Pacific Pilotage Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1270)

Regulations are current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2009-12-10. Previous Versions

Pacific Pilotage Regulations

C.R.C., c. 1270

PILOTAGE ACT

Regulations Respecting the Operation, Maintenance and Administration of Pilotage Services Including Compulsory Pilotage and the Qualifications for Holders of Licences and Pilotage Certificates Within the Pacific Pilotage Authority Region

SHORT TITLE

 These Regulations may be cited as the Pacific Pilotage Regulations.

INTERPRETATION

 In these Regulations,

“Act”

“Act” means the Pilotage Act; (Loi)

“apprentice pilot”

“apprentice pilot” means a person who is training to become a licensed pilot; (apprenti pilote)

“arrangement of ships”

“arrangement of ships” means a number of ships travelling together that are joined by lines or other means; (ensemble de navires)

“Authority”

“Authority” means the Pacific Pilotage Authority; (Administration)

“certificate of competency”

“certificate of competency”[Repealed, SOR/2009-329, s. 1]

“coastal trade”

“coastal trade” means the regular employment and operation of ships in the waters of the region, the waters of Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the coastal waters of the State of Alaska not west of Cook Inlet; (cabotage)

“committee of examiners”

“committee of examiners” means a committee of examiners appointed under section 21 to conduct examinations for any class of licence or a pilotage certificate or for the apprenticeship system; (commission d’examen)

“compulsory pilotage area”

“compulsory pilotage area” means an area of water in which ships are subject to compulsory pilotage; (zone de pilotage obligatoire)

“dangerous goods”

“dangerous goods” has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992; (marchandises dangereuses)

“day of service”

“day of service” means a period of watchkeeping duty performed over a period of 12 hours that are not necessarily consecutive; (jour de service)

“deck watch officer”

“deck watch officer”[Repealed, SOR/2003-224, s. 1]

“familiarization trip”

“familiarization trip” means a voyage in a compulsory pilotage area on board a ship during which an applicant for a licence or pilotage certificate observes the licensed pilot assigned to the ship; (voyage d’entraînement)

“ferry”

“ferry” means a ship or an arrangement of ships that carries passengers or goods according to a fixed schedule between terminals; (traversier)

“gross tons”

“gross tons” means gross tonnage as defined in section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001; (tonneaux de jauge brute)

“marine occurrence”

“marine occurrence” has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act; (accident maritime)

“movage”

“movage” means the moving of a ship wholly within a harbour or port from one anchored or moored position to another or back to the same position, but does not include the warping of a ship from one berth to another solely by means of mooring lines unless a pilot is employed, and includes anchoring of a ship while en route between one harbour, port or pilot boarding station and another due to stress of weather, tidal conditions, safety of the ship or crew, waiting berth availability or waiting due to minor engine or equipment repairs performed by ship’s personnel that are considered reasonable engine or equipment maintenance; (déplacement)

“person in charge of the deck watch”

“person in charge of the deck watch” means a person who has immediate charge of the navigation, manoeuvring, operation or safety of a ship, but does not include a pilot; (personne responsable du quart à la passerelle)

“pilot boarding station”

“pilot boarding station” means a place used for the purpose of embarking or disembarking pilots; (station d’embarquement de pilotes)

“pleasure craft”

“pleasure craft” has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001; (embarcation de plaisance)

“region”

“region” means all Canadian waters in and around the Province of British Columbia; (région)

“regularly employed”

“regularly employed”[Repealed, SOR/2003-224, s. 1]

“Second Narrows Movement Restriction Area”

“Second Narrows Movement Restriction Area” means that part of Area 2 that is enclosed within a line drawn 000° from the fixed light on the northeastern end of Terminal Dock to the North Vancouver shoreline at Neptune Terminals and a line drawn 000° from Berry Point Light (approximately 2.4 km east of the CN bridge on the South Shore of the Port of Vancouver) to the North Shore on the opposite side of the channel; (périmètre de déplacement restreint de Second Narrows)

“senior watch keeping deck officer”

“senior watch keeping deck officer”[Repealed, SOR/2003-224, s. 1]

“tug”

“tug” means a ship used for towing or pushing purposes; (remorqueur)

“voyage”

“voyage” includes a passage or trip of a ship and any movement of a ship from one place to another but does not include a movage. (voyage)

“warping”

“warping” means the moving of a ship from one berth to another solely by means of mooring lines; (halage)

  • SOR/2003-224, s. 1;
  • SOR/2009-329, s. 1.