Vessel Traffic Services Zones Regulations repealed in full

Plain-language summary · AI-assisted · not legal advice

The Vessel Traffic Services Zones Regulations have been repealed entirely. All of the rules they contained — covering which vessels must participate in vessel traffic services, required radio communications, mandatory reporting before entering or manoeuvring within a VTS zone, and the geographic definitions of all eleven VTS zones across Canada — are no longer in force under this instrument. Vessel operators, masters, and maritime companies that previously relied on these regulations for compliance guidance should seek the replacement framework, as the repeal was made by a separate amending instrument. Anyone operating vessels in Canadian VTS zones needs to confirm what rules now govern their reporting, communications, and zone-entry obligations.

Who this affects: ship masters and operators · marine traffic regulators · shipping companies · vessels 20 metres or more in length · towing and pushing vessel operators