Marine transportation
Proof of competency operator cards; licensing, certifying, and registering boats; Safe Boating Guide; seafarer training; marine notices and bulletins; commercial vessel information; navigational aids.
Services and information
Navigation and marine conditions
Navigation by region; tides; charts; Coast Guard bulletins; icebreaking services; weather forecasts; buoys; hazards.
Personal safety on the water
The Safe Boating Guide; safety equipment; life jackets and personal flotation devices; pre-departure checklist; safety tips; Boating Safety Contribution Program; registering an emergency beacon.
Training and certification of individuals
Applying for a Pleasure Craft Operator Card; training and certification of seafarers; the Canadian Coast Guard College.
Vessel licensing and registration
Registering commercial vessels or fishing boats; boat licences for dealers; licences for pleasure craft; tips for buying a boat.
Vessel inspection and certification
Inspection of non-Canadian commercial vessels; inspection/certification of Canadian commercial vessels; determining inspection/certification categories; voluntary compliance programs; applying for an exemption; inspection of fishing vessels/equipment.
Vessel design, construction, and maintenance
Declaring compliance with vessel manufacturing requirements; creating/inscribing a vessel serial number; using the Approved Products Catalogue; complying with design, construction, and equipment requirements; submitting a Vessel Plan; complying with radio communications requirements.
Arctic shipping
Arctic voyage reporting requirements; Arctic shipping pollution prevention rules; operating cruise ships in Arctic waters; Polar Class vessel requirements; Arctic vessel crewing requirements.
Marine pollution and environmental response
Ballast water; marine spills; tanker safety requirements; reporting marine pollution.
Ports and harbours
Service standards at federally-funded ports; port fees; Canadian Port Authorities; small craft harbours.
Marine accidents and investigations
Investigations, reports, recommendations by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada; reporting a marine accident to the Transportation Safety Board; reporting unsafe acts or conditions.
Marine emergencies
Reporting marine emergencies and concerns; Coast Guard search and rescue.
Marine security
The Interdepartmental Marine Security Working Group; the Integrated Cargo Security Strategy; the Marine Transportation Security Clearance Program (MTSCP).
What we are doing
Laws and regulations
Publications
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