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Marine personnel regulationsTraining, certificates and crewing of fishing vessels

Permanent Committee on fishing vessels safety(Quebec region) - Rimouski - February, 27 2007

Marine Personnel Regulations• New requirements certificates and training• Entry into force of regulations and requirements

Options for affected persons• Options for affected persons• Validity – certificates• MED training, familiarization and 2007 MED policy• New requirements – certificates certificate of service• Medical examinations• First aid training• Documents (Instructions training and register)• Documents (Instructions, training and register)• Hours of rest and hours of work• Minimum safe manning documents• Engineers – fishing vessels

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Marine personnel regulationsFishing vessels master

• All fishing vessels will require:a certificated master, OrA person holding a small vessel operator proficiency training certificateOrA person holding a pleasure craft operator card

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A person holding a pleasure craft operator card

• In accordance with its tonnage and type of voyage

Fishing vessels masters• Fishing vessels > 15 gross tonnage or 12 m overall length:

Certificated master (CFV 4, 3, 2, 1 or service)

• Fishing vessels ≤ 15 gross tonnage or ≤ 12 m overall length:Up to near coastal 2 voyages= Small Vessel Operator Proficiency

Voyages beyond near coastal 2= Certificated master (CFV 4, 3, 2, 1 or service)

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• Fishing vessels ≤ 15 gross tonnage or ≤ 12 m overall length:Sheltered waters voyages or 2 miles maximum from shore= Pleasure Craft Operator Card

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Small vessel operator proficiency(Not required for experienced captains)

The master of a fishing vessel ≤ 15 gross g gtonnage or ≤ 12 m overall length who has acquired at least 7 fishing seasons, with no two of those seasons occurring in the same year, as master of a fishing vessel before the coming into force of this section is not required to hold

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the Small vessel operator proficiency training certificate

Entry into force regulations and requirements• Publication in Canada Gazette 1 on November, 18 2006• Possible entry into force of regulations: July 2007

• Master’s certificate, small vessel operator proficiency or Pleasure Craft Operator Card, according to category required from:

November 7, 2008, if more than 15 mNovember 7, 2009, if more than 14 mN b 7 2010 if th 13

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November 7, 2010, if more than 13 mNovember 7, 2012, if more than 12 mNovember 7, 2015, if more than 6 mNovember 7, 2016, fishing vessels of all lengths

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OPTIONS FOR PERSONS AFFECTED >12m or >15 T

New entrant Obtain a Fishing Master, 4th

Fishing vessel

>12m or >15 T

& ≤ 60T

New entrant

12 months service as captain on a fishing

vessel of at least 12m or 15 T

g ,or 3rd Class certificate

Obtain a Certificate of service as Master of a

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or 15 T

(prior to the entry into force of the regulations)

service as Master of a fishing vessel of 60Tor less

OPTIONS FOR PERSONS AFFECTED ≤ 12m or ≤ 15 GT

New entrantObtain a Fishing Master, 4th or 3rd

Class certificate

Voyages beyond near coastal class 2

Fishing vessel

≤ 12m

12 months service as captain on a fishing vessel

of at least 12m or 15 T

(prior to the entry into force of the regulations)

Obtain a Certificate of service as

Master of a fishing vessel of 60Tor less

Successful Small Vessel Operator Proficiency

Voyages not exceeding near

Not required if captain has more than

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≤ 12m

or

≤ 15 T

Operator Proficiency(SVOP) course.

exceeding near coastal class 2

Sheltered waters voyages or ≤ 2 Miles from shore

Obtain a Pleasure Craft Operator Card

captain has more than 7 fishing seasons

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VALIDITY OF FISHING VESSEL CERTIFICATES

Certificates STCW-F endorsement Sheltered waters Near coastal

class 2Near coastal

class 1Unlimited voyages

CFV 1Master, unlimited Master Master Master Master

CFV 2 Master, Near

coastal Master Master Master Chief mateOfficer, unlimited

CFV 3 Master, Near coastal Master Master Master Officer of the

watch

CFV 4 N/AMaster ≤ 100TOfficer of the

watch

Master ≤ 100TOfficer of the

watch

Master ≤ 100TOfficer of the

watchN/A

Service certificate N/A Validity specified

on the certificate Validity specified on the certificate

Validity specified on the certificate

Validity specified on the certificate

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Small vessel operator

certificateN/A

Operator ≤ 15T or L ≤ 12 m,

Validity specified on the certificate

Operator ≤ 15T or L ≤ 12 m,

Validity specified on the certificate

N/A N/A

Pleasure craft operator card N/A Operator ≤ 15T

or L ≤ 12 m

Operator ≤ 15T or L ≤ 12 m

within 2 Miles from shore

N/A N/A

Training and FamiliarizationFamiliarization (upon joining the vessel)

Th t d th th i d t ti fThe master and the authorized representative of a vessel shall ensure that a person assigned any function on that vessel receives on-board familiarization and safety training as set out in TP 4957 before they start to fulfil any duty on the vessel.

