Canadian Coast Guard Annual Edition Notices to Mariners
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ANNUAL EDITION NOTICES TO MARINERS 1 TO 46 APRIL 2016 to MARCH 2017 CANADIAN COAST GUARD www.notmar.gc.ca Fisheries and Oceans Canada Official publication of the Canadian Coast Guard DFO/2015-1972 Annual Edition April to March - Notices to Mariners 1 to 46 Published under the authority of: Canadian Coast Guard Program Aids to Navigation and Waterways Fisheries and Oceans Canada Montreal, Québec H2Y 2E7 Annual Edition 2016 DFO/2015-1972 Fs151-4E-PDF ISSN: 1498-4687 © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2016 Available on the Notices to Mariners internet site: www.notmar.gc.ca Disponible en français: Édition Annuelle – Avis aux navigateurs 1 à 46 avril 2016 à mars 2017 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Official publication of the Canadian Coast Guard DFO/2015-1972 NOTICES TO MARINERS 1 TO 46 ANNUAL EDITION APRIL 2016 TO MARCH 2017 Amendment Register # Date Description Fisheries and Oceans Canada Official publication of the Canadian Coast Guard DFO/2015-1972 Page i NOTICES TO MARINERS 1 TO 46 ANNUAL EDITION APRIL 2016 TO MARCH 2017 A AIDS TO NAVIGATION AND MARINE SAFETY 1 A1 AIDS TO NAVIGATION 1 1 Canadian Aids to Navigation System and Private Buoy Regulations .......................................... 1 2 Cautions in the use of Aids to Navigation .................................................................................... 3 3 Requirement Related to the Protection of Aids to Navigation ...................................................... 7 4 Measured Distances ..................................................................................................................... 8 A2 MARINE MAMMAL GUIDELINES AND MARINE PROTECTED AREAS 9 5 General Guidelines for aquatic species at risk and Important Marine Mammal Areas ................ 9 5A General regulatory Requirements for all Oceans Act Marine Protected Areas ......................... 20 5B General Guidelines for National Parks ....................................................................................... 39 5C National Marine Conservation Areas ......................................................................................... 54 A3 ICE NAVIGATION 61 6 Ice Navigation, Routeing and Requests for Icebreaker Assistance ........................................... 61 7 Information about Navigation in Ice ............................................................................................ 65 7A Voyage Planning for Vessels Intending to Navigate in Canada’s Northern Waters .................. 68 7B Joint Industry - Government Guidelines for the Control of Oil Tankers and Bulk Chemical Carriers in the Ice Control Zones of Eastern Canada (JIGS) TP15163 ..................................... 71 A4 FISHING ACTIVITY 72 8 Information Concerning Fishing Vessels on the East and West Coasts of Canada .................. 72 9 Marking of Fishing Gear ............................................................................................................. 75 9A Closure to Crab Fishing: Deltaport and Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal ....................................... 76 A5 NAVIGATION SAFETY 78 10 Routeing of Ships ....................................................................................................................... 78 10A Mandatory Ship Reporting System (Non-Canadian Waters) ..................................................... 86 11 Collision Regulations .................................................................................................................. 87 12 Damage Caused by Excessive Speed ....................................................................................... 90 A6 CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS 91 13 Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations 1995, and Provisional List of Charts ................. 91 14 Canadian Nautical Charts and Publications and International Publications ............................ 114 A7 OBSTRUCTIONS 125 15 Aquaculture Facilities ............................................................................................................... 125 16 Submarine and Overhead Cables ............................................................................................ 126 17 Reports of Shoal Soundings ..................................................................................................... 127 A8 OIL AND GAS – EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES 128 18 Lighting and Marking of Exploration and Exploitation Vessels and Platforms ......................... 128 19 Lighting and Markings of Structures or Works for the Exploration and Development of Natural Resources ................................................................................................................................ 129 20 Safety of Offshore Exploration and Exploitation Vessels ......................................................... 130 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Official publication of the Canadian Coast Guard DFO/2015-1972 Page ii NOTICES TO MARINERS 1 TO 46 ANNUAL EDITION APRIL 2016 TO MARCH 2017 21 Caution when Anchoring in the Proximity of Underwater Exploitation Facilities in Lake Erie .. 135 22 Seismic Surveys ....................................................................................................................... 136 B PILOTAGE SERVICES IN CANADIAN WATERS 1 23 General Information on Pilotage Service ..................................................................................... 1 24 Navigation Safety Regulations ................................................................................................... 14 25 Information Concerning Pilot Transfer Arrangements on the St.Lawrence River ...................... 18 26 Additional Guidance on Pilot Transfer Arrangements Concerning Requirements for Canadian Vessels ....................................................................................................................................... 20 C MARINE COMMUNICATIONS AND TRAFFIC SERVICES 1 27A Guidelines for the Transit of Wide Beam Vessels and Long Vessels .......................................... 1 27B General Information About Anchorage at Pointe Saint-Jean and Saint Vallier ............................ 1 27C Under Keel Clearance Table ........................................................................................................ 2 D SEARCH AND RESCUE 1 28 Search and Rescue in Canadian and Adjacent Waters ............................................................... 1 28A Helicopter Evacuations Procedures by Canadian Forces Search and Rescue Helicopters ........ 9 29 Communication from Aircraft: Distress, Urgency and Safety Signals ........................................ 12 29A Early Notification of Search and Rescue Authorities of Developing Situations ......................... 14 30 Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons (epirbs) on Ships .............................................. 15 E MARINE OCCURENCES AND POLLUTION 1 31 Reporting of Marine Occurrences ................................................................................................ 1 32 Pollution - Compliance with Canadian Regulations ..................................................................... 2 F NATIONAL DEFENCE – MILITARY NOTICES 1 33 Caution when Approaching Canadian Ports ................................................................................ 1 34 Information Concerning Submarines ............................................................................................ 3 35 Firing Practice and Exercise Areas ............................................................................................ 14 36 Vital Intelligence Sightings - MERINT Reporting Procedures .................................................... 55 37 Handling of Unexploded Ordnance ............................................................................................ 57 38 Cautions with Regard to Ships Approaching Formations, Convoys, Aircraft Carriers and other Warships at Sea and Aircraft Carriers at Anchor ....................................................................... 65 39 Naval Messages to Canadian Merchant Ships Including Small Craft and Fishing Vessels ...... 68 40 Contamination Prediction System for Merchant Ships at Sea and the MERWARN System ..... 69 41 General Warning Regarding Steaming and Anchor Lights Exhibited by H.M.C. Ships ............. 80 42 Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics concerning the prevention of incidents at sea beyond the territorial sea ... 81 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Official publication of the Canadian Coast Guard DFO/2015-1972 Page iii NOTICES TO MARINERS 1 TO 46 ANNUAL EDITION APRIL 2016 TO MARCH 2017 43 Caution with Regard to Ships Approaching Controlled Access Zones Surrounding her Majesty’s Canadian Naval Facilities, Warships and Allied Warships while Underway, at Anchor or Stationary ................................................................................................................................... 82 G GENERAL INFORMATION 1 44 The International Hydrographic Organization .............................................................................. 1 45 Horizontal Datum of Charts .......................................................................................................... 2 46 Canadian Coast Guard Aids to Navigation .................................................................................. 3 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Official publication of the Canadian Coast Guard DFO/2015-1972 Page iv NOTICES TO MARINERS 1 TO 46