Canada Shipping Act, 2001

Marginal note:Regulations

100 The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Part, including regulations

• (a) specifying the positions that shall be occupied on board Canadian vessels, or classes of Canadian vessels, their minimum number and the types and classes of Canadian maritime documents that persons in those positions shall hold;

• (b) specifying the requirements in respect of any position on board Canadian vessels or classes of Canadian vessels;

• (c) specifying the types and classes of certificates that may be issued in respect of positions on board Canadian vessels or classes of Canadian vessels;

• (d) respecting the qualifications required of applicants for any type or class of certificate specified under paragraph (c), including their medical fitness, minimum age, degree of knowledge, skill, training and experience;

• (e) respecting the manner of determining whether a person meets the requirements specified under paragraph (b) in respect of a position or the qualifications required under paragraph (d) for any type or class of certificate of competency or other Canadian maritime document;

• (f) specifying the terms and conditions of certificates of competency or other Canadian maritime documents issued under this Part;

• (g) specifying the circumstances in which ensuring arrangements for a crew member’s return and paying their expenses are not required for the purpose of subsection 94(1);

• (h) respecting persons who enter into agreements to provide crew members, including requiring that those persons be licensed;

• (i) specifying the Canadian vessels or classes of Canadian vessels in respect of which the master shall enter into articles of agreement with crew members;

• (j) specifying the information that must be contained in articles of agreement;

• (k) specifying what constitutes a serious violation of a contract of employment;

• (l) respecting any occupational health or safety matter on board a vessel that is not regulated by the Canada Labour Code; and

• (m) respecting the payment and allotment of crew members’ wages.