Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020
Version of section 204 from 2023-06-07 to 2024-10-30:
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.
- SOR/2023-105, s. 16(F)
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