Fishing Vessel Safety Regulations

5 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Part applies to every fishing vessel that

• (a) exceed 15 tons, gross tonnage, but does not exceed 150 tons, gross tonnage;

• (b) does not exceed 24.4 m in length; and

• (c) is not a sailing ship.

(2) Sections 6, 7, 9, 11 to 28, 43 and 44 apply only to a new fishing vessel.

(3) Section 29 applies only to a fishing vessel of closed construction employed in catching herring or capelin where, on or after July 6, 1977,

• (a) its keel was laid;

• (b) it was registered as a Canadian ship;

• (c) it was converted to herring or capelin fishing; or

• (d) it underwent such modification that its stability characteristics were adversely affected.