Regulatory Framework

Navigation Safety & Radiocommunications

The Canada Shipping Act, 2001 provides the domestic regulatory framework into which several international conventions and standards that relate to navigation safety have been incorporated.

Domestic:

Anchorage Regulations
Collision Regulations
Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995
Eastern Canada Vessel Traffic Services Zone Regulations
Navigation Safety Regulations
Northern Canada Vessel Traffic Services Zones Regulations
St. Clair and Detroit River Navigation Regulations
Steering Appliances and Equipment Regulations
Vessel Traffic Services Zones Regulations
Voyage Data Recorder Regulations

International:

IMO and Safety of Navigation
Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG)
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS)-Chapter IV & V. as amended
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW) as amended, including the 1995 and 2010 Manila Amendments
Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, 1977
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)