Pacific Region Marine Safety is responsible for the delivery of programs to control foreign and domestic shipping; prevent ship-source marine pollution; ensure safe carriage of cargo; oversee certification and training of marine crew; and vessel certification, licensing and registration.


Mandate

Marine Safety has national authority over the regulation of commercial shipping in Canadian waters. The branch is responsible for the safe operation of ships and the protection of life, property and the marine environment from ship-source pollution.

Marine Safety is responsible for:

• control of foreign and domestic commercial shipping
• prevention of ship-source marine pollution
• safe carriage of regulated cargos and dangerous goods
• certification and training of seafarers
• certification and registering of vessels
• Marine Occupational Safety and Health
• investigation and enforcement

In the Pacific Region, the marine safety divisions are as follows:

• Cargo Services - responsible for ensuring compliance by vessels, with all applicable regulations dealing with loading, stowage, securing, carriage and unloading of cargoes
• Compliance and Enforcement - responsible for Port State Control, marine certification for seafearers, crewing, pollution prevention, dangerous goods, ships' routing, CMAC, and USCG liaison
• Inspection Services
• Registrar of Ships - documents titles, transfers and other pertinent vessels information. The Registrar administers transfers in vessel ownership, issues and changes names of vessels, and updates ship Certificates of Registry (Blue Books)
• Technical Services - ensure new commercial ships comply with applicable acts, regulations, codes, conventions and standards

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