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CANADA SHIPPING ACTVHF Radiotelephone Practices and Procedures RegulationsSOR/81-364
REGULATIONS PRESCRIBING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY PERSONS ON BOARD SHIPS IN RESPECT OF BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE VHF RADIOTELEPHONES TO ENSURE
SAFE NAVIGATION Short Title1. These Regulations may be cited as the VHF Radiotelephone Practices and Procedures Regulations. Interpretation2. In these Regulations, "appropriate" « appropriée » "appropriate" means, with respect to a VHF channel, the channel specified in notices to mariners or in any law of Canada or of any country other than Canada for use in a traffic zone, or part thereof, for vessel traffic management purposes;
"appropriate Seaway channel" « voie appropriée à la voie maritime » "appropriate Seaway channel" means the channel set out in section 63 of the Seaway Regulations for a control sector;
"complement" « effectif » "complement" means the number of persons comprising the master and crew of a ship;
"deck watch" « quart à la passerelle » "deck watch" means that part of the complement that is required for the purpose of attending to the navigation or security of a ship;
"Great Lakes Basin" « bassin des Grands lacs » "Great Lakes Basin" means Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron (including Georgian Bay), Michigan and Superior, their connecting and tributary waters and the St. Lawrence River as far east as the lower exit of the St. Lambert Lock;
"master" « capitaine » "master" includes every person having command or charge of any ship, but does not include a pilot;
"person in charge of the deck watch" « responsable du quart à la passerelle » "person in charge of the deck watch" includes every person who has immediate charge of the navigation or security of a ship, but does not include a pilot;
"qualified in the use of the radiotelephone" « qualifié en radiotéléphonie » "qualified in the use of the radiotelephone" means that a person is capable of making effective use of the radiotelephone for communications in accordance with international procedures;
"restricted in its ability to manoeuvre" « restreint dans sa capacité de manoeuvrer » "restricted in its ability to manoeuvre", in respect of a ship, means that from the nature of its work the ship is restricted in its ability to manoeuvre as required by the Collision Regulations and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another ship;
"routing system" « système d'organisation du trafic » "routing system" has the meaning assigned by the Collision Regulations;
"ship" « navire » "ship" includes every description of vessel used in navigation and not propelled by oars;
"traffic centre" « centre de gestion du trafic » "traffic centre" means a centre established by a government for the purpose of regulating marine traffic within a traffic zone;
"traffic zone" « zone de gestion du trafic » "traffic zone" means an area within the VHF coverage of a traffic centre
"underway" « faisant route » "underway" means, in respect of a ship, that the ship is not at anchor, made fast to the shore or aground. Application3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), these Regulations apply to every ship that is required by the Ship Station Radio Regulations to be fitted with a bridge-to-bridge VHF radio-telephone installation where it is located
(2) In the event of any inconsistency between these Regulations and the laws of a country other than Canada that are applicable to a Canadian ship within its territorial or internal waters or fishing zones, the laws of that country prevail to the extent of the inconsistency in respect of such a Canadian ship. General4. Where, at any time, a radio transmission required to be made by these Regulations is prohibited by any other law or may cause a fire or an explosion, the transmission shall be made as soon as it is permitted by that law or is not likely to cause a fire or an explosion.
5. (1) The master or a person authorized by him to maintain a listening watch or to make a navigation safety call required by these Regulations shall be qualified in the use of the radiotelephone. (2) Where any person maintaining a listening watch or making a navigation safety call required by these Regulations is not in charge of the deck watch, he shall, as soon as possible, inform the person in charge of the deck watch of
(3) Any person maintaining a listening watch or making a navigation safety call required by these Regulations shall do so in accordance with these Regulations.
6. Nothing in these Regulations shall be construed as
the Collision Regulations that apply in the area being navigated by the ship.
