Vol. 141, No. 8 — February 24, 2007

Regulations Amending the Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations

Statutory authority

Pilotage Act

Sponsoring agency

Great Lakes Pilotage Authority

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

For the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, see the Regulations Amending the Great Lakes Pilotage Tariff Regulations.

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 20(3) of the Pilotage Act, that the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority proposes, pursuant to subsection 20(1) of that Act, to make the annexed Regulations Amending the Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations.

Interested persons may make representations concerning the proposed Regulations to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. All representations must be in writing and cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be sent to Captain Jules St-Laurent, Manager, Nautical Certification and Pilotage, Marine Safety Directorate, Department of Transport, Place de Ville, Tower B, 4th Floor, 112 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5 (tel.: 613-998-0697; fax: 613-990-1538; e-mail: stlaurj@tc.gc.ca).

Cornwall, February 15, 2007

ROBERT F. LEMIRE
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Pilotage Authority

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE REGULATIONS

AMENDMENTS

1. Section 1 of the French version of the Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following:

1. Règlement de pilotage des Grands Lacs.

2. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 8:

Exchange of Pilots at Iroquois Lock

8.1 (1) A ship that is under the conduct of a licensed pilot and is transiting International District No. 1 shall exchange pilots at Iroquois Lock if

(a) in respect of an upbound voyage, the ship takes longer than 1 hour and 16 minutes to transit from Valleyfield Bridge to Calling-In Point No. 7; or

(b) in respect of a downbound voyage, the ship takes longer than 3 hours and 56 minutes to transit from Cape Vincent to Crossover Shoal.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if no licensed pilots are available for an exchange at Iroquois Lock.

3. In the French version of the Regulations, the term "Grands lacs" is replaced by the term "Grands Lacs" wherever it occurs in the following provisions:

(a) the definition of "région" in section 2;

(b) subparagraph 4(1)(c)(ii);

(c) subparagraph 4(1)(d)(i); and

(d) subsection 6(2).

COMING INTO FORCE

4. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

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Footnote 1

C.R.C., c. 1266

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