1. These Regulations may be cited as the Large Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations.

2. In these Regulations,

“Act”

“Act” means the Canada Shipping Act; (Loi)

“approved”

“approved”, except where otherwise stated, means approved by the Board; (approuvé)

“Board”

“Board” means the Board of Steamship Inspection; (Bureau)

“Chairman”

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board; (président)

“Class II EPIRB”

“Class II EPIRB” means an emergency position indicating radiobeacon; (RLS de classe II)

“continuous rating”

“continuous rating” means the brake power in kilowatts and speed stated by the manufacturer to be the highest at which an engine will give satisfactory service when operating continuously for not less than 24 hours; (régime continu)

“Divisional Supervisor”

“Divisional Supervisor” means the officer of the Department of Transport in charge of a Steamship Inspection Division and includes the “Regional Superintendent” of a Steamship Inspection Division; (surveillant divisionnaire)

“existing”

“existing”, when used with reference to a fishing vessel, means a fishing vessel that is not new; (existant)

“fishing vessel”

“fishing vessel” means a vessel engaged in commercial fishing; (bateau de pêche)

“immersion suit”

“immersion suit” means a protective suit that reduces the body heat-loss of a person immersed in cold water; (combinaison d’immersion)

“inspector”

“inspector” means a steamship inspector appointed under the Act; (inspecteur)

“length”

“length” means

• (a) in the case of a vessel that is registered under the Act or required by the Act to be registered,

  • (i) the distance from the fore part of the uppermost end of the stem to the aft side of the head of the stern post except that if a stern post is not fitted to the vessel, the measurement shall be taken to the foreside of the head of the rudder stock, or

  • (ii) if the vessel has no rudder stock or has a rudder stock situated outside of the hull at the stern, the distance from the foreside of the foremost permanent structure to the aft side of the aftermost permanent structure of the vessel, not including guards or rubbing strakes, and

• (b) in the case of a vessel that is not required by the Act to be registered, the horizontal distance measured between perpendiculars erected at the extreme ends of the outside of the hull; (longueur)

“new”

“new”, when used with reference to a fishing vessel or article, means that the construction of the fishing vessel or article to which reference is made was commenced on or after July 12, 1956 and includes any foreign fishing vessel brought under Canadian registry whether or not its construction was commenced before or after July 12, 1956 ; (neuf)

“sailing ship”

“sailing ship” means

• (a) a ship propelled wholly by sails, or

• (b) a ship principally employed in fishing not exceeding 200 tons, gross tonnage, provided with masts, sails and rigging sufficient to allow it to make voyages under sail alone, and that, in addition, is fitted with mechanical means of propulsion other than a steam engine; (voilier or navire à voiles)

“SART”

“SART” means a radar transponder designed for search and rescue purposes; (répondeur SAR)

“survival craft”

“survival craft” means a vessel carried pursuant to section 24 as life saving equipment on board a fishing vessel; (bateau de sauvetage)

“TP 127”

“TP 127” means the Ship Safety Electrical Standards, issued by the Department of Transport, as amended from time to time. (TP 127)

“VHF coverage area”

“VHF coverage area” means

• (a) the Great Lakes,

• (b) the Saguenay River downstream from Chicoutimi,

• (c) the St. Lawrence River as far seaward as a straight line drawn

  • (i) from Cap-des-Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island, and

  • (ii) from Anticosti Island to the north shore of the St. Lawrence River along the meridian of longitude 63° west,

• (d) Puget Sound, State of Washington, U.S.A., or

• (e) all waters that are within a coverage radius of a Canadian Coast Guard or U.S. Coast Guard radio station providing a continuous maritime mobile distress and safety service on frequency 156.8 MHz (channel 16). (zone VHF)