Marine Transportation Security Regulations — 1
ning assigned by section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 . ( embarcation de plaisance ) port means (a) a port as defined in section 5 of the Canada Marine Act ; (b) a public port designated under regulations made under section 65 of the Canada Marine Act in which a marine facility that interfaces with a vessel to which Part 2 applies is situated; or (c) a group of marine facilities, in close proximity to each other, whose operators agree with each other to be subject to sections 362 to 375. ( port ) port administration means (a) the operator of a marine facility that is a port authority incorporated under section 8 of the Canada Marine Act ; (b) an employee of the Department of Transport who is designated by the Minister as the security officer for a port as defined in paragraph (c) of the definition port ; or (c) in the absence of a port administration described in paragraph (a) or (b), the operator of a marine facility who is identified in an agreement referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition port to act as the port administration of the port. ( organisme portuaire ) recognized institution means a training institution that is designated as a recognized institution by the Minister under section 803.1 and that administers, in accordance with the requirements and established practices of the domestic and international marine industry, approved training courses for the purpose of providing the training necessary to obtain a certificate of proficiency issued under Part 8. ( établissement reconnu ) restricted area pass means a document issued by an operator of a marine facility or vessel or port administration that entitles the holder, during a specified period, to have access to specific restricted areas in vessels, marine facilities or ports. ( laissez-passer de zone réglementée ) security breach means a violation of these Regulations, of a security measure formulated under subsection 7(1) of the Act, of a security rule formulated under subsection 10(2) or (3) of the Act, or of a security procedure set out in an approved security plan or approved under subsection 360(1), that does not result in a security incident. ( infraction à la sûreté ) security clearance [Repealed, SOR/2014-162, s. 2] security incident means an event during which the security of a vessel, marine facility or port is compromised. ( incident de sûreté ) security threat means any suspicious act or circumstance that could compromise the security of a vessel, marine facility, port or interface. ( menace contre la sûreté ) SOLAS means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended from time to time. ( SOLAS ) SOLAS ship means a vessel that (a) is 500 gross tonnage or more or is carrying more than 12 passengers; and (b) is engaged on an international voyage other than a voyage solely on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River as far seaward as a straight line drawn from Cap-des-Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island, and from Anticosti Island to the north shore of the St. Lawrence River along the meridian of longitude 63° W. ( navire ressortissant à SOLAS ) STCW Code means the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code , published by the International Maritime Organization, as amended from time to time. ( Code STCW ) STCW Convention means the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers , published by the International Maritime Organization, as amended from time to time. ( Convention STCW ) towing vessel means a vessel that tows another vessel astern or alongside or that pushes another vessel ahead. ( bâtiment remorqueur ) transportation security clearance means a security clearance granted by the Minister under section 509. ( habilitation de sécurité en matière de transport ) vessel personnel without security responsibilities means crew members, other than the vessel security officer or the company security officer, who do not have security responsibilities