NOTICES TO MARINERS
PUBLICATION
EASTERN EDITION

TRANSPORT CANADA – RESTRICTED SPEED AREA - ST. CLAIR AND DETROIT RIVERS

(Recurrent publication of notice *1103/12, originally published in the Notices to Mariners Publication - Eastern Edition 11/2012.)

Since November 14, 2012, the restricted speed area currently in place as per the St. Clair and Detroit River Navigation Safety Regulations between the Detroit River light and Peche Island light is reduced in size by relocating the southern point of the restricted speed area from its current location at the Detroit River light to a new location at Bar Point light D33.

CANADIAN COAST GUARD PUBLICATION – COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON NOTICES TO MARINERS (NOTMAR) PUBLICATIONS

In an effort to continuously improve the Notices to Mariners publications and to provide the most efficient service possible, the Notices to Mariners team invites all mariners and other interested parties to submit comments and suggestions on possible improvements to its various publications and services at the following email address: Notmar.XNCR@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE – MODIFICATIONS TO THE 2020 CANADIAN TIDE AND CURRENT TABLES VOLUME 1 – ATLANTIC COAST AND BAY OF FUNDY

The Canadian Hydrographic Service of the Atlantic Region has identified an error in the 2020 Canadian Tide and Current Tables Volume 1 - Atlantic Coast and Bay of Fundy, Tide tables for Holyrood, Newfoundland (station #925)

Mariners must refer to the following link for updated information on Holyrood's Tide Tables:

http://tides.gc.ca/eng/data/table/2020/wlev_sec/925

*301CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE – NAUTICAL CHARTS

*302CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE – ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS

*303CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE – RASTER DIGITAL CHARTS (BSB V3)

*304TRANSPORT CANADA – SHIP SAFETY BULLETINS #01, #02, #03, #04 AND #05/2020

New Ship Safety Bulletins have recently been posted to the Transport Canada website at www.tc.gc.ca/ssb-bsn/.

To view or download these bulletins, please click on the links below:

SSB#01/2020 – Vessel reporting requirements under the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
RDIMS#15513277

SSB#02/2020 – Navigation Bridge Visibility Obstruction

RDIMS#15841218

SSB#03/2020 – Extending the Validity of Canadian Marine Personnel Certificates

RDIMS#16367208

SSB#04/2020 – Shore leave access

RDIMS#16372746

SSB#05/2020 – Deferral of the Canadian Cruise Ship Season for Vessels Capable of Carrying 500 Persons or More Until July 1, 2020

RDIMS#16366492

Sign yourself up for e-Bulletin to receive an e-mail notice each time a new Ship Safety Bulletin is published on our website.

Contact us at marinesafety-securitemaritime@tc.gc.ca or 1-855-859-3123 (Toll Free).

*305CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE – SAILING DIRECTIONS – ATL 120 IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A PRINT-ON-DEMAND (POD) PRODUCT.

The Sailing Directions booklet ATL 120 – Labrador, Camp Islands to Hamilton Inlet (including Lake Melville), Second Edition, 2020 cancels and replaces Sailing Directions booklet ATL 120 – Labrador, Camp Islands to Hamilton Inlet (including Lake Melville), First Edition, 2004. This new booklet is now available as a Print-on-Demand (POD) product. All hard copy Print-on-Demand (POD) Sailing Directions booklets are being printed with current Notices to Mariners updates applied. These POD booklets are available for purchase from authorized chart dealers across Canada and around the world. The price for the hard copy of booklet ATL 120, Second Edition, 2020 is $18.95.

To access the free downloadable updated pdf files, please click on the link below:

http://charts.gc.ca/publications/sailingdirections-instructionsnautiques-eng.asp

Important Note

It is the mariners' responsibility to maintain their digital Sailing Directions file by ensuring that the latest version is always downloaded. If the mariner chooses to print their own Sailing Directions booklet, it is imperative that the current Notices to Mariners updates are applied. Please check this page by the 15th of the month to verify the last update date for the booklet that has been downloaded, and download a new copy as required. Do not leave port without it!

*306GUYON ISLAND TO / À FLINT ISLAND – CHANGES TO THE PERIOD OF SERVICE

Reference Chart: 4375

The period of service for the following unlit buoys have been permanently changed from “Seasonal” to “Year round”:

(G2020-011)

*307(P)ST. MARGARET'S BAY – NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES

Reference Chart: 4386

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aids to navigation:

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by June 26, 2020, three months following the initial publication date of March 27, 2020. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled. Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent, Aids to Navigation
Canadian Coast Guard
P.O. Box 1000
50 Discovery Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z8
Telephone: (902) 407-7623
Email: shannon.sellers@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(F2020-005 to 009)

*308(P)LITTLE BAY ISLAND TO / À LEAGUE ROCK – LIGHT BUOY TO BE REPOSITIONED

Reference Chart: 4592

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to reposition the following aid to navigation:

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by June 26, 2020, three months following the initial publication date of March 27, 2020. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled. Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent, Aids to Navigation
Canadian Coast Guard
P.O. Box 1000
50 Discovery Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z8
Telephone: (902) 407-7623
Email: shannon.sellers@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(N2020-016)

