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Letter of comment 53 (1) Any interested person that does not intend to request leave to intervene but wishes to make comments on the proceeding may file with the Board a letter of comment before (a) the day fixed by the Board or the case manager as the final day on which any party may present their written or oral submission; or (b) any other day specified by the Board or case manager. Contents of letter (2) The letter of comment must contain (a) comments on the proceeding; (b) a description of the nature of the person’s interest in the proceeding; and (c) any relevant information that will explain or support the person’s comments. Copies to parties and on public record (3) The Board must provide all parties with a copy of any letter of comment and must place a copy of the letter on its public record of the proceeding. Response (4) A party may, within 15 days after the day on which the party receives a letter of comment, file a response with the Board and serve a copy of that response on all parties. Consideration by the Board (5) A letter of comment that is filed with the Board and any response to that letter must be considered by the Board. Status (6) A person that files a letter of comment with the Board does not become a party to the proceeding.
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Proceedings commenced 54 (1) These Rules apply in respect of all proceedings before the Board whether commenced before or after these Rules come into force, except in respect of steps already taken before the coming into force of these Rules. Directive of the Board (2) Any proceeding commenced or document filed in accordance with a directive of the Board before the coming into force of these Rules is not invalid merely because the proceeding or document does not conform to these Rules.
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Registration 55 These Rules come into force on the day on which they are registered.
Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations — (a)
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Natural Resources with respect to the provisions of the annexed Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations other than sections 400 to 535, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Labour with respect to sections 400 to 422, on the recommendation of the Minister of Labour with respect to sections 423 to 428 and on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport with respect to sections 429 to 535, makes the annexed Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations under (a) sections 157 a and 270 b of the Canada Labour Code c ; a S.C. 2018, c. 22, s. 14; c. 27, s. 568 b S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 377 c R.S., c. L-2 (b) paragraph 35(1)(d) d , subsection 35.1(1) e , paragraph 100(l), subsections 120(1) f and (2), section 190 g and paragraphs 244(f) h and (h) i of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 j ; and d S.C. 2023, c. 26, s. 360(1) e S.C. 2018, c. 27, s. 692 f S.C. 2023, c. 26, s. 375 g S.C. 2023, c. 26, s. 403 h S.C. 2014, c. 29, s. 75(1) i S.C. 2018, c. 27, s. 709 j S.C. 2001, c. 26 (c) section 12 of the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act k . k R.S., c. A-12
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(a) sections 157 a and 270 b of the Canada Labour Code c ; a S.C. 2018, c. 22, s. 14; c. 27, s. 568 b S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 377 c R.S., c. L-2
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(b) paragraph 35(1)(d) d , subsection 35.1(1) e , paragraph 100(l), subsections 120(1) f and (2), section 190 g and paragraphs 244(f) h and (h) i of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 j ; and d S.C. 2023, c. 26, s. 360(1) e S.C. 2018, c. 27, s. 692 f S.C. 2023, c. 26, s. 375 g S.C. 2023, c. 26, s. 403 h S.C. 2014, c. 29, s. 75(1) i S.C. 2018, c. 27, s. 709 j S.C. 2001, c. 26
Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations — (c)
(c) section 12 of the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act k . k R.S., c. A-12
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Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. 2008 IS Code means the annex to IMO Resolution MSC.267(85), International Code on Intact Stability, 2008 , as amended from time to time. ( Recueil IS 2008 ) Act means the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 . ( Loi ) cargo vessel means a vessel other than a pleasure craft or passenger vessel. ( bâtiment de charge ) constructed , except in section 116 , subsection 300 (1) and section 301 , has the same meaning as “ships constructed” in regulation 1.1.3.1 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS. ( construit ) FSS Code means the annex to IMO Resolution MSC.98(73), International Code for Fire Safety Systems , as amended from time to time. ( Recueil FSS ) inland voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations .  ( voyage en eaux internes ) IMO means the International Maritime Organization. ( OMI ) length , in respect of a vessel, has the same meaning as in regulation 2.5 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS. ( longeur ) Minister means the Minister of Transport. ( ministre ) MLC 2006 means the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended from time to time. ( MLC 2006 ) near coastal voyage, Class 2 has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations . ( voyage à proximité du littoral, classe 2 ) passenger vessel means a vessel that carries more than 12 passengers. ( bâtiment à passagers ) recognized organization means an organization or corporation with which the Minister has entered into an agreement or arrangement under paragraph 10(1)(c) of the Act. ( organisme reconnu ) recommended practices and standards means the recommended practices and standards for marine use published by a marine classification society, standards development organization, industrial or trade organization, government, government agency or international body. ( normes et pratiques recommandées ) sheltered waters voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations . ( voyage en eaux abritées ) SOLAS means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and the Protocol of 1988 relating to the Convention, as amended from time to time. ( SOLAS ) tanker has the same meaning as in regulation 2(h) of Chapter I of SOLAS. ( bâtiment-citerne ) TP 15415 means the publication entitled Canadian Modifications for the Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations , published by the Department of Transport in December 2023. ( TP 15415 )
