RADIO AIDS TO MARINE NAVIGATION - Canadian Coast Guard

• Severe headache,
• Coloured sputum (yellow, green, brown), or sputum containing blood, or
• Death;
that person should be isolated in order to minimize the exposure of crew and passengers, and the Quarantine Station /
Quarantine Officer contacted.
(b) the person in charge of the vessel is, during the period:
i. of four weeks preceding the estimated time of arrival of the vessel, or
ii. since he last submitted a declaration of health as required by section 16, whichever is the lesser, aware of any
instance of illness among the crew or passengers that he suspects is of a communicable nature and may lead
to the spread of disease;
(c) the vessel has, within sixty days of its estimated time of arrival in Canada, been in a country that, in the opinion of
a quarantine officer, is infected or suspected of being infected with a communicable disease; or
(d) a certificate establishing that the vessel has been de-ratted or exempted from de-ratting procedures has expired or
is about to expire.
2. At the same time, the person in charge of a vessel shall, by radio, provide the quarantine officer with the following
information:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
the name and nationality of the vessel;
the ports called at during the voyage of the vessel;
the nature of the cargo on board the vessel;
the number of persons comprising the crew of the vessel;
the number of passengers on board the vessel;
the port of destination of the vessel and the name of the vessel’s owner or, if the owner is not in Canada, the
name of the vessel’s agent in Canada;
the condition of all persons on board the vessel and details of any death or illness occurring during the voyage;
whether the body of any person is being carried on the vessel;
the estimated time of arrival of the vessel at the port of destination; and
the date and place of issuance of any de-ratting certificate or de-ratting exemption certificate applicable to the
vessel.
3. For the purposes of paragraph (1), the quarantine station for vessels bound for a port in the Province of British
Columbia or a port in the Yukon Territories is Vancouver 604-317-1720 (24 hour phone line).
4. The person in charge of a vessel who wishes to change his port of destination after receiving instructions from the
quarantine officer shall notify him of such change and request new instructions.
Pilotage Messages
For detailed information on Notices to Obtain Pilot, Notices of Departure, Notices of Movage, Optional Notices and
Required Information, please refer to Section 23 of the latest Annual Edition of Notices to Mariners, published by the
Canadian Coast Guard, Marine Navigation Services.
Official Naval Messages
For detailed information on Naval Messages to Canadian and Commonwealth ships in Canadian areas, please refer to
Section 39 of the latest Annual Edition of Notices to Mariners, published by the Canadian Coast Guard, Marine Navigation
Services.
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