Load Line Regulations (SOR/2007-99)

Dredging Load Lines

9 The dredging load line on an open-hopper dredge is the applicable load line when

• (a) the dredge is operating not more than 20 nautical miles from the mouth of a harbour of safe refuge;

• (b) the height of waves in the area of operation is not more than 3 m or the wind velocity in the area is not more than 65 km/h; and

• (c) the dredge is carrying dredged material with a specific gravity that is not greater than the highest specific gravity of dredged material that the dredge is designed to dredge.

Timber Load Lines

10 The provisions of the 1966 Convention and the Convention relating to timber load lines do not apply in respect of any vessel that is in the North American Great Lakes Zone or that is engaged on a voyage wholly within the limits of the North American Great Lakes Zone and the St. Lawrence River Seasonal Area.

Posting of Certificates

11 The authorized representative of a Canadian vessel that holds an International Load Line Certificate, a Local Load Line Certificate or an International Load Line Exemption Certificate shall ensure that it is framed and posted in a conspicuous place on board the vessel.

Draught and Freeboard Notices

12 The master of a Canadian vessel that holds an International Load Line Certificate, a Local Load Line Certificate or an International Load Line Exemption Certificate shall, before leaving a place to proceed on an international voyage, post the particulars of the draughts and freeboards in a conspicuous place on board the vessel and keep them legible until the vessel arrives at another place.

Exemptions and Equivalents

13 The Board may exercise the powers conferred on the Administration by articles 6 and 8 of the 1966 Convention or the Convention, as the case may be.

PART 2Diamond Load Lines

Interpretation

14 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part.

amidships

amidships means the middle of the length of a vessel. (milieu du bâtiment)

deck line

deck line means a horizontal line that is 300 mm long and 25 mm wide marked amidships on the outer surface of the shell on each side of the vessel. (ligne de pont)

existing vessel

existing vessel means a vessel that is not a new vessel. (bâtiment existant)

length

length or L

• (a) in respect of a new vessel, means 96 per cent of the total length on a waterline at 85 per cent of the least moulded depth measured from the top of the keel, or the length from the fore side of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline, if that is greater, except that, in vessels designed with a rake of keel, the waterline on which the length is measured shall be parallel to the designed waterline; and

• (b) in respect of an existing vessel, has the same meaning as in subsection 1(2) of Schedule I to the Rules. (longueur ou L)

moulded depth

moulded depth means the vertical distance measured

• (a) from the top of the freeboard deck beam at side

  • (i) to the top of the keel,

  • (ii) in the case of a vessel that is not of metal construction, to the lower edge of the keel rabbet, or

  • (iii) in the case of a vessel that is fitted with thick garboards or a structure other than a flat plate keel, to the point where a line extending the flat of the bottom continued inwards would cut the side of the keel;

• (b) in the case of a vessel that has rounded gunwales, from the point where the moulded lines of the deck and shell would intersect if the gunwale were right-angled to the point described in subparagraph (a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as the case may be; or

• (c) in the case of a vessel that has a stepped freeboard deck, from a line extending from the lower part of the freeboard deck along a line parallel to the higher part of the freeboard deck to the point described in subparagraph (a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as the case may be. (creux sur quille)

new vessel

new vessel means a vessel that is 24 m or more in length

• (a) that was constructed on or after April 14, 1973; or

• (b) that was constructed as a Canadian vessel before the date referred to in paragraph (a), if the vessel’s authorized representative makes a request in writing to the Minister for the vessel to be assigned freeboards as a new vessel. (bâtiment neuf)

Rules

Rules means the Load Line Rules for Lakes and Rivers, C.R.C., c. 1442, as they read on January 1, 2006. (Règles)

Application

• 15 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Part applies in respect of Canadian vessels and foreign vessels that are engaged on a voyage solely within the limits of the inland waters of Canada and Canadian vessels that are engaged on an inland voyage.

• (2) This Part does not apply in respect of

  • (a) pleasure craft;

  • (b) vessels ordinarily engaged in catching, attempting to catch or harvesting fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living resources of the sea;

  • (c) high-speed craft that have been certified in accordance with the HSC Code and meet the requirements of that Code;

  • (d) [Repealed, SOR/2013-235, s. 17]

  • (e) existing vessels of less than 150 gross tonnage;

  • (f) vessels that hold an International Load Line Certificate, a Local Load Line Certificate or an International Load Line Exemption Certificate;

  • (g) vessels that are engaged on

    • (i) a sheltered waters voyage, or

    • (ii) a domestic voyage, if the vessels are not carrying passengers or cargo;

  • (h) new vessels that do not have means of self-propulsion, are engaged on a domestic voyage and are not carrying passengers, crew or oil as cargo; or

  • (i) existing vessels that do not have means of self-propulsion, are engaged on a domestic voyage and are not carrying passengers or crew.

