Arctic Shipping Safety and Pollution Prevention Regulations (SOR/2017-286)

Marginal note:Deposit of sewage

21 For the purposes of subsection 4(1) of the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, a vessel of a gross tonnage of more than 15 and less than 400 and that is not certified to carry more than 15 persons — or a person on board such a vessel — may deposit sewage if

• (a) the sewage is comminuted and disinfected using an marine sanitation device that meets the requirements of section 90 of the Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations and the deposit is made at a distance of at least one nautical mile from shore, an ice-shelf or fast ice, and is as far as practicable from areas of ice concentrations exceeding 1/10;

• (b) the deposit is made while the vessel is en route at the fastest feasible speed, at a distance of at least three nautical miles from shore, an ice-shelf or fast ice, and is as far as practicable from areas of ice concentration exceeding 1/10; or

• (c) the requirements of paragraph (b) cannot be met because the distance between any shore, ice-shelf or fast ice is less than six nautical miles, and the deposit is made while the vessel is en route at a speed of at least four knots, or if the deposit is not feasible at this speed, the deposit is made

  • (i) during an ebb tide, while the vessel is en route, at the fastest feasible speed into the deepest waters that are located the farthest from shore, or

  • (ii) while the vessel is en route at the fastest feasible speed and into the deepest and fastest moving waters that are located the farthest from shore.

Marginal note:Sewage generated on board

22 For the purposes of subsection 4(1) of the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, a vessel of 15 gross tonnage or less that is carrying not more than 15 persons — or a person on board such a vessel — may deposit sewage generated on board the vessel.

Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Vessels

Marginal note:Operations in polar waters

23 Operations in polar waters must be taken into account in the Garbage Record Book, the garbage management plan, and the placards as required by the Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations.

Marginal note:Prohibition to discharge — food waste

• 24 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a Canadian vessel — or a person on board such a vessel — must not discharge food waste in polar waters other than arctic waters, unless the discharge is done in accordance with the conditions set out in paragraphs 25(1)(a) to (c) or in the applicable circumstances set out in section 14.

• Marginal note:Imminent health risk

  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if retention of the food waste on board the vessel would present an imminent health risk to the people on board the vessel.

• Marginal note:Discharge on ice

  (3) Subsection (1) must not be read as allowing the discharge of food waste on ice.

Marginal note:Deposit of food waste

• 25 (1) For the purposes of subsection 4(1) of the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a vessel – or a person on board a vessel — may deposit food waste, while en route, if

  • (a) the vessel is as far as practicable from the areas of ice concentration exceeding 1/10, and is at least 12 nautical miles from the nearest land, ice-shelf or fast ice;

  • (b) the food waste is comminuted or ground so that it can pass through a screen with openings no greater than 25 mm; and

  • (c) the food waste is not contaminated with any other garbage type.

• Marginal note:Imminent health risk

  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if retention of the waste on board the vessel would present an imminent health risk to the people on board the vessel.

• Marginal note:Deposit on ice

  (3) Subsection (1) must not be read as allowing the deposit of food waste on ice.

Marginal note:Prohibition to discharge — cargo residues

26 A Canadian vessel — or a person on board such a vessel — must not discharge cargo residues in polar waters other than arctic waters, unless the discharge is made in accordance with the conditions set out in paragraph 5.2.1.5 of Part II-A of the Polar Code or in the applicable circumstances set out in section 14.

PART 3Consequential Amendments, Repeal And Coming Into Force

Consequential Amendments

Ship Station (Radio) Regulations, 1999

27 [Amendment]

28 [Amendment]

Navigation Safety Regulations

29 [Amendment]

30 [Amendment]

Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations

31 [Amendments]

32 [Amendment]

33 [Amendment]

Repeal

34 The Arctic Shipping Pollution Prevention RegulationsFootnote ⁴ are repealed.

• Return to footnote ⁴C.R.C., c. 353

Coming into Force

35 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.