Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020

Marginal note:VHF radio installation

• 204 (1) A vessel on a voyage, any part of which is in sea area A1, within VHF coverage of a Canadian Coast Guard station or on a voyage more than five nautical miles from shore on the sea coasts of Canada, must be fitted with a VHF radio installation capable of DSC if the vessel is

  • (a) more than 8 m in length;

  • (b) carrying passengers; or

  • (c) a towboat.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a vessel that carries six passengers or less and is not more than 8 m in length if it is equipped with a portable VHF handheld radio capable of DSC.