930 - CSA Regulatory Requirements - DIANE COUTURE

NATIONAL ABORIGINAL FISHERIES FORUM II

OCTOBER 3rd, 2012

CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING

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CERTIFICATION BACKGROUND

• Prior to the entry into force of the Canada

Shipping Act, 2001 (CSA 2001) and the

Marine Personnel Regulations (MPR),

Fishing vessels of less than 60 GT were not

required to have a certified master or officer

on board.

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MARINE PERSONNEL REGULATIONS (MPR)

APPLICATION

The MPR require the Master and officer of a

fishing vessel to hold:

A Master’s or Officer’s certificate;

A Small Vessel Operator Proficiency (SVOP)

training certificate;

A Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC); or

A Declaration of at least seven fishing seasons

as master or officer of a fishing vessel of up to

15 GT or not more than 12 m in LOA.

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PHASE-IN PERIOD

Vessels Required as from

Vessels with LOA of over 15 m (49 ft 02 in) November 7, 2008





Vessels of all lengths November 7, 2016

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FISHING VESSELS OF MORE THAN 12

METERS AND LESS THAN 60 GT

• The Master is required to hold, as a minimum, either a:

Fishing Master, Fourth Class certificate; or

Certificate of Service as Master of a fishing vessel of less

than 60 GT.

• The officer in charge of the watch is required to hold at least a:

Certificate of service as Watchkeeping Mate of a Fishing

Vessel of less than 24 metres in registered length; or

Officer in charge of the watch of a Fishing Vessel of less than

24 metres in registered length.

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FISHING VESSELS OF UP TO 15 GT OR NOT MORE THAN 12

METRES, NEAR COASTAL VOYAGE, CLASS 2

The Master is required to hold at a minimum a:

a) Declaration of seven fishing seasons as

master of a fishing vessel of up to 15 GT or

not more than 12 meters; or

b) Small Vessel Operator Proficiency Training

certificate.

c) In within 2 n. m. from the coast: Pleasure

Craft Operator Card.

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NEAR COASTAL VOYAGE, CLASS 2

Near coastal voyage, Class 2 means a voyage:

(a) that is not a sheltered waters voyage; and

(b) during which the vessel engaged on the voyage is

always

(i) within 25 nautical miles from shore in waters

contiguous to Canada, the United States (except

Hawaii) or Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and

(ii) within 100 nautical miles from a place of refuge.

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NEAR COASTAL VOYAGE CLASS 2 (NC 2) (25 NM)

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•

Declaration of 7 fishing seasons

experience acquired prior to

July 2007

Small Vessel Operator Proficiency SVOP

Fishing Master, Fourth Class

25 N

autical m

iles

Sheltered

Near Coastal 2 Near Coastal 1

Fishing Master, Fourth Class

Small Vessel Operator Proficiency

SVOP

& 7 fishing seasons Experience acquired

in specific area within NC 1,

prior to July 2007


experience

& 7 fishing seasons experience acquired

in specific area within NC 1, prior to July

2007

FISHING VESSELS OF UP TO 15 GT OR NOT MORE THAN 12

METRES, NEAR COASTAL VOYAGE, CLASS 2

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FISHING VESSELS OF UP TO 15 GT OR NOT MORE

THAN 12 METRES, SHELTERED WATERS

The Master is required to hold, at a minimum a Pleasure

Craft Operator Card.

Sheltered waters means a voyage:

(a) that is in Canada on a lake, or a river above tidal

waters, where a vessel can never be further than

one nautical mile from the closest shore; or

(b) that is on the waters listed in column 1 of an item of

Schedule 1 of the Vessel Certificates Regulations

during the period specified in column 2 of that item.

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2007-31/

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Voyages

Gross tonnage

Near coastal voyages, class 1


Sheltered waters

voyages

More than 2 miles from

shore

Less than 2 miles

from shore

More than 15 gross

tonnage or more than 12

meters, but less than 100

gross tonnage

Fishing master, 4th class

or

Certificate of service as master of

a fishing vessel of less than 60

gross tonnage


or

Certificate of service as

master of a fishing

vessel of less than 60

gross tonnage

Fishing master, 4th

class

or

Certificate of service

as master of a fishing


gross tonnage

Fishing master, 4th

class

or


as master of a

fishing vessel of less

than 60 gross

tonnage

Gross tonnage not

exceeding 15 or 12

meters overall length


or

Certificate of service as master of

a fishing vessel of less than 60

gross tonnage

or

Small Vessel Operator Proficiency

SVOP & Declaration of 7 fishing

seasons as Master in specific area

within NC 1, prior to

July 1st, 2007

or


as Master prior to

July 1st, 2007

& Declaration of 7 fishing

seasons experience as Master in

specific area within NC 1, prior to

July 1st, 2007

Training certificate in

Small Vessel Operator

Proficiency (SVOP)

or

Declaration of seven

fishing seasons as

Master prior to July 1,

2007

Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)

