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CANADA SHIPPING ACTBOAT AND FIRE DRILL AND MEANS OF EXIT REGULATIONSSOR/2005-280 INTERPRETATION
1. The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations. "Act" «Loi» "Act" means the Canada Shipping Act.
"certificated person" «personne brevetée» "certificated person" has the meaning assigned to the term "qualified person" in section 17 of the Crewing Regulations.
"fire alarm signal" «signal d'alarme-incendie» "fire alarm signal" means the continuous sounding of a ship's fire alarm bells.
"general emergency alarm signal" «signal d'alarme générale en cas d'urgence» "general emergency alarm signal" means a succession of seven or more short blasts followed by one long blast on the whistle or siren of a ship. (signal d'alarme générale en cas d'urgence)
"home-trade voyage, Class IV" «voyage de cabotage, classe IV» "home-trade voyage, Class IV" has the meaning assigned in section 4 of the Home-Trade, Inland and Minor Waters Voyages Regulations. (voyage de cabotage, classe IV)
"marine evacuation system" «dispositif d'évacuation en mer» "marine evacuation system" means an appliance for the rapid transfer of persons from the embarkation deck of a ship to a floating survival craft.
"minor waters voyage, Class II" «voyage en eaux secondaires, classe II» "minor waters voyage, Class II" has the meaning assigned in section 6 of the Home-Trade, Inland and Minor Waters Voyages Regulations. (voyage en eaux secondaires, classe II)
"rescue boat" «canot de secours» "rescue boat" has the meaning assigned in subsection 2(1) of the Life Saving Equipment Regulations.
"survival craft" «bateau de sauvetage "survival craft" has the meaning assigned in subsection 2(1) of the Life Saving Equipment Regulations.
APPLICATION2. These Regulations apply in respect of a Canadian ship that is required to have its hull, machinery and equipment inspected under section 316 of the Act, except for fishing vessels of 150 tons gross tonnage or less.
EMERGENCY INFORMATIONGeneral 3. (1) Subject to subsection (4), the master of a ship must, before the ship embarks on a voyage, prepare a muster list, drawn up in either official language or in both, according to the needs of the crew, and post it in conspicuous places throughout the ship, including the navigation bridge, the engine room and the crew accommodations. (2) If a ship is equipped with a rescue boat, the master of the ship must, before the ship embarks on a voyage, prepare a rescue boat muster list, drawn up in either official language or in both, according to the needs of the crew, and post it in conspicuous places throughout the ship, including the navigation bridge, the engine room and the crew accommodation spaces. (3) A rescue boat muster list may be a document separate from the muster list referred to in subsection (1) or an addendum to it. (4) The master of a ship that has a crew of fewer than five members and that does not carry passengers is not required to comply with subsections (1) and (2) if the master of the ship has in place a suitable means of informing members of the crew of the actions that they must take during an emergency. 4. The master of a ship must, before the ship embarks on a voyage, prepare illustrations and instructions, drawn up in both official languages, to inform passengers of their muster stations, the essential actions they must take in an emergency and the method of putting on a lifejacket correctly, and post them in passenger staterooms and conspicuously display them at muster stations and other passenger spaces. 5. The master of a ship must ensure that all of the muster lists and rescue boat muster lists provided for the guidance of the crew and the illustrations and instructions provided for the guidance of passengers during an emergency are kept up to date and in good condition.
Muster List 6. (1) A muster list must contain the following information:
(2) In the case of a ship that carries passengers, a muster list must, in addition to the information set out in subsection (1), contain the following information:
7. In preparing a muster list, the master of a ship must
Rescue Boat Muster List 8. (1) A rescue boat muster list must contain the following information:
(2) In preparing a rescue boat muster list, the master of a ship must ensure that the number of certificated persons required to be on board and employed for each rescue boat by section 20 of the Crewing Regulations are assigned to that rescue boat.
Alterations 9. If a change in the crew of a ship necessitates an alteration to the muster list or rescue boat muster list, or both, the master of the ship must ensure that the list or lists are revised or that a new list or lists are made.
Other Procedures for Ships Carrying Passengers 10. The master of a ship that carries passengers must have procedures in place for locating and rescuing passengers trapped in their staterooms.
DRILLSGeneral 11. Before sounding a signal for the commencement of a drill, the master of a ship must ensure that all passengers are notified, in either official language or in both, according to the needs of the passengers, that a drill will take place and that there is no actual emergency. 12. The master of a ship must ensure that drills, in so far as is practicable, are carried out as if there were an actual emergency. 13. The master of a ship must ensure that any equipment or installations used during a drill are immediately returned to their full operational condition and are ready for immediate reuse, and that any faults or defects discovered in equipment or installations during a drill are remedied as soon as practicable. 14. Unless instructed otherwise in a notification referred to in section 11, if the general emergency alarm signal or the fire alarm signal is sounded, the passengers, if any, must proceed to their designated muster stations and the crew members must report to their designated muster stations and prepare to perform their assigned duties as described in the muster list.
