Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 . ( Loi ) anti-fouling system means a coating, paint, surface treatment, surface or device that is used on a vessel to control or prevent the attachment of unwanted organisms. ( système antisalissure ) Anti-fouling Systems Convention means the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001. ( Convention sur le contrôle des systèmes antisalissure ) arctic waters has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act . ( eaux arctiques ) a similar stage of construction means the stage at which (a) construction identifiable with a specific vessel begins; and (b) assembly of that vessel reaches the lesser of 50 tonnes and 1% of the estimated mass of all structural material. ( la construction se trouve à un stade équivalent ) BCH Code means the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk , published by the IMO. ( Recueil BCH ) Board means the Marine Technical Review Board established under section 26 of the Act. ( Bureau ) Canadian pleasure craft means a pleasure craft that (a) is licensed under Part 10 of the Act; or (b) is principally maintained or operated in Canada, is not a Canadian vessel and is not registered or licensed under the laws of another state. ( embarcation de plaisance canadienne ) cargo residues means the remnants of any cargo material on board a vessel that cannot be placed in proper cargo holds (loading excess and spillage) or that remain in cargo holds or elsewhere after unloading procedures are completed (unloading residual and spillage) and includes cargo sweepings. ( résidus de cargaison ) cargo vessel means a vessel that is not a passenger vessel or a pleasure craft. ( bâtiment de charge ) carried in packaged form means carried in a receptacle that has a net mass not exceeding 400 kg or a capacity not exceeding 450 L. ( transporté en colis ) Certificate of Fitness for an Offshore Support Vessel means a Certificate of Fitness referred to in Resolution A.673(16). ( certificat d’aptitude pour un bâtiment de servitude au large ) chemical tanker means a vessel that was constructed or adapted for the carriage in bulk of any dangerous chemical. ( bâtiment-citerne pour produits chimiques ) combination carrier means a vessel designed to carry oil or solid cargoes in bulk. ( transporteur mixte ) crude oil means any liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth, whether or not treated to render it suitable for transportation, and includes (a) crude oil from which distillate fractions have been removed; and (b) crude oil to which distillate fractions have been added. ( pétrole brut ) crude oil tanker means an oil tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil. ( transporteur de pétrole brut ) dangerous chemical means any liquid substance listed in chapter 17 of the IBC Code. ( produit chimique dangereux ) deadweight means the difference in tonnes between the displacement of a vessel in water of a specific gravity of 1.025 at the load waterline corresponding to the assigned summer freeboard and the lightweight of the vessel. ( port en lourd ) emission control area means (a) for the purposes of section 110.3 , (i) the North American Emission Control Area, and (ii) the United States Caribbean Sea area described in Appendix VII to Annex VI to MARPOL; and (b) for the purposes of section 111 , (i) the Baltic Sea area, as defined in regulation 1.11.2 of Annex I to MARPOL, (ii) the North Sea area, as defined in regulation 5(1)(f) of Annex V to MARPOL, (iii) the North American Emission Control Area, and (iv) the United States Caribbean Sea area described in Appendix VII to Annex VI to MARPOL. ( zone de contrôle des émissions ) en route , in respect of a vessel, means being underway on a course that, so far as feasible for navigational purposes, will cause any discharge to be spread over as gr