Transport Canada Marine Safety now provides RSS feeds containing the latest news releases about Ship Safety bulletins. This is a simple and easy way to receive a notice when a new issue of our Ship Safety Bulletins is available.
Rich Site Summary (RSS) or as some refer to it, Real Simple Syndication, is an XML-based format for content distribution in real time. Transport Canada Marine Safety RSS feeds will include the Bulletin number, title and a link to the latest release of a Ship Safety Bulletin.
There are a number of benefits to using RSS, including:
For most modern browsers, (i.e.) Internet Explorer 7, Netscape 9, Firefox 1, Opera 9, Safari, that have one built in:
For other browsers:
Detailed instructions on how to add news feeds are included in the news reader application that you choose. When new Ship Safety Bulletins are issued to the Marine Safety website, you will be alerted by your aggregator.
No personal information is required to subscribe to an RSS feed.
There are various RSS aggregators / feed readers available for free download or for purchase on the Internet.
Terms and Conditions for use of TC RSS Feeds
For more details on RSS, try this useful FAQ or the RSS specification