Practice Musters of Passengers and Crew and Announcements 15. (1) If passengers are scheduled to be on board a ship for more than 24 hours, the master of the ship must ensure that a practice muster of passengers and crew be held as soon as practicable but no later than 24 hours after the passengers embark. (2) If passengers are scheduled to be on board a ship for 24 hours or less and a muster of passengers and crew is not held, the master of the ship must ensure that, immediately before or after the ship embarks on a voyage, a passenger safety briefing is given, by means of an announcement, informing the passengers of the safety and emergency procedures that are relevant to the type and size of the ship. (3) The announcement shall specify the location of lifejackets, survival craft and muster stations and shall inform the passengers in each area of the ship of the location of the lifejackets and survival craft that are closest to them and the essential actions they must take in an emergency. (4) The master of a ship must ensure that the announcement is made in either official language or in both, according to the needs of the passengers, and that the announcement is made on the ship's public address system or by other equivalent means likely to be heard by all the passengers. (5) If new passengers embark after a practice muster of passengers and crew has been held on a ship, it is sufficient that, instead of holding another practice muster of passengers and crew, the master of the ship ensures that, before the ship embarks on a voyage, a passenger safety briefing that meets the requirements of subsection (2) is given to the new passengers, in either official language or in both, according to the needs of the passengers. 16. During a practice muster of passengers and crew, the crew members must perform the duties assigned to them, including
Obligation to Hold and to Participate in Drills 17. (1) On a ship described in column 1 of the schedule that is on a voyage described in column 2, the master of the ship must ensure that a survival craft drill and a fire drill are held at intervals not exceeding the period set out in column 3 of that item. (2) The master of a ship must ensure that survival craft drills for the crew of the ship are held within 24 hours after the ship embarks on a voyage if more than 25 per cent of the crew did not participate in a survival craft drill on board the ship during the month before the ship embarks. (3) The master of a ship must ensure that fire drills for the crew of the ship are held within 24 hours after the ship embarks on a voyage if more than 25 per cent of the crew did not participate in a fire drill on board the ship during the month before the ship embarks. (4) Every member of the crew of a ship must participate in at least one survival craft drill and one fire drill every month.
Survival Craft Drills 18. (1) Before a survival craft drill is held, the person in charge and the second-in-command of a survival craft must each have a list of the survival craft crew members, and the person in charge must ensure that the crew members know what their duties are. (2) During a survival craft drill, the crew members must perform the duties assigned to them in connection with the survival craft drill, including
(3) If a ship is at sea, the launching and manoeuvring of the lifeboats during a survival craft drill referred to in paragraph (2)(e) may be replaced by the clearing and swinging out of one or more lifeboats so that each lifeboat carried on the ship is cleared and swung out at least once every month if each lifeboat is launched and manoeuvred in the water, with assigned crew aboard, at least once every three months. (4) If a ship referred to in subsection (3) is making headway, the master of the ship must ensure that the launching and manoeuvring of the lifeboats during a survival craft drill are carried out in sheltered waters and under the supervision of an officer experienced in launchings and manoeuvrings while a ship is making headway. (5) During the first survival craft drill in which a crew member participates after joining the ship, the crew member must don an immersion suit or a marine anti-exposure work suit.
Rescue Boat Drills 19. (1) The master of a ship that is equipped with a rescue boat that is not a lifeboat must ensure that a rescue boat drill is held, separately from any other drill, at least once every month. (2) During a rescue boat drill, the crew members of each rescue boat must launch and manoeuvre the rescue boat in the water with the assigned crew members aboard. (3) The master of a ship that is making headway must ensure that the launching and manoeuvring of a rescue boat during a rescue boat drill are carried out in sheltered waters and under the supervision of an officer experienced in launchings and manoeuvrings while a ship is making headway. (4) During a rescue boat drill, every member of the rescue boat crew must wear a marine anti-exposure work suit.
Fire Drills 20. The master of a ship must ensure that fire drills are planned in such a way that due consideration is given to the practice followed in the various emergencies that could occur depending on the type of ship and its cargo. 21. During a fire drill, crew members must perform the duties assigned to them in connection with the fire drill, including
Watertight Doors 22. (1) The master of a ship must ensure that drills for the operation of watertight doors are held at each survival craft drill and each fire drill. (2) The master of a ship must ensure that the following, if fitted, are inspected at least once a week:
(3) The master of a ship referred to in item 1, 2 or 3 of the schedule that is to make a voyage that exceeds one week in duration must ensure that a drill referred to in subsection (1) is also held before the ship embarks on a voyage. (4) The master of a ship referred to in item 1, 2 or 3 of the schedule must ensure that all of the watertight doors, both hinged and power operated, in the main transverse bulkheads, in use at sea, are operated daily. (5) Nothing in subsections (1) to (4) authorizes the opening of a watertight door or other appliance that is required by any regulation to be kept closed.
Joint Ship and Shore Fire Drills 23. (1) The master of a ship that carries passengers and operates on a regular route where fire-fighting assistance from a fire department on shore is available in the vicinity of one port on the route must ensure that a joint ship and shore fire drill is held on board the ship with the fire department at least once every six months. (2) The master of a ship that carries passengers and operates on a regular route where fire-fighting assistance from a fire department on shore is available in the vicinity of more than one port on the route must ensure that a joint ship and shore fire drill is held on board the ship with each of the fire departments on a rotating basis so that a drill is held at least once every six months. (3) During a joint ship and shore fire drill, the master of the ship must ensure that there is made readily available for use by the shoreside fire-fighting personnel, the fire control plan or booklet
RECORDS 24. (1) The master of a ship must record and keep the following information:
(2) The information referred to in subsection (1) must be entered
(3) The desk log book or other document referred to in paragraph (2)(b) must be kept on the ship until it is inspected under section 316 of the Act.
MEANS OF EXIT 25. (1) Every ship made fast at a dock, with passengers on board, shall be provided with more than one means of exit from the ship to the dock. (2) The means of exit referred to in subsection (1) shall
SCHEDULE(Subsections 17(1) and 22(3) and (4)) FREQUENCY OF SURVIVAL CRAFT DRILLS AND FIRE DRILLS
SOR/2005-280 31 August, 2005 pursuant to section 314, subsection 338(1), sections 339 and 380 and paragraph 562.1(1)(c) of the Canada Shipping Act, into force on 31 August 2005.
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