Small Commercial Vessel Safety Guide - TP 14070 E (2010)

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Table of Contents

• Document Information

• Who Should Read This Guide?

• Introduction

• 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 3 - Do the paperwork
  Vessel Registration
  Insurance

• 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 13 - Promote safe work practices

• 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

• Appendix 2: Transport Canada's Regional Centres

• Appendix 3: First Aid Kits

• Appendix 4: Sample Maintenance Schedule

• Appendix 5: Sample Compliance Checklist

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