7. The master and the person in charge of the deck watch shall ensure that these Regulations are complied with. Listening Watch8. (1) Subject to subsection (3), on every ship a listening watch on a VHF radiotelephone receiver shall be maintained continuously during the period commencing fifteen minutes before the ship is underway and terminating when the ship is
(2) A VHF radiotelephone receiver, referred to in subsection (1), on a ship described in column I of an item of the schedule shall be set to the channel set out in column II of that item and shall operate with sufficient gain to permit it to receive normal communications on that channel if other radio transmissions do not block out those communications by capture or override. (3) Where a ship is not fitted with an additional or built-in facility that permits continuous or sequential monitoring of Channel 16 (156.8 MHz), the listening watch required by subsection (1) may be interrupted for short periods while the radiotelephone installation is being used to transmit or receive communications on another channel authorized in the licence for that installation. Navigation Safety Call9. (1) Subject to subsection (3), every ship described in column I of an item of the schedule, other than a dredge or floating plant, and maintaining a listening watch pursuant to section 8 shall make a navigation safety call on the channel set out in column III of that item
(2) A navigation safety call referred to in subsection (1) shall
(3) A navigation safety call referred to in subsection (1) is not required to be made by a ship
(4) Subject to subsection (5), navigation safety calls within the Great Lakes Basin on Channel 13 shall be limited to a transmission power of one watt or less. (5) A transmission power of calls referred to in subsection (4) that is greater than one watt, but not greater than 25 watts, may be used in the case of
Dredges and Floating Plants10. (1) Subject to subsection (3), every dredge or floating plant described in column I of an item of the schedule and maintaining a listening watch pursuant to section 8 shall make a navigation safety call on the channel set out in column III of that item
(2) A navigation safety call referred to in subsection (1) shall
(3) A navigation safety call is not required to be made by a dredge or floating plant under the circumstances described in paragraph (1)(a) if the dredge or floating plant is reporting to a traffic centre unless any of the circumstances described in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) occurs.
(Sections 8, 9, and 10) VHF RADIOTELEPHONE CHANNELS FOR
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Column I |
Column II |
Column III |
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Item | Description of Ship | Channel for Listening Watch |
Channel for Navigation Safety Calls |
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1. |
A Canadian ship that is in waters beyond Canadian jurisdiction |
Channel 16 or channel required by country of jurisdiction |
Channel 16 or channel required by country of jurisdiction |
2. |
A ship that is in waters within Canadian jurisdiction, other than the Great Lakes Basin, and that is: |
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(a) outside a traffic zone; or |
Channel 16 |
Channel 16 |
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(b) inside a traffic zone |
Appropriate VHF Channel |
Appropriate VHF channel |
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3. |
A ship that is in waters within the Great Lakes Basin, other than a ship referred to in Item 4, that is: |
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(a) outside a traffic zone and that |
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(i) is required pursuant to the Ship Station Radio |
Channel 16 |
Channel 16 |
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(ii) is required pursuant to the Ship Station Radio
Regulations |
Channel 13 and Channel 16 |
Channel 13 |
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(b) inside a traffic zone and that |
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(i) is required pursuant to the Ship Station Radio Regulations to be fitted with at least one bridge- to-bridge VHF radiotele phone installation; or |
Appropriate VHF Channel |
Appropriate VHF channel |
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(ii) is required pursuant to the Ship Station Radio
Regulations |
Channel 13 and appropriate VHF channel |
Channel 13 |
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4. |
A ship that is between the lower exit of the St. Lambert
Lock and Crossover Island or between calling-in points Nos. 15 and 16 in the Welland Canal
and that |
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(a) is required pursuant to the Ship Station Radio
Regulations |
Appropriate Seaway channel |
Appropriate Seaway channel |
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(b) is required pursuant to the Ship Station Radio
Regulations |
Appropriate Seaway channel |
Appropriate Seaway channel |
SOR/81-364 7 May, 1981 pursuant to sections 635 and 730 of the Canada Shipping Act, effective September 1, 1981.
amended by
SOR/84-914 15 November, 1984 pursuant to sections 635 and 730 of the Canada Shipping Act
Subsection 3(3) is revoked.
SOR/86-94 10 January, 1986 pursuant to sections 635 and 730 of the Canada Shipping Act
The definition "Prince Rupert Traffic Zone" in section 2 is revoked; and section 8 by adding subsection (2.1).
SOR/89-87 27 January, 1989 pursuant to section 338, subsection 339(1) and sections 342, 562 and 657 of the Canada Shipping Act, effective February 1, 1989
The definition "appropriate" in section 2; paragraph (c) of the definition "traffic zone" in section 2; paragraph (d) of the definition "traffic zone" in section 2 of the French version; section 2 by adding the definitions "appropriate Seaway channel" and "Great Lakes Basin"; subsection 3(1) preceding paragraph (a); section 5 by adding subsection 5(3); subsections 8(2) to (3); subsection 9(1) preceding paragraph (a); section 9 by adding subsections 9(4) and (5); subsection 10(1) preceding paragraph (a); and by adding Schedule.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CANADA SHIPPING ACT IS NOW CHAPTER S-9 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF CANADA, 1985.
SOR/92-599 9 October, 1992 pursuant to section 338 of the Canada Shipping Act
Subsection 9(5) preceding paragraph (a).
SOR/99-215 6 May, 1999 pursuant to section 314, subsections 338(1) and 339(1), sections 408 and 656 to 658 and paragraph 660.9(1)(a) of the Canada Shipping Act, into force on May 6, 1999.
Subparagraph 3(1)(a)(ii) is replaced.
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