¿How is marine shipping industrie regulated?

 

 

 

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Commercial marine shipping is inherently an international activity. As such, the industry requires regulation at the international level. International maritime regulations, also known as conventions, are developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

What Is The International Maritime Organization (IMO)?

The IMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and to prevent pollution from ships. The IMO is currently focused on trying to ensure that adopted conventions are properly implemented by signatory countries, including Canada. These signatory countries are then responsible for implementing and enforcing international conventions as their own national law.

The leading conventions developed by IMO are:

 

How Does The IMO Impact Canadian Shipping Regulations?

The IMO is currently composed of 172 Member States. These Member States then incorporate IMO conventions into their national legislation. In Canada, this responsibility is shared by Transport Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. To date, Canada has ratified or acceded to more than 39 IMO Conventions.

The leading regulations governing marine shipping in Canada are:

  • Canada Shipping Act, (2001):
    This legislation governs the technical components of marine transport, such as vessel operation, circulation and status, crews, safety and environmental aspects.
  • Marine Transportation Security Act, (1994):
    This Act governs safety and security relating to ships, crews, cargo handling, vessel supply, vessel access, ports and terminals.
  • Navigable Waters Protection Act, (1985):
    This statute ensures that no obstacle interferes with ship traffic.
  • Pilotage Act, (1985):
    This Act defines the navigation sectors in which pilotage services are compulsory and the pilotage authorities that have jurisdiction there.
  • Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, (1985):
    This legislation concerns the prevention of pollution of arctic waters adjacent to the mainland and islands of the Canadian arctic.
  • Canada Marine Act, (1998):
    This legislation governs port authorities, port operation and management of navigable waterway-related infrastructures, such as the St. Lawrence Seaway.

To learn more about international and Canadian legislation governing marine shipping visit: The Wheel of Maritime Law. The Wheel provides an overview of the national acts and international conventions, protocols and codes related to commercial shipping in Canada.

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Published July 19, 2017

Last modified on November 20th, 2017 at 3:36 pm

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