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Mortgage Insurance Disclosure (Trust and Loan Companies, Retail Associations, Canadian Insurance Companies and Canadian Societies) Regulations — 11
11 For greater certainty, the payments referred to in sections 7 to 10 do not include any payment received by the institution in respect of a claim made by the institution under the mortgage insurance as a result of a default on the residential mortgage that is the subject of the insurance.
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12 These Regulations come into force on January 1, 2011.
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Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, pursuant to paragraph 35(1)(e) a and subsection 120(1) of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 b , hereby makes the annexed Fire and Boat Drills Regulations . a S.C. 2005, c. 29, ss. 16(1) b S.C. 2001, c. 26
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Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. certificated person has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Marine Personnel Regulations . ( personne brevetée ) fire alarm signal means the continuous sounding of a vessel’s fire alarm. ( signal d’alarme-incendie ) fishing vessel has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Marine Personnel Regulations . ( bâtiment de pêche ) general emergency alarm signal means a succession of seven or more short blasts followed by one long blast on the whistle or siren of a vessel. ( signal d’alarme générale en cas d’urgence ) marine evacuation system means an appliance for the rapid transfer of persons from the embarkation deck of a vessel to a floating survival craft. ( dispositif d’évacuation en mer ) near coastal voyage, Class 1 has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations . ( voyage à proximité du littoral, classe 1 ) rescue boat means a boat designed to be used for rescuing persons in distress and marshalling survival craft and, for greater certainty, includes an emergency boat that performs the same functions. ( canot de secours ) sheltered waters voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations . ( voyage en eaux abritées ) survival craft means a lifeboat, rescue boat, emergency boat, suitable boat, buoyant apparatus, life raft, inflatable rescue platform or any other vessel capable of sustaining the lives of persons in distress from the time of abandoning the vessel on which those persons were carried. ( bateau de sauvetage ) unlimited voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations . ( voyage illimité ) SOR/2021-135, s. 39 SOR/2023-257, s. 531
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certificated person has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Marine Personnel Regulations . ( personne brevetée )
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fire alarm signal means the continuous sounding of a vessel’s fire alarm. ( signal d’alarme-incendie )
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fishing vessel has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Marine Personnel Regulations . ( bâtiment de pêche )
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general emergency alarm signal means a succession of seven or more short blasts followed by one long blast on the whistle or siren of a vessel. ( signal d’alarme générale en cas d’urgence )
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marine evacuation system means an appliance for the rapid transfer of persons from the embarkation deck of a vessel to a floating survival craft. ( dispositif d’évacuation en mer )
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near coastal voyage, Class 1 has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations . ( voyage à proximité du littoral, classe 1 )
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rescue boat means a boat designed to be used for rescuing persons in distress and marshalling survival craft and, for greater certainty, includes an emergency boat that performs the same functions. ( canot de secours )
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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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survival craft means a lifeboat, rescue boat, emergency boat, suitable boat, buoyant apparatus, life raft, inflatable rescue platform or any other vessel capable of sustaining the lives of persons in distress from the time of abandoning the vessel on which those persons were carried. ( bateau de sauvetage )
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unlimited voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations . ( voyage illimité )
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Application 2 (1) These Regulations apply in respect of self-propelled Canadian vessels that (a) are Safety Convention vessels; or (b) are required to hold a safety certificate under section 12 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations . Exceptions (2) These Regulations do not apply in respect of (a) fishing vessels of 150 gross tonnage or less; (b) cable ferries; and (c) vessels of 15 gross tonnage or less that carry 12 or fewer passengers. SOR/2021-135, s. 40
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Muster lists 3 (1) Subject to section 4 , the master of a vessel shall ensure that, at all times, there is a muster list and, in the case of a vessel that is equipped with rescue boats, a rescue boat muster list. Posting (2) The master of the vessel shall ensure that the lists required under subsection (1) (a) are drawn up in either or both official languages, according to the needs of the crew; and (b) are conspicuously posted throughout the vessel, including the navigation bridge, the engine room and the crew accommodations. Separate document (3) The rescue boat muster list may be a document separate from the muster list or an addendum to it.