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2008 IS Code means the annex to IMO Resolution MSC.267(85), International Code on Intact Stability, 2008 , as amended from time to time. ( Recueil IS 2008 )
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Act means the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 . ( Loi )
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cargo vessel means a vessel other than a pleasure craft or passenger vessel. ( bâtiment de charge )
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constructed , except in section 116 , subsection 300 (1) and section 301 , has the same meaning as “ships constructed” in regulation 1.1.3.1 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS. ( construit )
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FSS Code means the annex to IMO Resolution MSC.98(73), International Code for Fire Safety Systems , as amended from time to time. ( Recueil FSS )
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inland voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations .  ( voyage en eaux internes )
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IMO means the International Maritime Organization. ( OMI )
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length , in respect of a vessel, has the same meaning as in regulation 2.5 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS. ( longeur )
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Minister means the Minister of Transport. ( ministre )
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MLC 2006 means the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended from time to time. ( MLC 2006 )
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near coastal voyage, Class 2 has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations . ( voyage à proximité du littoral, classe 2 )
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passenger vessel means a vessel that carries more than 12 passengers. ( bâtiment à passagers )
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recognized organization means an organization or corporation with which the Minister has entered into an agreement or arrangement under paragraph 10(1)(c) of the Act. ( organisme reconnu )
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recommended practices and standards means the recommended practices and standards for marine use published by a marine classification society, standards development organization, industrial or trade organization, government, government agency or international body. ( normes et pratiques recommandées )
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sheltered waters voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations . ( voyage en eaux abritées )
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SOLAS means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and the Protocol of 1988 relating to the Convention, as amended from time to time. ( SOLAS )
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tanker has the same meaning as in regulation 2(h) of Chapter I of SOLAS. ( bâtiment-citerne )
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TP 15415 means the publication entitled Canadian Modifications for the Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations , published by the Department of Transport in December 2023. ( TP 15415 )
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“Should”, “Administration” and “ship” 2 (1) For the purpose of interpreting a document incorporated by reference in these Regulations, (a) “should” is to be read as “must”; (b) “Administration” is to be read as “Minister”; and (c) “ship” is to be read as “vessel”. “Ships of traditional build” (2) For the purpose of interpreting MLC 2006, “ships of traditional build” is to be read as “wooden vessels of primitive build”. TP 15415 — Canadian modifications (3) In these Regulations, a reference to a provision of SOLAS or MLC 2006 is to be read as a reference to that provision as modified by TP 15415.
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Footnotes 3 For the purposes of these Regulations, any guidelines, recommendations, requirements and similar matters set out in a document referred to in a footnote to a document that is incorporated by reference into these Regulations are to be considered mandatory.
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Canadian vessels 4 (1) These Regulations, other than Part 2, apply in respect of the following Canadian vessels: (a) passenger vessels that are Safety Convention vessels; (b) passenger vessels that are not Safety Convention vessels and that are 24 m or more in length; and (c) cargo vessels that are 24 m or more in length. Canadian vessels — Part 2 (2) Part 2 applies in respect of Canadian vessels that are required to be registered or listed under Part 2 of the Act.
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Foreign vessels 5 Section 117 applies in respect of foreign vessels in the internal waters of Canada that navigate in frazil ice or ice slush conditions.
