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Application

01. This Standard applies to all A.C.V's designed, constructed, registered and/or operated in Canada or in Canadian jurisdictional waters, which are subject to provisions of the Canada Shipping Act.

02. Exceptionally, designs or proposals for A.C.V's which are intended to :-

a) Accommodate less than 12, or more than 450 passengers, or carry any combination of persons, cargo, freight or equipment so that the total payload is less than 1 tonne or greater than 40 tonnes, and/or

b) Operate on voyages in the course of which they will be more than 100 nautical miles from a safe haven of refuge shall be considered to determine the extent to which this or additional standards should apply.

03. In determining the operational safety of an Air Cushion Vehicle voyage, the Safety Certificate issued in respect of any Air Cushion Vehicle may impose operating limitations based upon:-

a) The approved operational and environmental envelope of the vehicle;

b) The proximity of safe havens of refuge;

c) Availability of adequate and reliable weather forecasting;

d) Availability of communication facilities between the vehicle and it's base port and havens along the route;

e) Availability of search and rescue facilities;

f) Availability of adequate base maintenance and inspection facilities, and

g) Qualifications of crew members.

04. Subject to suitable appropriate agreements, it is intended that these standards should be applicable to Canadian Air Cushion Vehicles engaged on international voyages.

05. It is important, in applying these standards to a vehicle, that all appropriate sections be applied consistently in order to maintain the balanced contributions to safety which each section provides within the overall safety philosophy.

06. In addition to Section 01 above, these Standards will apply to A.C.V's designed to carry cargo or a mixture of passengers and cargo.

07. Where not specifically covered by this Standard, the application of other standards in general use should be made to design, construction, installation and inspection, such as :-

Construction ^

CSA S.244 - Welding of aluminium alloys

CSA W.47.2 - Aluminium welding qualification code

Fire Safety ^

Underwriter's Laboratory of Canada Standards S.102, S.102.2

Underwriter's Laboratory Inc. UL-723

National Fire Protection Association Test 255.

American Society for Testing Materials Test E.162.

Navigation and Communication Equipment

C.C.G. Collision Regulations.

C.C.G. Standards for Navigating Lights, Shapes, Sound

Signals and Radar Reflectors.

C.C.G. Ship Station Radio Regulations.

C.C.G. Ship Station Technical Regulations.

Life Saving Equipment ^

C.C.G. Life-Saving Equipment Regulations.

C.C.G. Standard for Construction and Inspection of Inflated Lifejackets.

CGSB 65-GP-14M - Standard for Inherently Buoyant lifejackets.

Guidance upon the applicability of such codes and standards, and upon their equivalency with those of other countries can be provided by the Certification Authority

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