Ship Safety Bulletins RSS
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Mandatory fatigue management training- SSB No.: 15/2025on 24 October 2025 at 12:00 am
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Vessels equipped with Shaft or Engine Power Limitation Systems (ShaPoli/EPL) operating in all waters including Compulsory Pilotage Areas (CPA) – SSB No.: 14/2025by AMSE on 9 October 2025 at 12:00 am
This bulletin explains the requirements of the International Maritime Organization’s prohibition on the use and carriage for use of heavy fuel oil by ships in Canadian Arctic waters, and how eligible vessels can apply for a temporary waiver.
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Extension of the National trial of remote inspections for grain and concentrates in bulk – SSB No.: 23/2024by AMSE on 26 September 2025 at 12:00 am
The trial will facilitate the collection of data to compare the efficacy and efficiency of remote and physical inspection.
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Implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Prohibition on the use and carriage for use as fuel of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by ships in Canadian Arctic waters – SSB No.: 13/2025by AMSKG on 8 July 2025 at 12:00 am
This bulletin explains the requirements of the International Maritime Organization’s prohibition on the use and carriage for use of heavy fuel oil by ships in Canadian Arctic waters, and how eligible vessels can apply for a temporary waiver.
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Protecting the North Atlantic right whale: speed restriction measures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence – SSB No.: 04/2025on 18 June 2025 at 12:00 am
This bulletin describes the speed and navigational restriction zones that vessels must follow in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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2025 Passenger vessel concentrated inspection campaign – SSB No.: 11/2025by AMSD on 13 June 2025 at 12:00 am
This bulletin announces the 2025 Concentrated Inspection Campaign for passenger vessels.
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Now in force: Discharge requirements for cruise ships – SSB No.: 10/2025by AMSK/AMSR on 12 June 2025 at 12:00 am
This bulletin describes the sewage and greywater discharge requirements for cruise ships in Canadian waters.
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Protecting killer whales in the waters of southern British Columbia, 2025 – SSB No.: 09/2025on 6 June 2025 at 12:00 am
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Protecting killer whales in the waters of southern British Columbia, 2024 – SSB No.: 27/2024by AMSD on 6 June 2025 at 12:00 am
This bulletin describes vessel requirements under the Interim Order for the Protection of the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) in the Waters of Southern British Columbia, 2024, which came into force June 1, 2024.