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Drilling and other activities 6 These Regulations apply in respect of vessels referred to in sections 4 and 5 that are capable of engaging in the drilling for, or the production, conservation or processing of, oil or gas, except vessels that are on location and engaged in one of those activities in an area referred to in (a) section 3 of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act ; (b) subsection 8(1) of the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act ; or (c) subsection 8(1) of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act .
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Non-application 7 These Regulations do not apply in respect of (a) pleasure craft; (b) fishing vessels, as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Marine Personnel Regulations ; and (c) wooden vessels of primitive build.
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Vessels constructed before coming into force 8 A vessel that is one of the following vessels and that is constructed before the day on which this section comes into force may comply with the requirements respecting construction and equipment under the Act that applied to the vessel on the day before that day instead of the requirements set out in these Regulations and, if it does so, is considered to be a grandfathered vessel for the purposes of sections 9 to 11 : (a) a vessel that has never flown the flag of a foreign state; or (b) a vessel that holds a certificate issued under the Vessel Certificates Regulations or the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations on the day on which this section comes into force or that held such a certificate at any time during the five years before that day.
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Limitations on grandfathering — immediate 9 Despite section 8 , a grandfathered vessel must comply with (a) section 103 , but only in respect of the requirements set out in regulations 20 and 22.3 of Chapter III of SOLAS; and (b) subsection 301 (2).
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Limitations on grandfathering — first anniversary 10 Despite section 8 , a grandfathered vessel must comply with the following requirements beginning on the first anniversary of the day on which section 8 comes into force: (a) in the case of a vessel that has a mechanical means of propulsion, regulations 3-4.2, 3-8, 5 and 5-1 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS instead of subsections 12(5) and (6) and sections 80 and 81 of the Hull Construction Regulations ; (b) in the case of a passenger vessel that is not a Safety Convention vessel, regulations 6 to 8 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS instead of sections 24 and 25 of the Hull Construction Regulations ; and (c) regulations 1.5, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 9 and 17-1 of Chapter III of SOLAS.
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Limitations on grandfathering — parts of a vessel 11 (1) Despite section 8 , the authorized representative of a grandfathered vessel must ensure that the following parts, machinery, systems and equipment comply with the requirements of these Regulations: (a) the parts of the vessel that, after the coming into force of section 8 , undergo repairs, alterations or modifications that (i) substantially alter the vessel’s dimensions or its passenger accommodation spaces, or (ii) substantially increase the vessel’s service life or the life of the vessel’s outfitting; (b) the machinery, systems and equipment related to the parts of the vessel described in paragraph (a); (c) the parts of the vessel that are replaced after the day of the coming into force of section 8 ; and (d) the machinery, systems and equipment of the vessel that are replaced after the day of the coming into force of section 8 . Cessation of grandfathering — entire vessel (2) A grandfathered vessel whose intended service changes in such a manner that the vessel can no longer comply with any one of the requirements respecting construction and equipment under the Act that were in effect on the day before the day on which section 8 comes into force is no longer a grandfathered vessel and must comply with the requirements respecting construction and equipment of these Regulations. Cessation of grandfathering — certification (3) A grandfathered vessel that ceases to hold a certificate issued under the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations for a period of more than five years is no longer a grandfathered vessel and must comply with the requirements respecting construction and equipment of these Regulations.
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Deemed construction date 12 A vessel that is one of the following vessels and that was constructed more than 10 years before the day of its most recent registration under Part 2 of the Act must comply with these Regulations as if it were constructed not more than 10 years before that day: (a) a vessel that has never held a certificate issued under the Vessel Certificates Regulations ; or (b) a vessel that has held a certificate issued under the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations but did not hold such a certificate at any time during the five years before the day on which this section comes into force.
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Equivalent level of safety 13 (1) If the Minister determines that there are circumstances in which equipment other than the safety equipment required by these Regulations provides a level of safety at least equivalent to that of the required safety equipment, that other equipment may be substituted for the required safety equipment in those circumstances if it bears a mark or label indicating that it conforms to the recommended practices and standards applicable to that type of equipment. Criteria (2) To determine the level of safety provided by the other equipment in those circumstances, the Minister must assess the following factors: (a) the nature of the activity; (b) the environmental conditions; (c) the nature of the risks to which persons on board are exposed; (d) the specific characteristics of the equipment; (e) the recommended practices and standards to which the equipment conforms; (f) the manner in which the equipment will be used; and (g) the ability of the equipment to protect a person from injury.