MASTER FISHING VESSELS CERTIFICATES VALIDITY AS PER MPR

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Voyages

Gross tonnage



Sheltered waters

voyages More than 2 miles

from shore

Less than 2 miles

from shore

More than 15 gross

tonnage or more than

12 meters, but less

than 100 gross

tonnage

Certificate of service as watchkeeping mate

of a fishing vessel of less than 24 meters in

registered length

or

Officer in charge of the watch of a Fishing

Vessel of less than 24 metres in registered

length.


as watchkeeping

mate of a fishing


meters in registered

length

or

Officer in charge of

the watch of a

Fishing Vessel of

less than 24 metres

in registered length.


as watchkeeping

mate of a fishing


meters in registered

length

or

Officer in charge of

the watch of a

Fishing Vessel of

less than 24 metres

in registered length.

Certificate of

service as

watchkeeping

mate of a fishing

vessel of less than

24 meters in

registered length

or

Officer in charge

of the watch of a

Fishing Vessel of

less than 24

metres in

registered length.

Gross tonnage not

exceeding 15 or 12

meters overall length

Certificate of service as watchkeeping mate

of a fishing vessel of less than 24 meters in

registered length

or

Officer in charge of the watch of a Fishing

Vessel of less than 24 metres in registered

length

or

Small Vessel Operator Proficiency SVOP &

Declaration of 7 fishing seasons as OOW in

specific area within NC 1, prior to

July 1st, 2007

Or

Declaration of 7 fishing seasons as OOW

prior to July 1st, 2007

& Declaration of 7 fishing seasons

experience as OOW in specific area within

NC 1, prior to

July 1st, 2007

Training certificate in

Small Vessel

Operator Proficiency

(SVOP)

Or

Declaration of seven

fishing seasons as

OOW

Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)

FISHING VESSELS OOW CERTIFICATES VALIDITY AS PER MPR

FISHING VESSELS OF AT LEAST 60 GT BUT OF

100 GT OR LESS, NC1, NC2 OR SW VOYAGES

• The master is required to hold at a minimum a:

Fishing Master, Fourth Class certificate of competency.

• The officer in charge of the watch is required to hold at a

minimum a:


Vessel of less than 24 metres in registered length; or

Officer in charge of the watch of a Fishing Vessel of less

than 24 metres in registered length.

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FISHING VESSELS OF MORE THAN 100 GT

• The Master is required to hold at a minimum a:

Fishing Master, Third Class certificate of competency.

• The officer in charge of the watch is required to hold at least a:


Vessel of less than 24 metres in registered length;

Wathckeeping Mate of a Fishing Vessel of less than 24

metres in registered length; or

Fishing Master, Fourth Class certificate.

In accordance with its type of voyage

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SECTION 212 OF THE MPR

The phase in period under section 212 –

Masters and Deck Officers of the MPR will not

be extended.

Vessels are to be in compliance with the MPR

by the required dates.

Any vessels of more than 100 GT that are not in

compliance with section 212 of the MPR are

presently subject to the Administrative Monetary

Penalties Regulations.

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CONFORMITY PROGRAM /

ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE

Any vessels greater than 13 m but less than

60 GT that are not in compliance with section

212 of the MPR are presently subject to the

Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations.

Rather than proceeding with an immediate

enforcement action for the above mentionned

vessels, TCMS is willing to give the owner an

opportunity to rectify the situation if the owner

agrees to enrol into the Conformity Program /

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With the Assurance of Compliance, the owner

will be required to rectify the situation at the

latest by July 1, 2014.

If by the date indicated in the Assurance of

Compliance, the owner did not rectify the

situation, he/she will have to pay twice the

amount of the violations.

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A master who operates a vessel when it is not

staffed with a sufficient and competent crew for

the safe operation of the vessel on its intended

voyage, commits a violation of section 82(2) of

the CSA, 2001 that carries a minimum

administrative monetary penalty of $1250.00

per violation.

The owner is responsible for the violations

commited by the master.

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STCW-F CONVENTION

• International Convention on Standards of

Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for

Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995.

• The STCW-F Convention came into force on

September 29th, 2012.

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STCW-F APPLICATION

Masters and officers in charge of a

navigational watch on fishing vessels of

24 metres in length and over

Engineers and second engineers of

fishing vessels of 750 kW propulsion

power or more

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NEW STCW-F CERTIFICATES OF

COMPETENCY

Fishing Master, Unlimited Waters

Fishing Master, Limited Waters

Fishing Master limited to F/V of less than

45 m, Limited Waters

Officer, Unlimited waters

Officer, fishing vessels of less than 45 m,

Limited waters

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http://books.google.ca/books?id=Dh8udYpOpcEC&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0

DOMESTIC CERTIFICATES OF

COMPETENCY OR DOCUMENTS

Fishing Master, Fourth Class, limited waters

Watchkeeping Mate of a Fishing Vessel of less than

24 metres registered length

Certificate of Service as Master of a Fishing Vessel

of less than 60 Gross tonnage

Certificate of service as watchkeeping mate of a

fishing vessel of less than 24 metres registered

length

Small Vessel Operator Proficiency (SVOP)

Pleasure Craft Operator Card

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SAFE MANNING DOCUMENTS

All Fishing Vessels of 15 GT or more shall carry on board

a Safe Manning Document, valid for a period of 5 years.

