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CANADA SHIPPING ACTAir Pollution RegulationsCRC, Vol. XV, c. 1404
REGULATIONS RESPECTING AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS Short Title1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Pollution Regulations. Interpretation2. In these Regulations, "black smoke" means smoke that appears black or approximately black; "inspector" means
"smoke" means any solid, liquid, gas or combination thereof produced by the combustion of fuel and includes soot, ash and grit; "Smoke Chart" means a smoke chart described in section 4. Application3. These Regulations apply in respect of the emission of smoke by ships while they are in Canadian waters within 1 mile of land. Density of Smoke4. (1) The smoke chart to be used in determining the density of black smoke for the purpose of these Regulations is the Department of Transport Smoke Chart set out in the schedule or a comparable chart upon which fine black dots or lines evenly spaced on a white ground are so arranged as to indicate
(2) The density of black smoke shall be determined by visual observation by
(3) Black smoke tested in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) is deemed to be of the density and to have the density number indicated by the shade on the Smoke Chart it most closely resembles. (4) Smoke that is not black smoke is deemed to be of the same density and to have the same density number as black smoke that is of approximately the same degree of opacity. Limits of Smoke Emission5. (1) No person shall operate or permit the operation of any fuel-burning installation on a ship so that smoke is emitted in greater density than the maximum density authorized by this section. (2) Subject to subsection (3), no fuel-burning installation except an installation utilizing hand-fired boilers shall at any time emit smoke of a density greater than density No. 1. (3) Any fuel-burning installation may emit smoke of density No. 2 for an aggregate of not more than 4 minutes in any 30-minute period. (4) Subject to subsection (5), no fuel-burning installation utilizing hand-fired boilers shall emit smoke of a density greater than density No. 2. (5) Any fuel-burning installation utilizing hand-fired boilers may,
Exceptions6. (1) Section 5 does not apply to any ship while
if all practicable precautions are taken to minimize the emission of smoke. (2) No person shall permit soot to be blown while a ship is within 1,000 yards of land if
Enforcement7. (1) An inspector may board any ship in Canadian waters at any time and may
(2) No person shall
(3) Every person on board a ship shall give an inspector all reasonable assistance that he may require to enable him to carry out his duties and functions under these Regulations. (4) The Minister may designate a member of the Public Service of Canada or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a provincial, municipal or harbour police officer or an air pollution control officer as an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations. Penalties8. (1) Where smoke is emitted from a ship contrary to these Regulations, the owner and master of the ship as well as the person directly responsible for the emission of the smoke is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both. (2) Every person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of these Regulations is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both. SCHEDULE (s.4) Established by the CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978. |
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