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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 5 – JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT AND STRAIT OF GEORGIA

The Canadian Hydrographic Service of the Pacific Region has recently been informed of an error in the 2020 Canadian Tide and Current Tables, Volume 5 - Juan de Fuca Strait and Strait of Georgia, page 123, Table 2, Index no. 7120 – VICTORIA.

Mariners should replace the values for Victoria, Index no. 7120 using the attached Table 2 for page 123:

https://www.notmar.gc.ca/publications/monthly-mensuel/images/ed022020-part1-vol5-p123.pdf

*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!

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.