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Document ID ca-se-2019-07-31 Title Sewage URL https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/marine-safety/sewage Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 03:39:19.519726+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

Q Qualitative Requirements (3)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Context Conditions Confidence
#Q001designtreatmentmandatoryVessel Toilet Sanitation Device RequirementwastewaterSection 86 of the regulations requires that a vessel has a toilet on board to have a holding tank or an approved marine sanitation device.If a vessel has a toilet on boardhigh
#Q002prohibitionoperationalmandatoryUntreated Sewage Discharge BanwastewaterWith some exceptions, the discharge of untreated sewage into all Canadian inland waters and Canadian coastal waters within 3 nautical miles of land (ships less than 400 tons) and 12 miles of land (ships larger than 400 tons) is now banned.Applies to Canadian inland waters and Canadian coastal waters within 3 nautical miles of land for ships less than 400 tons, and 12 miles of land for ships larger than 400 tonshigh
#Q003operationalhealthmandatoryTreated Sewage Discharge LimitswastewaterTreated sewage will only be allowed to be discharged into Canadian waters subject to specified limits of faecal coliforms per 100 ml of water.Discharge of treated sewage into Canadian watershigh

P Quantitative Requirements (4)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Limit Type Limit Value Context Conditions Confidence
#P001operationaloperationalmandatoryAnnex IV MARPOL application (gross tonnage)wastewaterrequirement>= 400 tons gross tonnageAnnex IV of MARPOL applies only to ships of 400 tons gross tonnage or more or certified to carry over 15 persons.Applies to ships under Annex IV of MARPOLhigh
#P002operationaloperationalmandatoryAnnex IV MARPOL application (passenger capacity)wastewaterrequirement> 15 personsAnnex IV of MARPOL applies only to ships of 400 tons gross tonnage or more or certified to carry over 15 persons.Applies to ships under Annex IV of MARPOLhigh
#P003operationaloperationalmandatoryUntreated sewage discharge ban distance (ships less than 400 tons)wastewaterrequirement<= 3 nautical milesdischarge of untreated sewage into all Canadian inland waters and Canadian coastal waters within 3 nautical miles of land... is now banned.Ships less than 400 tonshigh
#P004operationaloperationalmandatoryUntreated sewage discharge ban distance (ships larger than 400 tons)wastewaterrequirement<= 12 milesdischarge of untreated sewage into all Canadian inland waters and Canadian coastal waters within... 12 miles of land... is now banned.Ships larger than 400 tonshigh

D Definitions (4)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001MARPOLInternational Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Shipshigh
#D002effluenthave the same meanings as in section 1 of the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations.high
#D003final discharge pointhave the same meanings as in section 1 of the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations.high
#D004wastewater systemhave the same meanings as in section 1 of the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations.high