Vessel Registration and Tonnage Regulations (SOR/2007-126)

Calculation of Tonnage

20 If it is necessary to determine the tonnage of a Canadian vessel for the purposes of any regulations made under the Act, the vessel’s authorized representative shall ensure that its tonnage is calculated in accordance with

• (a) Division 1, if the vessel is 24 m in length or more; or

• (b) Division 3, if the vessel is less than 24 m in length.

PART 3Variation of the Act in Respect of Certain Government Vessels

Definition of Canadian Vessel

21 The definition Canadian vessel in section 2 of the Act is varied as follows:

Canadian vessel

Canadian vessel means

• (a) a vessel that is registered or listed under Part 2 (Registration, Listing and Recording) or that is exempted under the regulations from the registration requirement in subsection 46(1); or

• (b) a government vessel to which subsection 46(3) of the Act does not apply under section 1.3 of the Vessel Registration and Tonnage Regulations. (bâtiment canadien)