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CANADA SHIPPING ACT
Burlington Canal Regulations
SOR/89-222
REGULATIONS RESPECTING NAVIGATION IN THE
BURLINGTON CANAL
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Burlington Canal Regulations.
2. In these Regulations,
"bridge"
« pont »
"bridge" means the lift bridge over the canal;
"canal"
« canal »
"canal" means the Burlington Canal that links Lake Ontario
and Hamilton Harbour;
"mile"
« mille »
"mile" means the international nautical mile measuring 1,852
m in length.
3. No vessel shall move in the canal at a speed greater than,
(a) if the vessel is 80 m or less in length, 7 miles per hour, or
(b) if the vessel is more than 80 m in length, the lowest speed at
which the vessel can be navigated safely.
4. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no vessel shall, while moving within
0.5 mile of the canal towards the canal, pass another vessel going in the same direction.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of vessels less than 15 m
in length.
5. Where the person who has the conduct of a vessel requires the bridge
to be opened, the person shall make a request to the bridgemaster by radiotelephone or, if
such communication is not possible, the person shall sound three long blasts on the
whistle or horn of the vessel.
6. (1) No vessel 15 m or more in length shall enter the canal, except
in an emergency, unless the signal light on the bridge shows green in the direction of the
vessel.
(2) Where a vessel 15 m or more in length enters the canal while the
signal light on the bridge does not show green in its direction, it shall moor at the
north wall of the canal and shall not proceed until the signal light shows green in its
direction.
7. (1) Where a vessel less than 15 m in length enters the canal while
the bridge is not opened or while a flashing blue light is not shown in its direction, the
vessel shall wait at the side of the canal to its starboard.
(2) No vessel less than 15 m in length shall move within 90 m of the
bridge unless the bridge is opened or a flashing blue light is shown in its direction.
8. No vessel shall operate under sail in the canal.
Established by the
CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CANADA SHIPPING ACT IS NOW CHAPTER S-9 OF THE
REVISED STATUTES OF CANADA, 1985.
amended by
SOR/89-222 28 April, 1989 pursuant to subsections 562.1 (1) and 562.11
(1) of the Canada Shipping Act
Revoked and replaced.
SOR/95-372 6 July, 1995 pursuant to sections 562.1 and 562.11 of the
Canada Shipping Act
Subsection 4(1) of the French version.
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