*309(P)WHITE BAY AND / ET NOTRE DAME BAY – LIGHT BUOY TO BE DISCONTINUED

Reference Chart: 4821

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by June 26, 2020, three months following the initial publication date of March 27, 2020. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled. Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent, Aids to Navigation
Canadian Coast Guard
P.O. Box 1000
50 Discovery Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z8
Telephone: (902) 407-7623
Email: shannon.sellers@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(N2020-013)

*310(P)CAPE TORMENTINE À / TO WEST POINT – NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES

Reference Chart: 4905

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aids to navigation:

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by June 26, 2020, three months following the initial publication date of March 27, 2020. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled. Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent, Aids to Navigation
Canadian Coast Guard
P.O. Box 1000
50 Discovery Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z8
Telephone: (902) 407-7623
Email: shannon.sellers@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(G2020-012P, 013P, 014)

*311(P)ENTRÉE À / ENTRANCE TO MIRAMICHI RIVER – NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES

Reference Chart: 4911

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aids to navigation:

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by June 26, 2020, three months following the initial publication date of March 27, 2020. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled. Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent, Aids to Navigation
Canadian Coast Guard
P.O. Box 1000
50 Discovery Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z8
Telephone: (902) 407-7623
Email: shannon.sellers@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(G2020-006)

*312(P)ST. LEWIS SOUND AND / ET INLET – LIGHT BUOY TO BE DISCONTINUED

Reference Chart: 5031

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by June 26, 2020, three months following the initial publication date of March 27, 2020. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled. Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent, Aids to Navigation
Canadian Coast Guard
P.O. Box 1000
50 Discovery Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z8
Telephone: (902) 407-7623
Email: shannon.sellers@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(N2020-014)

*313(P)ST. LEWIS SOUND AND / ET INLET – LIGHT BUOYS TO BE ESTABLISHED

Reference Chart: 5031

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to establish the following aids to navigation:

Comments on this action are solicited from mariners and other interested parties by June 26, 2020, three months following the initial publication date of March 27, 2020. Following this date, this notice will be cancelled. Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent, Aids to Navigation
Canadian Coast Guard
P.O. Box 1000
50 Discovery Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z8
Telephone: (902) 407-7623
Email: shannon.sellers@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

(N2020-018, 019)

*314(T)TORONTO HARBOUR – CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

Reference: Notice 209(T)/20 is now cancelled.

Reference Chart: 2085

Construction is taking place at Ashbridge's Bay and consists of the construction of two breakwaters and of a landform. A variety of equipment will be used, including tug boats and barges. Temporary aids to navigation will be placed prior to and during construction. The operations are scheduled to take at the following positions:

Breakwater construction operations

43° 39’ 20.7”N 079° 18’ 48.1”W

Phase 1: 2020-04-01 through 2020-12-31
Phase 2: 2021-04-01 through 2021-12-31
Phase 3: 2022-04-01 through 2022-12-31

Landform construction operations

43° 39’ 01.4”N 079° 19’ 01.9”W

Implementation of the shoreline infill area is expected to take approximately five years.

Mariners are requested to keep out of the construction zone.

PART 4 – Pages 85 to 86

DELETE THE FOLLOWING SECTION:

4.3.8.5 Quarantine Messages

REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

4.3.8.5 Quarantine Messages

1.In the following circumstances only, the person in charge of a vessel shall inform a quarantine officer, or cause a quarantine officer to be informed, at the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Central Notification System (CNS), by telephone, email, or radio (via the nearest MCTS Centre), when during the course of a vessel voyage:

a)A person on board has a fever of 38°C or greater (OR 2 or more signs of fever e.g., shivering, flushed skin, excessive sweating, complains of feeling feverish);

AND

One, or more, of the following symptoms:

i.  Difficulty breathing;
ii.Repeated cough;
iii.Diarrhea;
iv.Headache;
v.  Recent confusion;
vi.Skin rash;
vii.Bruising or bleeding without previous injury.

b)A person on board appears obviously unwell.

c)A person on board exhibits cough with blood.

d)There is a death on board.

e)Human remains are on board.

2.To inform a quarantine officer, the person in charge of a vessel shall provide a Maritime Declaration of Health by email at phac.cns-snc.aspc@canada.ca. If this method not be available, a person in charge of a vessel shall provide the following information to the nearest MCTS Centre:

a)the name and nationality of the vessel;
b)the ports called at during the vessel voyage;
c)the nature of the cargo on board the vessel;
d)the number of persons comprising the crew of the vessel;
e)the number of passengers on board the vessel;
f)the port of destination of the vessel and the name of the vessel’s owner or, if the owner is not in Canada, the name of the vessel’s agent in Canada;
g)the condition of all persons on board the vessel and details of any death or illness occurring during the voyage;
h)whether the body of any person is being carried on the vessel;
i)the estimated time of arrival of the vessel at the port of destination; and,
j)the date and place of issuance of any de-ratting certificate or de-ratting exemption certificate applicable to the vessel.

3.Notification is requested 48 hours or greater prior to arrival. Should there be any change in the situation being reported, an updated report must be sent.

4.All Maritime Declarations of Health (new or updated) submitted 24 hours or less prior to arrival, must be accompanied by a call to the CNS at 1-833-615-2384.

5.The person in charge of a vessel who wishes to change their port of destination after receiving instructions from a quarantine officer, shall notify the quarantine officer of such change and request new instructions.