mate employed on board an air cushion vessel of more than 1 000 kg all up weight shall also hold an Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) Type Rating certificate applicable to the type of vessel and the route that the vessel follows.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 257
257 A wing-in-ground craft shall have on board, and its authorized representative shall employ, a master who, at a minimum, holds a Master, Limited certificate.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 258
258 (1) The master of a high-speed craft, other than an air cushion vessel, and any officer having an operational role on the high-speed craft who may be called on to operate the craft, shall hold, in addition to the certificates and endorsements required by Division 2, a High-Speed Craft (HSC) Type Rating certificate applicable to the type of vessel and the route that the vessel follows. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a high-speed craft engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 2, or a sheltered waters voyage, that has a maximum operating speed of 25 knots or less.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 259
259 (1) The authorized representative of an air cushion vessel of more than 1 000 kg but less than 10 000 kg all up weight that is not a passenger-carrying vessel or that is certified to carry 50 or fewer passengers shall employ for that air cushion vessel an engineer who holds, at a minimum, an Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) Engineer, Class II certificate. (2) The master shall ensure that the engineer referred to in subsection (1) is on board the air cushion vessel in the case where it is engaged on a voyage during which it is (a) more than 5 nautical miles from shore or more than 15 nautical miles from a place of refuge if the vessel is a passenger-carrying vessel; or (b) more than 15 nautical miles from a place of refuge if the vessel is not a passenger-carrying vessel.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 260
260 (1) The authorized representative of an air cushion vessel of an all up weight of at least 10 000 kg or of an air cushion vessel that is certified to carry more than 50 passengers shall employ for that air cushion vessel an engineer who holds an Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) Engineer, Class I certificate. (2) The master shall ensure that the engineer referred to in subsection (1) is on board the air cushion vessel in the case where it is engaged on a voyage during which it is (a) more than 5 nautical miles from shore or more than 15 nautical miles from a place of refuge if the vessel is a passenger-carrying vessel; or (b) more than 20 nautical miles from a place of refuge if the vessel is not a passenger-carrying vessel. (3) If the master of an air cushion vessel is not required to have on board that vessel an engineer who holds a certificate of competency, the authorized representative shall prepare written instructions that set out the pre-departure procedures for verifications, inspection and maintenance. The details of the procedures and the frequency at which they shall be completed shall be in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations or a manual reviewed by a marine safety inspector that is based on the operational history of the air cushion vessel. (4) The master of an air cushion vessel shall ensure that the engineer referred to in subsection (1) or 259(1), as the case may be, completes the procedures referred to in subsection (3) and that records of those completed procedures are maintained for the duration of the air cushion vessel’s period of service. (5) The authorized representative of an air cushion vessel shall ensure that an engineer employed by the authorized representative holds a type rating certificate applicable to the type of vessel.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 261
261 The engineers employed on board a high-speed craft other than an air cushion vessel shall hold the certificates and endorsements required by Division 2 and, if they may be called on to operate the high-speed craft, a High-Speed Craft (HSC) Type Rating certificate.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 262
262 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the master and chief mate of any sail training vessel or any other sailing vessel, of at least 60 gross tonnage or of at least 24 m in length, that is a passenger-carrying vessel shall hold a Fore and Aft Sailing Vessel, Unlimited endorsement or a Square Rig Sailing Vessel, Unlimited endorsement, depending on the vessel’s type of rig. (2) The master and chief mate of a vessel referred to in subsection (1) may hold, instead of the endorsements referred to in that subsection, a Fore and Aft Sailing Vessel, Seasonal (April 15 to November 1) endorsement or a Square Rig Sailing Vessel, Seasonal (April 15 to November 1) endorsement, depending on the vessel’s type of rig, if the vessel is used solely for seasonal operation from April 15 to November 1 of each year and does not engage on unlimited voyages or near coastal voyages, Class 1. (3) This section applies beginning on November 7, 2011.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 263
263 (1) The master of a passenger submersible craft shall hold a certificate listed in table 1 to section 212 with a Passenger Submersible Craft endorsement. (2) A passenger submersible craft equipped with an internal combustion engine of 750 kW or less or an electric propulsion system of at least 75 kW but not more than 750 kW shall have on board, and its authorized representative shall employ, an engineer who holds, at a minimum, a Small Vessel Machinery Operator certificate with a Passenger Submersible Craft Endorsement. (3) A passenger submersible craft that has a propulsive power of more than 750 kW shall have on board, and its authorized representative shall employ, the engineers required by section 219, who shall also hold a Passenger Submersible craft endorsement. (4) If a passenger submersible craft that is a passenger-carrying vessel is not required to have on board an engineer with a certificate of competency, the authorized representative shall assign the maintenance of the vessel’s machinery to a technician accredited for this purpose by the manufacturer.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 264
264 The master of a Safety Convention vessel shall ensure that it is in compliance with regulation 12 of Chapter IV of SOLAS in respect of radio watches.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 265
265 The master of a vessel shall ensure that it is in compliance with (a) paragraphs 1 to 3 and 6 of article VII of the Agreement between Canada and the United States of America for Promotion of Safety on the Great Lakes by Means of Radio, 1973, if (i) the vessel is engaged on a voyage in the Great Lakes Basin, and (ii) article V of that Agreement requires the vessel to be in compliance; and (b) in the case of a Safety Convention vessel, Part 3-3 of section A-VIII/2 of the STCW Code.
Marine Personnel Regulations — 266
266 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the master of a vessel that is required to be fitted with a VHF radiotelephone installation shall ensure that a person who holds one of the following certificates referred to in Schedule II to the Radiocommunication Regulations is in charge of the radio watch: (a) Restricted Operator Certificate with Maritime Qualification; (b) General Operator Certificate; or (c) Restricted Operator’s Certificate (ROC-MC). (2) The master of a vessel engaged on a voyage other than a sheltered waters voyage and that is required to be fitted with a VHF radiotelephone installation capable of digital selective calling shall ensure that the person in charge of the radio watch holds (a) in the case of a vessel that is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 2 and that has such a VHF installation as its only radiotelephone installation, a Restricted Operator Certificate with Maritime Qualifications issued after January 1, 2005; and (b) in all other cases, a Restricted Operator’s Certificate (ROC-MC) issued under the Radiocommunication Act . (3) The authorized representative of a vessel referred to in paragraph 207 (1)(b) of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020 that is operating in sea area A2, sea area A3 or sea area A4, shall employ and the master of that vessel shall ensure that there is on board (a) a member of the complement who holds a First-class Radioelectronic certificate; or (b) at least two persons (i) each of whom holds a General Operator certificate, and (ii) who, between them, are in charge of the radio watch for at least 16 hours during any 24-hour period. SOR/2020-216, s. 417