some certificates required on board a ship + minimum hours of rest

certificate of registry

→validity

• certificate of registry is valid for the period specified by the chief register

→ the certificate of registry has on it

• the gross tonnage

• the port of registry

• specifics about the vessel like the length, breadth, draught and hull material

Safety inspection certificate

→ validity

• required annually for passenger vessels over 15gt or vessels that carry more than 12 people

• inspection required every 4 years for vessels between 15 and 150 gt that do not carry passengers

→ has the limitations on what class of voyage the vessel can go on

→ has the total number of people for which life-saving appliances are provided

minimum safe manning document

→ validity

• valid for 5 years

→ specifies the number of people and there certifications required depending on a

• 2 watch arrangement

• 3 watch arrangement

• day vessel

→ trading area may differ depending on crew + qualifications and watch arrangement

Record of safety equipment

→ Validity

→ specifies if vessel is NON-Convention or Convention. requirements differ based on this

→ specifies the regulation, Part and class in which the vessel is complying with for safety equipment required (eg the Life Saving Equipment regulations)

→ contains a list of all safety equipment required on board and there location

Radio Inspection Certificate

Certificate of Bollard Pull

minimum hours of rest (Domestic Voyages)

→ in the waters of Canada or in the waters of a foreign country that has not ratified the convention

→ the master and every crew member have

• at least 6 consecutive hours of rest in every 24hr period

• at least 16 hrs rest in every 48hr period

• not more than 18hrs but not less than 6hrs elapse between the end of a rest period and the beginning of a rest period