Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999

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Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999

Vol. 134, No. 14 — July 5, 2000

Registration SOR/2000-265 21 June, 2000

CANADA SHIPPING ACT

Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999

The Minister of Transport, pursuant to section 343 of the Canada Shipping Act, hereby makes the annexed Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999.

Ottawa, June 4, 2000

David M. Collenette Minister of Transport

SHIP STATION (RADIO) TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, 1999

INTERPRETATION

1. (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.

"Act" means the Canada Shipping Act. (Loi)

"AMVER" means the Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System which is a maritime mutual assistance program that permits the transmission, to a recognized search and rescue agency of any nation, of information concerning a ship's position for the agency's use during an emergency. (AMVER)

"coasting trade" means coasting trade as defined in section 2 of the Coasting Trade Act. (cabotage)

"continuous watch" means a radio watch that is uninterrupted except for brief intervals when the ship station's receiving capability is impaired or blocked by its own communications or when it or its radio equipment is under periodical maintenance or checks. (veille permanente)

"dedicated and protected distress button" has the meaning assigned in International Maritime Organization MSC/Circ. 862, dated May 22, 1998. (bouton de détresse réservé et protégé)

"digital selective calling" or "DSC" means a technique using digital codes that enables a radio station to establish contact with, and transfer information to, another station or group of stations, which technique complies with the recommendations of the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector. (appel sélectif numérique ou ASN)

"dual watch capability", in respect of a VHF radiotelephone, means that the radiotelephone is designed

(a) to monitor frequency 156.8 MHz (channel 16) while a listening watch is maintained on one other selected channel; and

(b) to cause channel 16 to override the selected channel when a signal is received on channel 16. (système de veille double)

"enhanced group call equipment" means a radio installation capable of receiving maritime safety information broadcast by the enhanced group call system. (équipement d'appel de groupe amélioré)

"enhanced group call system" means a system for broadcasting messages by means of the INMARSAT-C mobile satellite communications system operated by INMARSAT. (système d'appel de groupe amélioré)

"EPIRB" means an emergency position indicating radio beacon that meets the requirements of sections 25 and 26. (RLS)

"Great Lakes Basin" means the waters of the Great Lakes, their connecting and tributary waters and the S...

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