. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/93 
1 April 2004 
 (04-1478) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English/ 
 French 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Transport 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   Canadian Enquiry 
Point, 200-270 Albert Street, Ottawa, Onta rio, Canada, K1P 6N7 Tel.:  +1 613 238 3222, 
Fax.:  +1 613 569 7808, E-mail:  info@scc.ca 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Ships (ICS: 47.020) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:    
Proposed Navigation Safety Regulations (pages 883-914;  English and French)  
 
Proposed Amendment to the Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995 (pages 915-920;  English and French)    Proposed Amendment to the Crewing Regulations (pages 921-922;  English and French) 
 
Proposed Amendment to the Ships Station (Rad io) Technical Regulations, 1999 (page 923; 
English and French)   
6. Description of content:   
 
 The proposed Navigation Safety Regulations  (NSR) have been prepared to give 
effect to new international requirements contai ned in Chapter V (Safety of Navigation) of 
the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS).  The new 
international requirements entered into for ce on July 1, 2002.  The NSR will apply to 
Canadian ships in any waters and to non-Cana dian ships in Canadian waters and shipping 
safety control zones or engaged in the coasting trade.  It will replace the Navigating 
Appliances and Equipment Regulations , the Pilot Ladder Regulations  and section 38 of the 
Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999.   Since some of the SOLAS Chapter V 
requirements pertain to nautical charts a nd publications, amendments are also being 
proposed to the Charts and Nautical Publication Regulations, 1995 .  In addition, an 
amendment is being proposed to the Crewing Regulations  to address certification of 
operators of electronic chart display and information systems.  G/TBT/N/CAN/93 
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The NSR, by giving effect to the revised SO LAS Chapter V, will provide an internationally 
recognized uniform and minimum safety standard for ships.   The NSR have been organized into five  parts and three schedules as follows:  
 
Part 1: General  
Part 2:  Equipment Requirements for Ships Constructed Before July 1, 2002  Part 3:  Equipment Requirements for Ship s Constructed on or After July 1, 2002  
Part 4:  Additional Equipment Requirements  Part 5:  Other Requirements  
Schedule 1:  Standards for Navigating Equipment  
Schedule 2:  Certificate of Adjustment  Schedule 3:  Danger Messages  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human safety 
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 27 March 2004 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not stated 
10. Final date for comments:   25 June 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
 http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2004/20040327/pdf/g1-13813.pdf