Temporary and Preliminary Notices to Mariners – Section 1A of Notices to Mariners

These notices are indicated by a (T) or a (P), respectively. Please note that nautical charts are not amended by the Canadian Hydrographic Service for temporary (T) and preliminary (P) notices. It is recommended that mariners chart these corrections in pencil. For the list of charts affected by (T) & (P) notices, please refer to the current Notices to Mariners - Monthly Summary of Temporary and Preliminary Notices publication.

Suggestions and Corrections Form

This form is specifically for suggestions and corrections to Notices to Mariners publications. It is available online and also in fillable PDF format included with the monthly publication ZIP file.

To submit comments and suggestions on possible improvements to the various publications and services: Notmar.XNCR@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

To report chart discrepancies and/or corrections to the Canadian Sailing Directions booklets: Fill out the Marine Information Reporting Form and/or email chsinfo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

To report emergencies or navigational hazards: Contact your nearest MCTS centre
- VHF channel 16 (156.8 MHz)
- MF/HF frequency 2182 kHz/4125 kHz (where available)
- ∗16 on a cellphone (where available)

NOTMAR Website – Monthly Editions, Chart Corrections and Chart Patches

The NOTMAR website allows users to access the monthly publications, chart corrections, and chart patches.

Users can subscribe for free to the email notification service  to receive notifications when charts of interest are updated, including their patches, as well as when a new Monthly Edition of Notices to Mariners is published.

In addition, the monthly publication and related files to download, such as chart patches, can be obtained all together through the download of a single ZIP file.

Chart Corrections – Section 2 of Notices to Mariners

Corrections to nautical charts will be listed in numerical order by chart number. Each chart correction listed applies only to that particular chart. Related charts, if any, will have their own specific correction listed separately.

Users should also refer to CHS Chart 1: Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms for additional information pertaining to the correction of charts.

The illustration below describes the elements that will comprise a typical Section 2 chart correction:

The last correction number is identified with the LNM/D or Last Notice to Mariners Number / Date.

Mariners are advised that only the most critical changes that directly affect safety to navigation are issued in “Section 2 – Chart Corrections.” This limitation is required to ensure that charts remain as clear and easy to read as possible. As a result, mariners may see minor discrepancies of a non-critical nature between information in official publications. For example, a small change in the nominal range or focal height of a light may not result in the production of a chart correction in Notices to Mariners, but may result in a correction in the List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals publication.

Note: In the case of a discrepancy between information provided on CHS charts relating to aids to navigation, and the List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals publication, the latter shall be deemed as containing the most up-to-date information.

3424 - Approaches to/Approches à Oak Bay - New Edition - 12-SEP-2003 - NAD 1983

3440 - Race Rocks to/à D'Arcy Island - New Edition - 01-JUL-2005 - NAD 1983

3442 - North Pender Island to/à Thetis Island - New Edition - 01-JUL-2005 - NAD 1983

3443 - Thetis Island to/à Nanaimo - New Edition - 20-DEC-2002 - NAD 1983

3447 - Nanaimo Harbour and/et Departure Bay - New Edition - 15-APR-2022 - World Geodetic System 1984

3456 - Halibut Bank to/à Ballenas Channel - New Chart - 01-JUL-2011 - NAD 1983

3458 - Approaches to/Approches à Nanaimo Harbour - New Edition - 10-MAR-1995 - NAD 1983

3462 - Juan de Fuca Strait to/à Strait of Georgia - New Edition - 01-JUL-2005 - NAD 1983

3463 - Strait of Georgia, Southern Portion/Partie Sud - New Edition - 01-JUL-2005 - NAD 1983

3493 - Vancouver Harbour Western Portion/Partie Ouest - New Edition - 15-NOV-2019 - World Geodetic System 1984

3496 - Approaches to/Approches à Vancouver Harbour - New Chart - 29-MAR-2019 - World Geodetic System 1984

3512 - Strait of Georgia, Central Portion/Partie Centrale - New Edition - 25-DEC-1998 - NAD 1983

3513 - Strait of Georgia, Northern Portion/Partie Nord - New Edition - 29-OCT-1999 - NAD 1983

3514 - Jervis Inlet - New Edition - 02-AUG-1996 - NAD 1983

3526 - Howe Sound - New Edition - 01-JUL-2005 - NAD 1983

3533 - Sturt Bay and/et Van Anda Cove - New Chart - 07-JUN-2019 - World Geodetic System 1984

3534 - Shoal Channel - New Edition - 27-MAR-2015 - World Geodetic System 1984

3535 - Pender Harbour - New Edition - 08-MAR-2019 - World Geodetic System 1984

3535 - Secret Cove and/et Smuggler Cove - New Edition - 08-MAR-2019 - World Geodetic System 1984

