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Chapter 1 - Know and comply with the requirements that apply to you
What You Do Defines What You Are
Voyage Classes and Restrictions
Chapter 2 - Check your vessel
Construction Requirements
Built-In Safety
Compliance Notices
Maintaining Your Vessel
Know More About Critical Safety Items
Building or Modifying a Vessel
Special-Purpose Vessels and Vessels of Unusual Design
Chapter 4 - Assure a competent crew
Responsibilities of Owner and Operator
Crew Size
Crew Certification
Small Vessel Machinery Operator (SVMO)
Dual Capacity Operator and Marine Engineer
Proving Proficiency
Obtaining Certificates and Qualifications
Radio Certification Requirements
Occupational Health and Safety Training
Chapter 5 - Be ready for emergencies
Life-Saving Appliances
Lifebuoys and Buoyant Heaving Lines
Vessel Safety Equipment
Distress Alerting Equipment
Communication Equipment
Fire Safety Equipment
Chapter 6 - Avoid problems and prepare for emergencies
Voyage Planning
Staying Safe
Cold Shock and Hypothermia
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Chapter 7 - Keep passengers informed
Pre-Departure Briefings
Chapter 8 - Keep your vessel stable
Precautions
Freeboard
Free Surface Effect
Chapter 9 - Avoid collisions
Navigation Lights
Sound Signalling Equipment
Radar Reflectors
Chapter 10 - Stay in contact
Communication Equipment
Radio Station Licence and Call Sign
Radio Station Requirements
Mobile Phones
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)
Chapter 11 - Know where you are
Navigation Equipment
Charts and Other Publications
Buoys
Chapter 12 - Obey the "Rules of the Road"
Constant Lookout
Navigation
Chapter 14 - Avoid surprises
Be Organized
Compliance Verification
Tools for Checking Compliance
Planned Maintenance
Chapter 15 - Report accidents and pollution
Report All Accidents
Accident Investigation
Protect Canada's Waterways
Report Pollution
Thinking Green
Chapter 16 - Make changes with care
Vessel and Equipment Changes
Changing the Area and Type of Operation
Chapter 17 - Help steer the future
Regulatory Reform
Canadian Marine Advisory Council (CMAC)
Submit Safety Concerns and Comments
Appendix 1: Your Primary Responsibilities – Canada Shipping Act, 2001