3 (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Part applies in respect of Canadian vessels everywhere and foreign vessels in Canadian waters.
(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) new vessels of less than 24 m in length;
(e) existing vessels of less than 150 gross tonnage;
(f) vessels that are engaged on
(i) a voyage solely within the limits of the inland waters of Canada or an inland voyage and holding a certificate issued under Part 2 or similar load line regulations made under the laws of the United States,
(ii) a sheltered waters voyage, or
(iii) a domestic voyage, if the vessels are not carrying passengers or cargo;
(g) Canadian vessels or vessels registered in the United States that are engaged on an international voyage wholly within the West Coast Treaty Zone;
(h) new vessels that do not have means of self-propulsion that
(i) are engaged on a domestic voyage wholly within the West Coast Treaty Zone and are not carrying oil as cargo or passengers, or
(ii) are engaged on a domestic voyage outside the West Coast Treaty Zone and are not carrying oil as cargo, passengers or crew; 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.
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