Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act — C-23.4 2
Definitions 2 In this Act, aircraft means any machine, including a rocket, capable of deriving support in the atmosphere from reactions of the air, other than a machine designed to derive support in the atmosphere from reactions against the earth’s surface of air expelled from the machine; ( aéronef ) aviation occurrence means (a) any accident or incident associated with the operation of an aircraft, and (b) any situation or condition that the Board has reasonable grounds to believe could, if left unattended, induce an accident or incident described in paragraph (a); ( accident aéronautique ) Board means the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board established by section 4; ( Bureau ) Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board; ( président ) commodity pipeline [Repealed, 1998, c. 20, s. 1] commodity pipeline occurrence [Repealed, 1998, c. 20, s. 1] coroner includes any (a) medical examiner, or (b) other person carrying out the duties and functions of a coroner; ( coroner ) department means (a) any department of the Government of Canada, including the Minister responsible therefor and any person acting on behalf of the Minister, (b) any body listed in the schedule, and (c) any fact-finding authority, body or person established or appointed by any such department, Minister, person or body; ( ministère ) Department of National Defence includes (a) the Minister of National Defence and any person acting on behalf of the Minister of National Defence, and (b) any fact-finding authority, body or person established or appointed by the Department of National Defence, the Minister of National Defence or a person acting on behalf of the Minister of National Defence; ( ministère de la Défense nationale ) dynamically supported craft means a craft that is designed, used or capable of being used solely or partly for marine navigation and that possesses either of the following characteristics: (a) the weight, or a significant part thereof, is balanced in one mode of operation by forces other than hydrostatic forces, or (b) the craft is able to operate at speeds such that the function v/sqrt(gL) is equal to or greater than 0.9, where “v” is the maximum speed, “L” is the waterline length and “g” is the acceleration due to gravity, all in consistent units; ( engin à portance dynamique ) investigator means a person referred to in paragraph 10(1)(a) or (b); ( enquêteur ) marine occurrence means (a) any accident or incident associated with the operation of a ship, and (b) any situation or condition that the Board has reasonable grounds to believe could, if left unattended, induce an accident or incident described in paragraph (a); ( accident maritime ) member means a member of the Board; ( membre ) Minister means the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada; ( ministre ) pipeline means a pipeline that is used for the transportation of commodities and includes all branches, extensions, pumps, racks, compressors, loading facilities, storage facilities, reservoirs, tanks, preparation plants, separation plants, interstation systems of communication and property and works connected therewith; ( pipeline ) pipeline occurrence means (a) any accident or incident associated with the operation of a pipeline, and (b) any situation or condition that the Board has reasonable grounds to believe could, if left unattended, induce an accident or incident referred to in paragraph (a); ( accident de pipeline ) railway includes all branches, extensions, sidings, yards, stations, depots, wharfs, equipment, stores, signals, control systems, railway bridges, tunnels and other property, railway-related structures and facilities, and works connected therewith; ( chemin de fer ) railway occurrence means (a) any accident or incident associated with the operation of rolling stock on a railway, and (b) any situation or condition that the Board has reasonable grounds to believe could, if left unattended, induce an accident or incident describe