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SOLAS Chapter II-1 — mechanical propulsion 100 (1) A vessel that has a mechanical means of propulsion must comply with the requirements set out in Chapter II-1 of SOLAS, except those set out in the following regulations: (a) in the case of a cargo vessel that engages only on inland voyages, sheltered waters voyages or near coastal voyages, Class 2, regulations 3-6 and 6 to 7-3; (b) in the case of a passenger vessel that engages only on inland voyages, sheltered waters voyages or near coastal voyages, Class 2, regulation 8-1; (c) in the case of a cargo vessel, other than a tanker, that is not a Safety Convention vessel and that is less than 500 gross tonnage, regulation 9; and (d) regulation 19-1. SOLAS Chapter II-1 — no mechanical propulsion (2) A vessel that does not have a mechanical means of propulsion must comply with the following requirements: (a) those set out in regulations 3-1, 3-8, 5 and 5-1 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS; and (b) in the case of a vessel that carries a person, the vessel must be outfitted with at least one anchor and be fitted with recovery devices of suitable sizes in accordance with the equipment number calculation of a recognized organization.
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2008 IS Code — Part B 101 (1) A vessel must comply with the recommendations set out in part B of the 2008 IS Code and those recommendations are to be interpreted as expressing an obligation. 2008 IS Code — Canadian modifications (2) For the purposes of this section, a reference to a recommendation in the 2008 IS Code is to be read as a reference to that recommendation as modified by the publication entitled Canadian Modifications to the International Code on Intact Stability, 2008 , TP 7301, published by the Department of Transport in December 2023.
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Damage stability — mechanical propulsion 102 (1) Despite subsection 100 (1), a passenger vessel that has a mechanical means of propulsion and that is not a Safety Convention vessel may comply with the requirements of the publication entitled Damage Stability Standards for Non-Convention Passenger Vessels , TP 10943, published by the Department of Transport in December 2023, instead of complying with regulations 6 to 8 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS. Damage stability — no mechanical propulsion (2) A passenger vessel that does not have a mechanical means of propulsion must comply with the requirements set out in the publication referred to in subsection (1).
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SOLAS Chapter III 103 (1) A vessel must comply with the requirements set out in Chapter III of SOLAS, except those set out in regulations 8, 10, 19, 27, 30 and 37. LSA Code — Canadian modifications (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a reference in Chapter III of SOLAS to a provision of the LSA Code is to be read as a reference to that provision as modified by Part A of TP 14475. LSA Code — testing and approval (3) If a life-saving appliance or arrangement must comply with the requirements of the LSA Code, it must be tested in accordance with the annex to IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-saving Appliances , as amended from time to time, and be of a type approved by the Minister as complying with those requirements. Alternative appliances and arrangements (4) If TP 15415 allows for alternatives to the life-saving appliances or arrangements required under Chapter III of SOLAS, those alternative appliances or arrangements must comply with the requirements set out in Part B of TP 14475, be tested in accordance with Part C of TP 14475, and be of a type approved by the Minister as complying with those requirements. Definitions (5) The following definitions apply in this section. LSA Code means the annex to IMO Resolution MSC.48(66), International Life-Saving Appliance Code , as amended from time to time. ( Recueil LSA ) TP 14475 means the publication entitled Canadian Life Saving Appliance Standard , published by the Department of Transport, as amended from time to time. ( TP 14475 )
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LSA Code means the annex to IMO Resolution MSC.48(66), International Life-Saving Appliance Code , as amended from time to time. ( Recueil LSA )
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TP 14475 means the publication entitled Canadian Life Saving Appliance Standard , published by the Department of Transport, as amended from time to time. ( TP 14475 )
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SOLAS Chapter VII 104 A chemical tanker, including one that does not have a mechanical means of propulsion, must comply with the requirements set out in Part B of Chapter VII of SOLAS.
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SOLAS Chapter VII 105 A gas carrier, including one that does not have a mechanical means of propulsion, must comply with the requirements set out in Part C of Chapter VII of SOLAS.
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SOLAS Chapter VIII 106 (1) A nuclear vessel must comply with the requirements set out in Chapter VIII of SOLAS.