Federal regulations to restrict boating

On Sep 17, 6:32 pm, Jack Dale <jackd....RemoveThis@telus.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:37:38 -0400, "P. Drummond" <p....RemoveThis@ncf.ca.INVALID>
> wrote:
>
> >In case some of you missed it, the Canada Shipping Act was revised
> >this year, and regulations to go with it were entered into the Gazette
> >on August 18. There are only 30 days to comment.

http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2007/20070818/html/regle2-e.html

> Thanks for this.
>
> Can you point us to the appropriate URL?
>
> Jack
>
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Thanks Ken, I've updated the news blog. The previous link to the
Canada Gazette just went to the home page and August 18 has long
dropped off the bottom of the list. The link to the public
consultation is not much use as 30 days have already gone.

Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia wrote:
> On Sep 17, 6:32 pm, Jack Dale <jackd....TakeThisOut@telus.net> wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:37:38 -0400, "P. Drummond" <p....TakeThisOut@ncf.ca.INVALID>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In case some of you missed it, the Canada Shipping Act was revised
>>> this year, and regulations to go with it were entered into the Gazette
>>> on August 18. There are only 30 days to comment.
>
> http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2007/20070818/html/regle2-e.html
>
>> Thanks for this.
>>
>> Can you point us to the appropriate URL?
>>
>> Jack
>>
>> _________________________________________
>> Jack Dale
>> ISPA Yachtmaster Offshore Instructor
>> CYA Advanced Cruising Instructorhttp://www.swiftsuresailing.com
>> _________________________________________
>
>


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On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:37:38 -0400, "P. Drummond" <pat.DeleteThis@ncf.ca.INVALID>
wrote:

>In case some of you missed it, the Canada Shipping Act was revised
>this year, and regulations to go with it were entered into the Gazette
>on August 18. There are only 30 days to comment.
>
>The regulations would restrict specified boating areas, restriction
>mode of propulsion, limit maximum engine power or speed, prohibit
>recreational towing and water-skiing, and specify areas requiring
>permits for on-water events. Don't say I didn't tell you!
>
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I had a chance to look at the restrictions. This seems to be a
consolidation of existing restrictions, at least in the areas with
which I am familiar.

Jack
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> I had a chance to look at the restrictions. This seems to be a
> consolidation of existing restrictions, at least in the areas with
> which I am familiar.
>
> Jack

There is some new stuff in my part of the country, Nova Scotia, such
as:

"Speed limits are being proposed in a number of locations:

· Within 30 m of the shore in the rivers and lakes of Nova Scotia
(including Bras d'Or Lake), a 10-kilometre-per-hour speed limit is
proposed. A similar provision has been in force in Ontario, Manitoba,
and Saskatchewan since 1991, in Alberta since 1996, and in the inland
waters of British Columbia since 2001. Exceptions are provided to
permit water-skiing perpendicularly away from the shore where higher
speed may be required to tow the skier, and to permit higher speeds in
narrow rivers and buoyed channels.


Regulatory alternatives to the shoreline speed limit proposed for the
lakes and rivers in the province of Nova Scotia were also considered,
such as individual speed limits in specific locations. This
alternative is very time consuming and would create an unnecessary
burden on local municipalities and the Government in processing
individual applications. This option was also not acceptable for
smaller communities that do not have resources to seek numerous speed
limits on individual waterways and does not address safety concerns in
many other areas of the province's inland waterways. Shoreline safety
with respect to speed is a generic problem recognized throughout the
province of Nova Scotia.

The proposed shoreline speed limit will increase safety by
establishing clear expectations for the operation of vessels in
immediate proximity to shorelines across the province of Nova Scotia
and will simplify enforceability. A shoreline speed limit of 10 km/h
within 30 m from shore was selected because it has been shown to
effectively reduce accidents, injuries and fatalities in five other
provinces and in numerous ports, harbours, and lakes both within
Canada and internationally.

Matters of navigation and shipping are within federal jurisdiction.
This proposal is the only regulatory mechanism available to TC and
local authorities to resolve conflicts between user groups that are
not resolvable through voluntary safety strategies."


http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2007/20070818/html/regle2-e.html
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