Fishing Vessel Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1486)

Immersion Suits

• 1 The standards and tests for an immersion suit are

  • (a) those set out in sections 3 to 9 of Canadian General Standards Board Standard CAN/CGSB-65.16-2005, Immersion Suit Systems; or

  • (b) those set out in section 2.3 of the LSA Code, when the immersion suit is tested in accordance with section 3 of Part 1 of IMO Resolution MSC.81(70) without the use of a lifejacket.

Anti-exposure Suits

• 2 The standards and tests for an anti-exposure suit are

  • (a) those set out in sections 9.2 to 9.4 and 9.6 of Canadian General Standards Board Standard CAN/CGSB-65.21-95, Marine Anti-exposure Work Suit Systems;

  • (b) those set out in Canadian General Standards Board Standard CAN/CGSB-65.7-2007, Life Jackets, in the case of a Class 1 or Class 2 lifejacket that provides Category IV thermal protection; or

  • (c) those set out in section 2.4 of the LSA Code, when the anti-exposure suit is tested in accordance with section 3 of Part 1 of IMO Resolution MSC.81(70).

Recovery Boats

• 3 The standards for a recovery boat are

  • (a) those set out in paragraphs 7.3.1.2(a) to (l) of Part 1 of Chapter VII of TP 14475; and

  • (b) those set out in TP 1332, for non-pleasure craft, in the case of a recovery boat that is motorized or built to accommodate a motor.

Emergency Boats and Rescue Boats

• 4 The standards and tests for an emergency boat and a rescue boat are those set out in Schedule VII of the Life Saving Equipment Regulations.