RDIMS No .: 20087849
Date (Y-M-D) : 2024-04-19
This bulletin replaces SSB 31/2022 published on December 19, 2022.
Purpose
This bulletin is to announce the launch of the Issuing Safe Manning Documents webpage and to inform you that new application forms have been published for the issuance and renewal of safe manning documents.
Scope
This bulletin applies to:
- Authorized representatives of Canadian vessels that must carry a safety certificate under the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations.
What you need to know
New safe manning application and renewal forms can be accessed in the table below, which is also available on the new Issuing Safe Manning Documents webpage.
Application for a Safe Manning Document
| Type of vessel | Form to use | Submission of form |
|---|---|---|
| Safety Convention vessels or vessels equipped with automation, modern technology, alternative arrangements, and additional equipment that needs specific evaluation. | Form #82-0781 |
Your local Transport Canada Office by email. |
| Vessels other than Safety Convention vessels (other than vessels to which Forms 82-0783 and 82-0784 apply). | Form #82-0781 | |
| Fishing vessels | Form #82-0783 | |
| Cable ferries that carry fewer than 100 passengers with voyages of less than 1 kilometer | Form #82-0784 | |
| Any vessel that needs to renew a previously-issued safe manning document | Form #82-0785 |
All completed application forms must now be submitted electronically with supporting documents to your local Transport Canada Office using the appropriate email address shown below:
| Region | |
|---|---|
| Atlantic | TC.ATLSafeManning-EffectifminimalATL.TC@tc.gc.ca |
| Quebec | servicestechniques-quebec-technicalservices@tc.gc.ca |
| Ontario | MSSarnia-SarniaSM@tc.gc.ca |
| Prairie and Northern Region | TC.PNRSafeManning-EffectifminimalRPN.TC@tc.gc.ca |
| Pacific | TC.PACSafeManning-Effectifminimal.TC@tc.gc.ca |
If you have any questions regarding the safe manning process, please email SafeManning-EffectifMinimal@tc.gc.ca.
Keywords:
1. Safe Manning Document
2. Authorized Representative
3. Marine Personnel Regulations
Questions concerning this Bulletin should be addressed to:
AMSP
Transport Canada
Marine Safety and Security
Tower C, Place de Ville
330 Sparks Street, 11th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N8
Contact us at: Email: marinesafety-securitemaritime@tc.gc.ca or Telephone: 1-855-859-3123 (Toll Free).