3535 - Welcome Passage - New Edition - 08-MAR-2019 - World Geodetic System 1984

3670 - Broken Group - New Edition - 21-OCT-1994 - NAD 1983

3671 - Barkley Sound - New Edition - 04-NOV-2005 - NAD 1983

3679 - Quatsino Sound - New Chart - 14-JUN-1991 - NAD 1983

3681 - Coal Harbour - New Chart - 08-JUN-1990 - NAD 1983

3681 - Quatsino Narrows - New Chart - 08-JUN-1990 - NAD 1983

3800 - Dixon Entrance - New Chart - 06-MAY-2011 - NAD 1983

3854 - Tasu Sound to/à Port Louis - New Edition - 23-OCT-1987 - NAD 1927

3860 - Hippa Island - New Edition - 06-AUG-2010 - NAD 1983

3869 - Skidegate Channel to/à Tian Rock - New Edition - 28-NOV-1986 - Unknown

3890 - Alliford Bay - New Chart - 14-MAR-1986 - NAD 1927

3891 - Skidegate Channel - New Edition - 26-OCT-2018 - World Geodetic System 1984

3937 - Queens Sound - New Chart - 07-JUL-2000 - NAD 1983

3959 - Hudson Bay Passage - New Chart - 11-DEC-1987 - NAD 1983

6251 - Red River / Rivière Rouge to/à Gull Harbour - Sheet/Feuille 1 - New Edition - 26-MAY-2000 - NAD 1927

6273 - North Manitou Island to/à Whiskey Jack Island - Sheet/Feuille 1 - New Edition - 24-JUN-2005 - Unknown

7184 - Broughton Harbour and Landing Beach/et plage d'atterrissage - New Edition - 31-AUG-2012 - NAD 1983

7184 - Broughton Island and Approaches/et les Approches - New Edition - 31-AUG-2012 - NAD 1983

7212 - Bylot Island and Adjacent Channels - New Edition - 06-JUL-2018 - World Geodetic System 1984

7220 - Lancaster Sound, Eastern Approaches/Approches Est - New Edition - 02-NOV-1979 - NAD 1927

*425/25Radio Aids to Marine Navigation 2025 (Atlantic, St. Lawrence, Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg, Arctic and Pacific)

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4.2.8.Pre-Arrival Information Report (PAIR)

Note: Pursuant to the Marine Transportation Security Regulations (MTSR), the Security Measures Respecting Designated Tall Ship Events and the Security Measures Respecting Tall Ships and Marine Facilities that Interface with Tall Ships; vessels entering Canadian waters are required to submit pre-arrival information to Transport Canada. However please note that the following pre-arrival information requirement does not apply to fishing vessels, pleasure craft, government vessels, nor to vessels operating solely on the Great Lakes or to the portions of a vessel’s voyage on the Great Lakes after pre-arrival information has been given prior to its entrance into the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Requirement:
The master of the following vessels (including tall ships), engaged on an international voyage:

a)SOLAS vessels of 500 tons gross tonnage or more;

b)SOLAS and NON-SOLAS vessels carrying 12 passengers or more;
c)NON-SOLAS vessels that are more than 100 tons, gross tonnage; and

d)NON-SOLAS vessels that are a towing vessel engaged in towing a barge astern or alongside or pushing ahead, if the barge is carrying certain dangerous cargoes;

shall ensure the vessel does not enter Canadian waters until they submit their 96 hour pre-arrival information to Transport Canada:

a)at least 96 hours prior to entering Canadian Waters
b)if the duration of the segment of the voyage before entering Canadian waters is less than 96 hours but more than 24 hours, at least 24 hours before entering Canadian waters; or

c)if the duration of the segment of the voyage before entering Canadian waters is less than 24 hours, as soon as practicable before entering Canadian waters but no later than the time of departure from the last port of call.

Transport Canada requests the pre-arrival information report (PAIR) be submitted using the 96-Hour PAIR PDF form. Forms can be obtained by emailing:
96@tc.gc.ca or TC.PAIR-NPA.TC@tc.gc.ca – to receive an English PAIR Form
TC.NPA-PAIR.TC@tc.gc.ca – to receive a French PAIR Form
The 96hr PAIR report is not to be confused with the 24hr reporting requirements for the Canadian Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Services as noted in Section 3.7 of this document.
Once an email is sent, an attached PDF form will automatically be forwarded to the requestor. Forms can be saved and emailed to Transport Canada according to one of the following:

Vessels entering WESTERN CANADA

Transport Canada Marine Security Operations Centre West

marsecwest-surmarouest@tc.gc.ca
1-250-363-4850

Vessels entering EASTERN CANADA, the ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY or the CANADIAN ARCTIC

