Memorandum of understanding between Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Transport Canada (TC) regarding safety at sea of commercial fish harvesters

Number: TP 13585 E
Details: Marine Safety Management System (Online Manual) - Policy

1. Purpose

The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to provide a framework for cooperation between the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and Transport Canada (TC) with regard to promoting safety at sea of commercial fish harvesters. The scope of this MOU is limited to commercial fish harvesters.

Tier I - Policy – Additional option for holders of Fishing Master, Second Class certificate of competency to obtain the Fishing Master, First Class certificate of competency

1. Policy objective

1.1 The purpose of this document is to allow an additional option for holders of Fishing Master, Second Class (CFV2), certificate of competency (CoC) originally issued between March 21, 1980 and June 30, 2007 to obtain the Fishing Master, First Class (FM1) certificate of competency issued under the Marine Personnel Regulations (MPR).

TP 1332 – Construction Standards for Small Vessels (2010)

Overview

The TP 1332 - Construction Standards for Small Vessels, 2010 Edition, applies to all Canadian vessels subject to part 7 of the Small Vessel Regulations that are required to meet the requirements of the construction standards and supersedes the previous version of the standard. Revision 1 contains mainly grammatical changes and minor technical adjustments to the 2010 edition that were deemed necessary due to clerical or translation issues found in the previous edition.