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CANADA SHIPPING ACT - Ships' Elevator Regulations
CANADA SHIPPING ACT
Ships' Elevator Regulations
CRC, Vol. XVII, c. 1482
REGULATIONS RESPECTING ELEVATORS IN SHIPS
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Ships' Elevator Regulations.
2. In these Regulations,
"competent person" means an elevator inspector employed as
such in Canada by a provincial government or a company engaged in the manufacture of
elevators or escalators that meet the requirements of the C.S.A. Code;
"C.S.A. Code" means the Canadian Standards Association Code B
44 entitled Safety Code for Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators and Moving Walks;
"inspector" means a steamship inspector appointed pursuant to
Part VIII of the Canada Shipping Act.
3. These Regulations apply to elevators and escalators that are used
primarily to carry persons, and that are installed on Canadian ships or ships engaged in
the coasting trade of Canada.
4. (1) The design, construction, installation, inspection, testing and
alteration of every elevator or escalator shall comply with the applicable provisions of
the C.S.A. Code that was in force at the time that the elevator or escalator was installed
except that elevators or escalators installed after January 1, 1976 shall comply with
C.S.A. Code B 44-1975.
(2) When an inspection of elevators or escalators is performed by a
competent person, the owner of the elevator or escalator shall provide the inspector with
a document duly signed by the competent person that states that the elevator or escalator
complies with the provisions of the applicable C.S.A. Code.
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