Marine transportation
Licence, certify and register a vessel, safety and training, navigational aids, commercial vessels, pleasure craft.
Services and information
Navigation and marine conditions
Navigation by region, communications and traffic systems, nautical charts, weather reports, icebreaking, navigation aids.
Personal safety on the water
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
Pleasure craft licence, commercial vessel registration, coasting trade licence.
Vessel inspection and certification
Canadian and non-Canadian commercial vessels, fishing vessels, voluntary compliance programs, exemptions, appeals.
Vessel design, construction and maintenance
Requirements and compliance, serial numbers, Approved Products Catalogue, vessel stability, radio communications.
Arctic shipping
Voyage reporting requirements, pollution prevention rules, cruise ships, polar class vessel requirements, crewing requirements.
Marine pollution and environmental response
Ballast water, marine spills, tanker safety requirements, reporting marine pollution, abandoned boats.
Ports and harbours
Service standards at federally funded ports, port fees, Canada Port Authorities, small craft harbours.
Marine accidents and investigations
Marine investigations, reports, recommendations and responses, reporting marine accidents, unsafe acts or conditions.
Marine emergencies
Reporting marine emergencies and concerns, Coast Guard search and rescue.
Marine security
Interdepartmental Marine Security Working Group, Integrated Cargo Security Strategy, Marine Transportation Security Clearance Program.
What we are doing
Laws and regulations
Publications
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