PART 4 - Canadian Coast Guard
PART 4 - Canadian Coast Guard
PART 4 - Canadian Coast Guard
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PRE-ARRIVAL INFORMATION REPORT (PAIR)<br />
Note: The following pre-arrival information requirement does not apply to vessels operating solely on the Great Lakes or<br />
to the portions of a vessel’s voyage on the Great Lakes after pre-arrival information has been given prior to its entrance<br />
into the St. Lawrence Seaway.<br />
The master of the following vessels, engaged on a voyage from a port in one country to a port in another country:<br />
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SOLAS vessels of 500 tons gross tonnage or more<br />
SOLAS and NON-SOLAS vessels carrying 12 passengers or more<br />
NON-SOLAS vessels that are more than 100 tons, gross tonnage; excluding fishing vessels, pleasure craft and<br />
government vessels<br />
NON-SOLAS vessels that are a towing vessel engaged in towing a barge astern or alongside or pushing ahead, if<br />
the barge is carrying certain dangerous cargoes.<br />
shall ensure their vessel does not enter <strong>Canadian</strong> waters unless the master submits their pre-arrival information to a<br />
<strong>Canadian</strong> MCTS centre before entering <strong>Canadian</strong> waters. All pre-arrival information must be provided 96 hours prior to<br />
entering <strong>Canadian</strong> waters unless the total duration of the voyage before entering <strong>Canadian</strong> waters is less than 96 hours in<br />
which case the notification must be provided 24 hours prior to entering <strong>Canadian</strong> waters. If the duration of the segment of<br />
the voyage before entering <strong>Canadian</strong> waters is less than 24 hours, vessels are required to send a pre-arrival report as soon<br />
as practicable before entering <strong>Canadian</strong> waters but no later than the time of departure from their last port of call.<br />
The Pre-Arrival Information must be sent to one of the addresses below:<br />
a) Vessels planning to transit through <strong>Canadian</strong> territorial waters or enter <strong>Canadian</strong> waters inbound to a <strong>Canadian</strong><br />
port on the West <strong>Coast</strong> shall send pre-arrival information to the <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> Regional Marine<br />
Information Centre (RMIC) via one of the following methods listed below:<br />
E-mail: OFFSHORE@RMIC.GC.CA<br />
INMARSAT: telex 04352586 "CGTC VAS VCR"<br />
any <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> MCTS Centre, free of charge; or<br />
directly to CVTS Offshore by Fax: 604-666-8453<br />
b) Vessels planning to transit through <strong>Canadian</strong> territorial waters or enter <strong>Canadian</strong> waters inbound to a <strong>Canadian</strong><br />
port on the East <strong>Coast</strong> including a <strong>Canadian</strong> or American port in the Great Lakes shall send pre-arrival<br />
information to ECAREG Canada via one of the following methods listed below:<br />
St. John's MCTS Centre<br />
Halifax MCTS Centre<br />
Telex - 016-4530 OR Telex - 019-22510<br />
Facsimile – 709-772-5369 Facsimile – 902-426-4483<br />
Telegraphic Identifier - CCGTC SNF<br />
Telegraphic Identifier - CCG MRHQ DRT<br />
Email: ECAREGSNF@INNAV.GC.CA<br />
Email: HLXECAREG1@INNAV.GC.CA<br />
c) Vessels planning to transit through <strong>Canadian</strong> territorial waters or enter <strong>Canadian</strong> waters inbound to a <strong>Canadian</strong><br />
port within the <strong>Canadian</strong> Arctic Zone shall send pre-arrival information to NORDREG Canada via one of the<br />
following methods listed below:<br />
*Iqaluit MCTS Centre<br />
Facsimile – 867-979-4264<br />
Telex (Telefax) 063-15529<br />
Telegraphic Identifier - NORDREG CDA<br />
Email: IQANORDREG@INNAV.GC.CA<br />
*Open only during the navigation season (approximately mid-June to end of November).<br />
It is the responsibility of the Master of the vessel to ensure all information provided to the Government of Canada<br />
(Transport Canada) in the pre-arrival information is complete and accurate. Masters of vessels subject to the Marine<br />
Transportation Security Regulations (as described above) failing to submit or submitting an incomplete or inaccurate pre-<br />
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