Tag: Canada

A letter from 12 trade unions was sent to Marc Garneau, the minister of transport, on December 7, urgin Canada to to address its crew change stance. 

Canada is introducing a new domestic marine medical certificate that will be valid for 5 years. This applies to seafarers working on Canadian-flagged vessels that operate solely in domestic waters.

Transport Canada issued a bulletin to advise the marine industry of the Policy on Authorized Service Providers. This applies to the equipment carried on SOLAS vessels and any vessels that are required to meet Chapter III of the SOLAS Convention. It applies also to the service provider who carries out their maintenance.

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced four projects, costing more than $4.6 million, aiming to improve the global ocean economy through the development of revolutionary graphene-based protective coating products for vessels. 

The Government of Canada in collaboration with the Canadian marine community, announced the establishment of the National Seafarers’ Welfare Board, to act as a forum for coordinating crew welfare in Canada.

Effective from 28 October, Transport Canada has introduced new navigation safety regulations, modernizing the existing regulations into four parts. 

TSB Canada released its investigation report into the container vessel Ever Summit striking the berth at Vanterm, in the Port of Vancouver. The report highlighted a concern relating to larger container vessels berthing at the Port of Vancouver and the capacity of existing terminal infrastructure to accommodate them safely.

Fatigue maintained its position among the key transportation safety issues in Canada, according to the recently released Watchlist 2020 by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). 

A report issued in Canada's Parliament revealed that Transport Canada did not follow up on a number of violations made by companies transporting dangerous items like crude oil, according to the latest audit by Canada’s federal environment commissioner.

The Government of Canada published new Marine Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020, which now apply to commercial vessels of all sizes, including fishing vessels, workboats, water taxis and ferries.