If your vessel of 15 GT or more does not carry a Safe

Manning Documents, the owner shall apply at TCMS for

the document.

This document specifies:

a) the minimum number of members of the complement

required on board to operate the vessel safely,

b) the certificates required to be held by the member of

complement; and

c) the training certificates to be held by the member of

the complement.

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COMPLEMENT OF FISHING VESSELS

NOT EXCEEDING 15 GT OR 12 M

Fishing vessels not exceeding 15 gross tonnage or 12 m in overall length are not required to have a safe manning document

These vessels do however have to comply with the minimum complement requirements specified in Part 2 of the MPR

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TYPICAL MINIMUM COMPLEMENT OF A

FISHING VESSEL OF LESS THAN 500 GT

Master The master is

permanently in

charge of the

navigational

watch

The master does

not permanently

keep the

navigational

watch

Additional

persons

216. (2) (b)

Minimum

complement

From 0 up to

15 GT or 12m

1

---------

1

0 officer

------------------

--------------------

1 officer

0

-----------

0

1

------------

2

More than 15

GT or 12m

1

----------

1

0 officer

------------------

--------------------

1 officer

1

------------

1

2

-------------

3

Note: Complement could be increased depending on vessel’s requirements for engineer and

other characteristics like firefighting and lifesaving equipment that would require more persons

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FISHING VESSEL OF AT LEAST 15 GROSS TONNAGE OR 12

METRES IN LENGTH OVERALL AND OF A REGISTERED

LENGTH OF LESS THAN 24 METRES

A person without an officer’s certificate may keep the watch in the

wheelhouse of these fishing vessels if:

• The master is satisfied that the person is capable of keeping the watch

and maintaining a proper lookout by sight and hearing;

• The person who keeps the watch has received written instructions

containing the master’s standing orders for the watch, specifically the

circumstances requiring notification of the duly certified individual in

charge of the watch, namely the watchkeeping officer on duty or the

master;

Note: When the master does not personally keep the watch, in

particular due to the length of the voyage, at least one duly

certified officer must be in charge of the watch when the

master is resting.

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CDN NUMBER

What is a CDN number:

• A CDN number is an identification number given to a

seafarer.

• This number facilitate access to the seafarer’s

records.

• CDN numbers are used to track information in TCMS

ACES data base and are used in the issuing of

certain seafarer documentation.

• Form 82-0701- Application for candidate document

number (CDN) to be completed.

http://tcapps/Corp-Serv-Gen/5/forms-formulaires/search.aspx 27

MARINE EMERGENCY DUTY TRAINING

COURSES (SECTION 205 OF THE MPR)

On board Familiarisation and Safety training:

Every person assigned a function on the vessel must receive the training before they start to perform any duty.

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MARINE EMERGENCY DUTY (MED) TRAINING COURSES (SECTION 205 OF THE MPR)

Before acquiring a total of 6 months of sea service, hold at least one of the training certificate in Marine Emergency Duty as applicable for the specific voyages:

a) Fishing vessels ≤ 15 GT, less than 2 n.m. , Sheltered Waters = PCOC

b) Fishing Vessels ≤ 15 GT, less than 25 n.m. = MED A1, A2 or A3.

c) Fishing vessels > 15 GT and ≤ 150 GT, less than 25 n.m. = MED A1, A2 or A3.

d) Fishing vessels > 150 GT, less than 25 n.m. = MED A1 or A2.

e) Fishing Vessels of any size, more than 25 n.m. = MED A1 or A2.

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DESIGNATED PERSON TO PROVIDE FIRST AID (SECTION 207 (G) AND 205 (9))

Person designated to provide first aid on board a fishing vessel engaged on a NC1, NC 2 or sheltered waters voyage:

MPR Part 2: Marine basic first aid (16 hours / valid for 5 years)

Or

TCMS Policy: Any first aid course recognized by a province or territory (2 days / validity as per province or territory)

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PREPARED BY:

Diane Couture Manager, Nautical certification and Pilotage

Personnel Standards and Pilotage

Transport Canada

330 Sparks Street

8th Floor, Tower C

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada K1A 0N8

Tel.: (613) 990-1524

Facsimile: (613) 990-1538

Courriel / E-mail: [email protected]

Government of Canada

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