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Training and FamiliarizationBasic safety training A1, A2 or A3

The master and the authorized representative of a vessel pshall ensure that every member of the complement of that vessel who is required to be on board in order to meet the safe manning requirements, before completing a total of six months of sea service, obtain at least one of the training certificates in marine emergency duties with respect to basic safety

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Except: Fishing vessels ≤ 12m or ≤ 15 GT operating in Sheltered waters voyages or ≤ 2 Miles from shore:

Pleasure Craft Operator Card

Training and Familiarization

Starting April, 1st 2007, TCMS will take measures to enforce section 21. (1) of the Crewing regulations:enforce section 21. (1) of the Crewing regulations:

“Every member of the complement of a ship shall, before the member has completed six months on board ships, obtain a certificate of the member's successful completion of training, at a recognized institution, in marine emergency duties with respect to basic safety ”

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safety.”

MED A1

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Modifications to fishing masters certificates requirements

• Fishing master, first class and• Fishing master, second classs g aste , seco d c ass

Modified Marine Emergency Duties (MED):MED with regard to STCW basic safetyproficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boatsd d fi fi h i f ffi

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advanced fire fighting for officersMED for senior officers

Modifications to fishing masters certificates requirements

• Fishing master third class• Fishing master, third class

Simulated Electronic Navigation, Limited (SEN, Limited) added

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Modifications to fishing masters certificates requirements

• Fishing master, fourth class

Qualifying service on vessels of at least 6m instead of 5TApproved training may be substituted to a maximum of 6 months of serviceElectronic navigation exam (020) replaced by Simulated Electronic Navigation, Limited (SEN, Limited) courseVessel’s stability exam added

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Certificate of service as masterCertificate of Service as Master, fishing vessel ≤ 60GT

12 months of qualifying service before the coming into force of these Regulations as master of a fishing vessel of at least 15 GT or 12 m

Application to be made within ten years after the coming into force of these regulations

MED certificate with regard to basic safety (A1)

Restricted Radio Operator Certificate – Maritime Commercial (ROC-MC)

If the applicant has fewer than 7 fishing seasons :

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Simulated Electronic Navigation, Limited (SEN, Limited) course

Basic first aid certificate

Small vessel operator proficiency certificate

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Medical examinations (fishing vessels)

• Required every 2 years for the following crew members:

All certificate holders, except Certificate of Service as Master of a Fishing Vessel of less than 60 Gross

• Not required anymore for:

Un-certificated crew members

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First aid training

• The minimum complement, shall include a person designated to provide medical first aid who shall havedesignated to provide medical first aid, who shall have successfully completed at a recognized institution training in:

Marine basic first aidand

Marine advanced first aid, on a vessel engaged on a

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near coastal voyage, class 1 or an unlimited voyage

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Inspection of Certificates and Endorsements

The master shall ensure that the certificates and endorsements required by these Regulations are kept readily available on board the vessel for inspection by a marine safety inspector

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Authorized representative written instructions to the master

The authorized representative (owner) shall provide to the master written instructions that set out:

the policies and procedures to be followed to ensure that each member of the complement becomes familiar with the shipboard equipment and operational instructions for the equipment that are specific to the vessel

to ensure that each member of the complement of the

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vessel, before being assigned any dutyis familiarized with the vessel and their dutiescan effectively fulfil their assigned tasks when performing duties vital to safety or the prevention or mitigation of pollution

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The master is responsible for trainingThe master shall ensure:

each member of the crew at the beginning of theireach member of the crew, at the beginning of their employment and thereafter is trained

records of training which include the following information, are available for inspection by a marine safety inspector:

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the names of each member who has been trainedwhen they were trainedwhat they were trained on

Hours of rest and hours of work• Applies to masters and crew members of fishing vessels

of 100 gross tons and above

At least 6 consecutive hours of rest in every 24-hourperiodAt least 16 hours of rest in every 48-hour periodNot more than 18 hours and not less than 6 hourselapse between the end of a rest period and the beginning of the next rest period

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Safe Manning Documents• Every vessel that is required to carry an inspection

certificate shall also carry on board a Safe Manning DocumentDocument

Valid for a maximum of 5 years after its issuance, to specify:

the minimum number of members of the complement;the certificates required to be held by the members of

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the complementany conditions or limitations on the certificates

Engineers Certificates – Fishing vessels

Voyage Propulsive Power (kW)

Number of Certificate Holders

unlimited voyage or near coastal voyage, class 1

[1] 750 to 2 000[2] 2 000 to 5 000[3] more than 5 000

[1] 1 Third-class [2] 1 Second-class[3] 1 First-class and 1 Second-class

near Coastal [1] 750 to 3 000 [1] 1 Fourth-class

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voyage, class 2 or sheltered waters voyage

[ ][2] 3 000 to 5 000[3] more than 5 000

[ ][2] 1 Third-class[3] 1 Second-class

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• We thank you !

– Prepared by:Denis BélangerExaminateur nautique, Sécurité maritime / Nautical examiner, Marine SafetyTransports Canada / Transport Canada (NM-RIM)180, de la CathédraleRimouski (QC), G5L 5H9Tél. / Phone: (418) 722-3040 ou 1-800-427-4417

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Téléc. / Fax: (418) 722-3332Courriel / Email: belande@tc.gc.ca