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Fishing Vessel Safety Regulations

Version of section 24 from 2006-03-22 to 2017-07-12:

  •  (1) Subject to subsection (2), a fishing vessel shall be fitted with two main transverse watertight bulkheads, one located forward of amidships at a distance not exceeding 35 per cent of the length of the vessel and the other located aft of amidships at a distance not exceeding 45 per cent of the length of the vessel, and the construction of the bulkheads shall be in accordance with Schedule III.

  • (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of

    • (a) a fishing vessel of open construction; or

    • (b) a fishing vessel operating in fresh water where the keel of the fishing vessel was laid prior to May 1, 1988.

  • SOR/89-96, s. 2

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