TDG Regulations
The TDG Regulations have been consolidated to include amendment SOR/2019-101 (Emergency Response Assistance Plan).
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Definitions
MARINE
Definitions
Definitions for the following terms, used in this Part, are provided in Part 1, Coming into Force, Repeal, Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases:
- accidental release
- carrier
- class
- consignor
- dangerous goods
- dangerous goods safety mark
- handling
- IMDG Code
- imminent accidental release
- inland voyage SOR/2017-253
- in transport
- means of containment
- offer for transport
- person
- public safety
- shipping document
- vessel SOR/2017-253
11.1 Marine Transport - IMDG Code
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- (1) A person who imports, offers for transport, handles or transports dangerous goods by vessel must comply with the IMDG Code if the dangerous goods are in transport between
- (a) two points in Canada on a voyage during which
- (i) the vessel goes more than 120 nautical miles from shore,
- (ii) on the Atlantic coast, the vessel goes south of the port of New York, or
- (iii) on the Pacific coast, the vessel goes south of Portland, Oregon;
- (b) Canada and another country, if the voyage is not an inland voyage; or
- (c) two points outside Canada on board a vessel registered in Canada.
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(2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (1), a person who handles, offers for transport or transports dangerous goods by vessel must do so in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations:
SOR/2017-253- (a) the following provisions in Part 3, Documentation:
- (i) section 3.2, Carrier Responsibilities,
- (ii) subsection 3.4(1), Legibility and Language,
- (iii) paragraph 3.5(1)(f) and subsection 3.5(2), concerning a 24-hour number on a shipping document,
- (iv) section 3.9, Location of a Shipping Document: Marine, and
- (v) section 3.10, Location of a Shipping Document: Storage in the Course of Transportation;
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(b) the following provisions in Part 4, Dangerous Goods Safety Marks:
- (i) section 4.2, Misleading Dangerous Goods Safety Marks,
- (ii) section 4.4, Consignor Responsibilities,
- (iii) subsection 4.5(1), Carrier Responsibilities, and
- (iv) section 4.6, Visibility, Legibility and Colour;
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(c) the following provisions in Part 5, Means of Containment:
- (i) section 5.2, Requirements for a Standardized Means of Containment to Be in Standard,
- (ii) section 5.3, Certification Safety Marks on a Means of Containment,
- (iii) section 5.6, UN Standardized Means of Containment, and
- (iv) section 5.10, Means of Containment for Class 2, Gases, and section 5.11, UN1950, AEROSOLS, and UN2037, GAS CARTRIDGES; and
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- (d) Part 8 (Reporting Requirements).
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- (a) two points in Canada on a voyage during which
- (3) The means of containment used to transport the dangerous goods must be designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and maintained so that under normal conditions of transport, including handling, there will be no accidental release of the dangerous goods that could endanger public safety.
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11.2 Marine Transport — Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations
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A person who imports, offers for transport, handles or transports dangerous goods by vessel must comply with these Regulations if the dangerous goods are in transport between.
- (a) two points in Canada on a voyage during which the vessel is always within 120 nautical miles from shore and
- (i) on the Atlantic coast, the vessel does not go south of the port of New York, and
- (ii) on the Pacific coast, the vessel does not go south of Portland, Oregon; or
- (b) Canada and another country, if the voyage is an inland voyage.
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11.3 Transporting Dangerous Goods from One Country through Canada to Another Country
A person who transports dangerous goods by vessel from one country through Canada to another country must comply with the IMDG Code and Part 8 (Reporting Requirements) of these Regulations.
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