• (3) Section 17 does not apply in respect of vessels that hold a load line certificate issued under Title 46, chapter I, part 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time.

Exceptions

• 15.1 (1) Despite paragraph 15(2)(g), a vessel that is constructed or converted for the purpose of towing on or after the day on which the Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations come into force and that is engaged on an inland voyage shall meet the conditions of assignment set out in Schedule 1.

• (2) Despite paragraphs 15(2)(g) to (i), a vessel that is constructed on or after the day on which the Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations come into force, that carries at least one person and that is engaged on an inland voyage shall comply with sections 11 and 13 of Schedule 1.

Prohibitions

16 No vessel shall depart from a place in Canada and no Canadian vessel shall depart from a place outside Canada unless it

• (a) holds

  • (i) a Great Lakes and Inland Waters of Canada Load Line Certificate issued under section 17, or

  • (ii) a load line certificate issued under Title 46, chapter I, part 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time; and

• (b) is marked in accordance with the certificate.

Certificates

• 17 (1) On application by the authorized representative of a new vessel, the Minister shall issue a Great Lakes and Inland Waters of Canada Load Line Certificate to the vessel if

  • (a) the conditions of assignment set out in Schedule 1 are met;

  • (b) the vessel is maintained in accordance with the requirements of a classification society;

  • (c) the vessel has been assigned freeboards that

    • (i) are determined in accordance with Schedule 2, or

    • (ii) if the freeboards determined under subparagraph (i) are not adequate because of the general structural strength of the vessel, are adequate for the general structural strength of the vessel; and

  • (d) the vessel is marked in accordance with Schedule 3.

• (2) On application by the authorized representative of an existing vessel, the Minister shall issue a Great Lakes and Inland Waters of Canada Load Line Certificate to the vessel if

  • (a) the conditions of assignment set out in Part I of Schedule I to the Rules are met;

  • (b) the vessel is maintained in accordance with the requirements of a classification society;

  • (c) the vessel has been assigned freeboards determined in accordance with Part II, III or IV of Schedule I to the Rules; and

  • (d) the vessel is marked in accordance with Part V of Schedule I to the Rules.

• (3) Despite paragraphs (1)(d) and (2)(d), the Minister may issue a certificate if

  • (a) the marking on the vessel is placed so that the freeboard is greater than that required by paragraph (1)(d) or (2)(d), as the case may be; or

  • (b) in the case of a passenger vessel, it is marked in accordance with the Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations or subsection 37(2) of the Hull Construction Regulations, as the case may be.

Authorized Representative’s Duties

18 The authorized representative of a vessel that holds a Great Lakes and Inland Waters of Canada Load Line Certificate shall ensure that

• (a) the conditions of assignment set out in Part I of Schedule I to the Rules or in Schedule 1, as the case may be, are met;

• (b) the vessel is maintained in accordance with the requirements of a classification society;

• (c) the vessel is marked as it was required to be marked for the issuance of the certificate or as it may be marked under subsection 17(3);

• (d) no material alterations take place in the hull or superstructure of the vessel that would necessitate the assignment of an increased freeboard; and

• (e) within three months of each anniversary date of its issuance, the certificate is endorsed by the Minister as meeting the requirements set out in paragraphs (a) to (d).

Seasonal Periods

19 The following seasonal periods apply for the purpose of determining the applicable load line when a vessel is on the inland waters of Canada:

• (a) the midsummer season is the period beginning on May 1 and ending on September 15;

• (b) the summer seasons are the periods beginning on April 16 and ending on April 30 and beginning on September 16 and ending on September 30;

• (c) the intermediate seasons are the periods beginning on April 1 and ending on April 15 and beginning on October 1 and ending on October 31; and

• (d) the winter season is the period beginning on November 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the next year.

Posting of Certificates

20 The authorized representative of a vessel that holds a Great Lakes and Inland Waters of Canada Load Line Certificate shall ensure that the certificate is framed and posted in a conspicuous place on board the vessel.

PART 3Repeals and Coming into Force

Repeals

21 [Repeal]

22 [Repeal]

23 [Repeal]

24 [Repeal]