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Exception 4 The master of a vessel who has a means of informing crew members of the essential actions to be taken during an emergency is not required to ensure that there is a muster list or a rescue boat muster list if the vessel (a) has a crew of fewer than three members and carries passengers; or (b) has a crew of fewer than five members and does not carry passengers.
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Illustrations and instructions 5 (1) The master of a vessel shall, before the vessel embarks on a voyage, prepare and post illustrations and instructions that inform passengers of (a) the alarm signals used to indicate emergencies; (b) the essential actions to be taken during an emergency; (c) the location of their designated muster stations; and (d) the method of correctly donning a lifejacket. Posting (2) The master of the vessel shall ensure that the illustrations and instructions required under subsection (1) (a) are drawn up in both official languages; and (b) are conspicuously posted in passenger staterooms, at muster stations and in other passenger spaces.
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Updated information 6 The master of a vessel shall (a) ensure that any information that is posted on board the vessel in accordance with these Regulations is kept up to date and is legible; and (b) revise or replace the muster list or rescue boat muster list if there is a change in the crew of the vessel.
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Contents 7 (1) The master of a vessel shall ensure that a muster list contains the following information: (a) a description of the general emergency alarm signal, the fire alarm signal and, if the vessel has one, the public address system; (b) a description of how the order to abandon ship is given; (c) an indication of the station at which each crew member is to report when the general emergency alarm signal or the fire alarm signal is sounded; (d) a description of the specific duties assigned to each crew member and to be performed by the crew member when the general emergency alarm signal or the fire alarm signal is sounded, including (i) closing the watertight doors, fire doors, valves, scuppers, side scuttles, skylights, portholes and other similar openings in the vessel, (ii) equipping the survival craft and the other life saving appliances, (iii) ensuring that the radio life saving equipment is placed on board the appropriate survival craft, (iv) preparing and launching the survival craft, (v) generally preparing the other life saving appliances, (vi) mustering the passengers, (vii) using the radiocommunication equipment, (viii) performing the duties of fire parties, and (ix) performing any special duties assigned in respect of the use of the fire fighting equipment and installations; (e) the substitutes for key persons who may become disabled; (f) the crew member responsible for each survival craft and, if applicable, that member’s second-in-command; (g) the crew member assigned as principal communicator in accordance with section 267 of the Marine Personnel Regulations ; and (h) the crew members who are assigned to ensure that the life saving appliances and fire fighting equipment and installations are maintained in good condition and are ready for immediate use. Additional contents (2) The master of a vessel that carries passengers shall ensure that, in addition to the information set out in subsection (1), the muster list contains the following information: (a) a list of the actions to be taken by the passengers when the general emergency alarm signal or the fire alarm signal is sounded; and (b) a description of the duties assigned to crew members and to be performed by them in relation to the passengers during an emergency, including (i) warning the passengers of the emergency, (ii) ensuring that the passengers are adequately dressed for protection against exposure and have donned their lifejackets correctly, (iii) assembling the passengers at their designated muster stations, (iv) locating and rescuing passengers who are trapped in their staterooms or who are otherwise unaccounted for during an emergency, (v) keeping order in the passageways and on the stairways and generally controlling the movements of passengers, and (vi) ensuring that a supply of blankets is taken to the survival craft. SOR/2013-235, s. 31(E)
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Additional requirements 8 In preparing a muster list, the master of a vessel shall (a) ensure that the number of certificated persons required to be on board and employed for each survival craft under Division 2 of Part 2 of the Marine Personnel Regulations are assigned to that survival craft; (b) ensure that each available certificated person is assigned duties in connection with the preparation and launching of survival craft; (c) in assigning members of the vessel’s crew to the crews of the survival craft, ensure an equitable distribution of certificated persons, deck officers and persons trained to assist others; (d) if the vessel carries motorized survival craft, ensure that a person capable of operating the motor and carrying out minor adjustments to it is assigned to each motorized survival craft; and (e) in selecting substitutes for key persons in case those persons become disabled, take into account that different emergencies may call for different actions.
