Rule 41 Transponders

Collision Regulations

(a) No vessel, except a vessel in distress, shall use a transponder that can transmit radar responder signals or radar beacon signals in the 3- or 10-centimetre marine radar bands.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an exploration or exploitation vessel may use such a transponder if authorized to do so under this Rule and the transponder is used in a manner that does not compromise the safety of navigation.

(c) The Minister shall authorize the use of a transponder if it will be used in a manner that will not interfere with or degrade the use of radar in navigation, having regard to factors such as

(i) the proximity of other transponders and the distinctiveness of their signals,

(ii) the frequency, range and power of the transponder, and

(iii) the marine radar band to be used.

(d) [Repealed, SOR/2008-272, s. 28]

Canada Collision Regulations last amended on 7 June 2023. Official text: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca.

Reproduced from the Justice Laws Website under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order. This is not the official version of the Collision Regulations: the official version is on laws-lois.justice.gc.ca.