Marine Safety
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- Board of Steamship Inspection Scale of Fees – Fees for Vessel Services and Inspections
- Cargo handling and ship-port interface
- Collision Regulations — “Rules of the Road ”
- Contact Vessel Registry Office
- Domestic Vessel Regulatory Oversight and Boating Safety
- Environmental protection and response systems
- Inspection of dangerous goods containers
- Inspection and operations standards
- Marine courses, training and schools for seafarers
- Marine Safety Quality Manual
- Marine Safety Videos
- National Aerial Surveillance Program
- Navigation safety and radio communications
- Navigation Protection Program
- Ship Safety Bulletins
- Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada (TATC)
- Transportation of dangerous goods
- TSB Marine Recommendations
- Vessel Registration
- Vessel Registration Query System
Transport Canada’s marine safety programs provide Canadians with a safe and efficient marine transportation system worthy of public confidence. Broad areas of marine safety activity include the following:
- Setting standards for vessel crew, design, equipment and use
- Monitoring and compliance of Canadian and foreign vessels
- Licensing pleasure craft
- Pleasure Craft Operator Competency Requirements
- Inspection of dangerous goods containers
- Cargo handling and ship-port interface
- Navigation and radio communications
- Environmental protection and response systems
- Ship operations and inspection
- Vessel registration
Find out about...
- Abandoned boats or wrecks
- How to be a responsible boat owner
- Boating Safety
- Canada’s response to Arctic climate change
- Life-saving equipment
- Marine Technical Review Board
- Oil Tanker Safety and Oil Spill Prevention
- Port State Control (Foreign vessel inspections)
- Small Vessel Compliance Program (Non-Pleasure Craft) (SVCP)
What's New in Marine Safety
- Statement – Vessel traffic restrictions on the St. Clair River on August 20, 2017
- Regional Marine Advisory Council (RMAC) Quebec Region
- Watch the Small Vessel Safety Video Series
- Small Vessel Compliance Program (Non-Pleasure Craft) (SVCP)
- Attention Boaters: There are Changes in Applying for a Pleasure Craft Licence
- Boating Safety Contribution Program
- Arctic Shipping
- Ship Safety Bulletins
- Our Publications
- Online Marine Safety Framework
Quick Links
- From the Titanic to Today: A Brief History of Marine Safety
- Notices to Mariners (NOTMAR)
- Children's Lifejackets video
- Marine Acts and Regulations
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