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Contents 9 (1) The master of a vessel shall ensure that a rescue boat muster list contains the following information: (a) a description of the signal that will be sounded to muster the rescue boat crew to its designated position; (b) the members of the rescue boat crew who are to report to the designated position; and (c) the duties to be performed by each member of the rescue boat crew when that signal is sounded. Certificated persons (2) In preparing a rescue boat muster list, the master of the vessel shall ensure that the number of certificated persons required to be on board and employed for each rescue boat under section 209 of the Marine Personnel Regulations are assigned to that rescue boat.
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Passenger count 10 The master of a vessel that carries passengers shall, before the vessel embarks on a voyage, ensure that the following information is both communicated to him or her and recorded: (a) the number of persons on board; and (b) details respecting all persons who have declared a need for special care or assistance during an emergency.
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Passenger details 11 (1) The master of a vessel that carries passengers shall, before the vessel embarks on one of the following voyages, ensure that the name and gender of each person on board the vessel are recorded in a way that distinguishes between adults, children and infants: (a) an unlimited voyage or a near coastal voyage, Class 1; (b) a voyage longer than 12 hours; or (c) a voyage on which there is at least one assigned passenger berth. Records (2) The master of the vessel shall ensure that information recorded under this section is (a) kept on shore in a manner that makes it readily available to search and rescue services; and (b) updated if any passengers embark or disembark during the voyage. Information privacy (3) Personal information recorded under this section may be used or disclosed only for search and rescue purposes. Definitions (4) The following definitions apply in subsection (1). adult means a person who is 12 years of age or older. ( adulte ) child means a person who is five years of age or older but under 12 years of age. ( enfant ) infant means a person who is under five years of age. ( enfant en bas âge )
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adult means a person who is 12 years of age or older. ( adulte )
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child means a person who is five years of age or older but under 12 years of age. ( enfant )
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infant means a person who is under five years of age. ( enfant en bas âge )
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Missing passengers 12 The master of a vessel that carries passengers shall ensure that procedures are in place for locating and rescuing passengers who are trapped in their staterooms or who are otherwise unaccounted for during an emergency.
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Practice muster 13 (1) If passengers are scheduled to be on board a vessel for more than 24 hours, the master of the vessel shall ensure that a practice muster of the passengers and crew is held as soon as practicable but not later than 24 hours after the passengers embark. Safety briefing (2) If passengers are scheduled to be on board a vessel for 24 hours or less and a practice muster is not held, the master of the vessel shall ensure that, immediately before or after the vessel embarks on a voyage, a safety briefing is given to the passengers informing them of the safety and emergency procedures that are relevant to the type and size of the vessel. Requirements (3) The master of a vessel referred to in subsection (2) shall ensure that the safety briefing (a) informs the passengers of the essential actions they must take during an emergency; (b) specifies the location of lifejackets, survival craft and muster stations; (c) informs the passengers in each area of the vessel of the location of the lifejackets and survival craft that are closest to them; (d) instructs the passengers in the donning and use of their lifejackets; (e) is given in either or both official languages, according to the needs of the passengers; (f) is given on the vessel’s public address system if the vessel has one; and (g) is given in a way that is likely to be understood by the passengers. New passengers (4) If new passengers embark after a practice muster has been held on a vessel, the master of the vessel is not required to hold another practice muster if a safety briefing that meets the requirements of subsection (3) is given to the new passengers before the vessel continues on its voyage.
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Duties of crew 14 During a practice muster of passengers and crew, the crew members shall perform the duties assigned to them, including (a) summoning the passengers to their designated muster stations; (b) keeping order in passageways and on stairways and generally controlling the movements of the passengers as they proceed to their designated muster stations; (c) assembling the passengers at their designated muster stations and ensuring that they are all accounted for; (d) locating and rescuing passengers who are trapped in their staterooms or who are otherwise unaccounted for; (e) instructing the passengers in dressing adequately for protection against exposure and in the donning and use of their lifejackets; (f) ensuring that the passengers have donned their lifejackets correctly; (g) ensuring that the passengers are made aware of how the order to abandon ship is given; and (h) instructing the passengers in the actions that they must take during an emergency, including how to enter marine evacuation systems at the embarkation stations and board survival craft.
