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Fishing Vessel Safety Regulations

Version of section 5 from 2006-03-22 to 2017-07-12:

  •  (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.

  • SOR/78-429, ss. 1, 2
  • SOR/82-129, s. 2
  • SOR/85-43, s. 1(E)
  • SOR/95-372, s. 7

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