Canada updates, consolidates marine regulations to improve safety

摘要

Canada has significantly revised its maritime safety regulations, strengthening emergency notification and situational awareness requirements for more than 23,000 commercial vessels of all types and sizes.Minister of Transport Marc Garneau announced the revisions, published as "Marine Navigation Safety Regulations 2020," on Oct. 28. In addition to search and rescue modifications, the changes aim to help mariners prevent collisions and groundings, which account for 60 percent of all reported shipping accidents, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).