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Association member and Georgian Bay cruiser Doug Hunter notes on his <a href="http://web.mac.com/dwh5/Sweetwater_Cruising_blog/Great_Lakes_Wilderness_Cruising/Entries/2009/4/23_New_Safe_Boating_Guide_changes_size-related_requirements.html">web site</a> that boats in our size range have quietly had their equipment regulations changed. This reduces the number of flares required. Presumably the ship safety people are concerned about over-dependence on fluxgate compasses and GPS, as a requirement for a magnetic compass is now included.
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Hey David,
Can you confirm that the legislation has in fact been passed into law? The changes to the Small Vessel Regulations (Canada Shipping Act 2001) appeared in the Canada Gazette (the official publication of pending and enacted Federal Laws and Regulations) as a PROPOSED change in the April 25th, 2009 edition. However, I have not yet been able to find an entry saying that the changes have actually been enacted into law.
This situation is especially confusing because the Coast Guard was handing out new "Safe Boating" booklets at the Toronto Boat Show, but were at the same time cautioning people that these changed regulations were not yet law. Their expectation was that the changes will become law at some point during the summer. My concern is that someone might comply with the requirements of the changed regulations and then find that they do not pass inspection under the still-current regulations, resulting in fines and charges. This would not be reasonable or rational, but when have governments or legal bureaucracies ever been reasonable or rational?
Marcus from Carriden
Mk III, Hull #847
Oakville, Ontario
Marcus Opitz,
Formerly from Carriden, Mk III, Hull #847,
now skippering "Everdina," a 1975 Ontario 32
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Having one of those guides in hand would be a pretty good defence against zealous enforcement, wouldn't it? "Oh, I just picked it up at the boat show. If it says it here, it must be true, right?"
I have a question in with the DoT. I'm sure they'll reply sometime this month.
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OK. Thanks for doing the follow-up work.
Marcus from Carriden
Mk III, Hull #847
Oakville, Ontario
Marcus Opitz,
Formerly from Carriden, Mk III, Hull #847,
now skippering "Everdina," a 1975 Ontario 32
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