Transport Canada Marine Security Operations Centre East
east.msoc@tc.gc.ca
1-902-427-8003
For any inquiries, please contact Transport Canada via the above email addresses and Transport Canada will respond during business hours from 11:00 AM UTC to 10:00 PM UTC, seven days a week.
It is the responsibility of the Master of the vessel to ensure that all information provided to the Government of Canada (Transport Canada) in the PAIR is complete and accurate. If there is any change in the pre-arrival information reported, the master shall ensure the change is reported prior to entering Canadian waters. If a change occurs after the vessel has entered Canadian waters, that the change be reported before the vessel’s first interface with a marine facility in Canada. Masters of vessels subject to the Marine Transportation Security Regulations (as described above) failing to submit, or submitting incomplete or inaccurate pre-arrival information, risk subjecting their vessel to control actions such as, but not limited to: inspection, detention, redirection or expulsion from Canadian waters. The Master may also be subject to administrative monetary penalty should regulatory requirements not be satisfied. Please be advised that the initial Canadian port of call should be the first marine facility you intend to visit for the purpose of your business, rather than the pilotage station.
If the Master is unable to populate and submit the PAIR PDF form it is recommended that the Master engage the Company Security Officer or other designated person ashore to complete and submit the PAIR PDF form on their behalf. The responsibility for compliance with the PAIR submission remains with the Master.
If, for any reason, vessels are unable to send the PAIR via the above requested methods, the following contingencies should be considered:

a)if unable to get a digital PDF form, see the section below for the required information

b)if the email system is unserviceable, the ship may send the required information (see section below) via any Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) centre. Contact information for MCTS Centres may be found in Part 2 of this publication.

The vessel’s pre-arrival information shall include the following:

a)its name;
b)its country of registry;
c)the name of its registered owner;
d)the name of its operator;
e)the name of its classification society (not applicable to tall ships);
f)its international radio call sign;
g)its International Ship Security Certificate, Canadian Vessel Security Certificate or ship security compliance document number;
h)its International Maritime Organization number, if it is a SOLAS ship;

i.the IMO Unique Company Identification Number of its company and the IMO Unique Registered Owner Identification Number of its owner

i)the date of issuance, date of expiry and name of the issuing body of its International Ship Security Certificate, Canadian Vessel Security Certificate, or ship security document;
j)confirmation that the vessel has an approved vessel security plan;
k)the current MARSEC level;
l)a statement of when its last 10 declarations of security were completed;
m)details of any security breaches, security incidents or security threats involving the vessel during the last ten calls at marine facilities and during the time spent at sea between those calls;
n)details of any deficiencies in its security equipment and systems, including the communication systems, and the way in which the master of the vessel intends to correct them;
o)if applicable, the name of its agent and contact person and their 24-hour telephone and facsimile numbers (not applicable to tall ships);
p)if applicable, the name of the vessel's charterer;
q)its position and the date and time at which it reached that position;
r)its course and speed;
s)its first port of call in Canada, with the estimated time of arrival at that port of call, and, if applicable, its final destination with the estimated time of arrival at that destination;
t)the name of a contact person at the marine facility that it will visit and their 24-hour telephone and facsimile numbers;
u)the following information in respect of its last ten marine facilities visited:

i.the receiving facility;

ii.the marine facility visited;
iii.the city and country;
iv.the date and time of arrival, and
v.the date and time of departure;

v)a general description of the cargo, including cargo amount (not applicable to tall ships);

w)if applicable, the presence and description of any dangerous substances or devices on board; and
x)the following contact information:

i.the name of the master

ii.an email address, if applicable, and

iii.a satellite or cellular telephone number, if applicable.

Transport Canada Marine Security will confirm successful processing of the 96 hour PAIR and review of the ISSC via email once processing is completed. This email may also contain further instructions for entering Canadian waters.

Request all pages of the vessel’s Interim International Ship Security Certificate (IISSC), International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC), Interim Canadian Vessel Security Certificate (ICVSC), Canadian Vessel Security Certificate (CVSC) or Ship Security Compliance document be included with the Pre-Arrival Information Report.

For any additional questions or queries regarding pre-arrival information, please contact the appropriate Marine Security Operations Centre (East or West) via email or telephone as provided earlier in this section Transport Canada at the following email addresses: marsecwest-surmarouest@tc.gc.ca or east.msoc@tc.gc.ca.

The following Canadian Sailing Directions volumes have recently been updated on the Canadian Hydrographic Service website.

Each volume includes a section entitled “Record of Changes” which lists all updates that are incorporated during the current calendar year.