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Means of exit 15 (1) The master of a vessel that carries passengers and is made fast at a dock for a purpose other than embarking or disembarking passengers shall, if there are passengers on board, ensure that the vessel is provided with more than one means of exit from the vessel. Conditions (2) The means of exit shall be (a) gangways with means of access from the various decks in the vessel; or (b) other means of escape that allow the passengers to reach places of safety during an emergency if the vessel’s conditions of operation do not permit the use of more than one gangway.
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Notification 16 Before sounding a signal for the commencement of a drill, the master of a vessel shall ensure that all passengers are notified, in either or both official languages, according to their needs, that a drill will be held and that there is no actual emergency.
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Manner of carrying out 17 The master of a vessel shall ensure that drills, in so far as is feasible, are carried out as if there were an actual emergency.
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Equipment and installations 18 The master of a vessel shall ensure that any equipment or installations used during a drill are immediately returned to their full operational condition and are ready for immediate reuse, and that any faults or defects discovered in equipment or installations during a drill are remedied as soon as practicable.
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Reporting to stations 19 Unless otherwise instructed in a notification referred to in section 16 , if the general emergency alarm signal or the fire alarm signal is sounded, the passengers, if any, shall proceed to their designated muster stations and the crew members shall report to their designated muster stations and prepare to perform their assigned duties as described in the muster list.
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Intervals 20 (1) The master of a vessel described in column 1 of the schedule that is on a voyage described in column 2 shall ensure that a fire drill and a survival craft drill are held on board the vessel at least once during each period set out in column 3. Fire drills (2) The master of the vessel shall ensure that a fire drill for the crew of the vessel is held within 24 hours after the vessel embarks on a voyage if more than 25% of the crew did not participate in a fire drill on board the vessel during the month before the vessel embarks. Survival craft drills (3) The master of the vessel shall ensure that a survival craft drill for the crew of the vessel is held within 24 hours after the vessel embarks on a voyage if more than 25% of the crew did not participate in a survival craft drill on board the vessel during the month before the vessel embarks.
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Crew participation 21 Every member of the crew of a vessel shall participate in at least one fire drill and one survival craft drill every month.
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Additional drills 22 In addition to the drills required under section 20 , the master of a vessel shall ensure that enough fire drills and survival craft drills for the crew of the vessel are held to ensure that the entire crew is at all times competent and operationally ready to respond to the emergencies addressed by the drills.
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Considerations 23 The master of a vessel shall ensure that fire drills are planned in such a way that due consideration is given to the practice followed in the various emergencies that could occur, depending on the type of vessel and its cargo.
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Crew duties 24 During a fire drill, the master of a vessel shall ensure that the crew members perform the duties assigned to them in connection with the fire drill, including (a) mustering the passengers, if any; (b) locating and rescuing passengers, if any, who are trapped in their staterooms or who are otherwise unaccounted for; (c) locating and rescuing crew members who are trapped in their accommodations or who are otherwise unaccounted for; (d) checking the operation of the fire doors, fire dampers and main inlets and outlets of the ventilation systems; (e) closing the fire doors, valves, scuppers, side scuttles, skylights, portholes and other similar openings in the vessel; (f) inspecting and operating the fire pump or, if the vessel has one, the emergency fire pump using at least two jets of water in order to ensure that the system is in proper working order; (g) inspecting the fire fighting equipment that is fitted or carried on the vessel, other than the fire fighting equipment referred to in paragraph (f), including (i) fire fighters’ outfits and other personal rescue equipment, (ii) the sprinkler systems, (iii) the fire alarm systems, (iv) the fire detection system, and (v) the fire hoses and hydrants; (h) inspecting and testing the relevant communications equipment, including the public address systems, alarm systems and klaxons; (i) inspecting and testing the emergency lighting and power systems; (j) preparing the survival craft and their equipment; and (k) checking the necessary arrangements for a subsequent abandonment of the vessel.