On May 30, 2012, Transport Canada Marine Safety is launching a national process which will apply and calculate the fees for vessel inspection and services set out in the Board of Steamship Inspection Scale of Fees. This Marine Safety dispatch and tracking process will ensure inspection and service fees are consistently and uniformly applied across Canada which may result in changes in your invoices.

 More information is available by consulting Transport Canada's Ship Safety Bulletin, web site and guidance documents.

 For more information please contact the Regional Marine Safety office:

• From TCMS Website:  http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/regions.htm
• By toll free phone: 1-866-995-9737
• By Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has released its revised D-95-03 Asian Gypsy Moth – Plant Protection Policy for Marine Vessels.  The 10^th revision adds all ports in northern China (Shanghai and north), the Republic of Korea and Japan to the list of ports considered high risk for Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) and is effective immediately.

Other key changes in this revision are the reporting requirements to CFIA.  Although required only for vessels arriving from regulated (high risk) areas, members are encouraged to provide the following information for all vessels to CFIA by email at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it :

• 96-hours advance notice of vessel arrival;

• List of the the vessels ports of call for the past 2 years; and if available

• A copy of a Phytosanitary Certificate or other approved certificates issued by Russia, Japan, China or Korea.

CFIA will review the information received in advance and continue to randomly select vessels for inspection.  Vessels arriving from ports added in this 10^th revision will be allowed to enter Canadian waters, but may be subject to inspection at anchor or alongside.  However, because these are now regulated, vessels will be subject to a fee (approx $500) for any inspections carried out by CFIA. 

In China, the China Certification & Inspection (Group) Co., Ltd (CCIC) was recently designated to implement the Asian Gypsy Moth inspection program on behalf of AQSIQ and CCIC will begin to train its branch offices throughout China.  In the Republic of Korea, the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) is issuing some form of inspection certificate that is being accepted by CFIA in the absence of a full AGM inspection program.

CFIA has confirmed that they will not be issuing penalties to vessels arriving without Phytosanitary Certificates from the new regulated areas before 2012. 

CFIA Harbour Operations will be sending out further information and both Ray Knight and Anna Birmingham will be in attendance at our next Ship & Port Operations Committee scheduled for Thursday, September 16^th at noon.  If you are not a member of the Committee, but wish to attend in person or via conference call, please advise Rose Bray at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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  Asian Gypsy Moth Policy D-95-03 (10th Revision) (112.8 kB)

From January 2, 2010 all ships over 1000 gross registered tonnage that are registered in Canada as well as foreign-registered ships entering Canadian ports and terminals will be required to possess a certificate of financial responsibility.  Foreign-registered ships with a certificate from another state party to the Convention will be recognized by Canada.  Failure to produce a valid certificate may result in enforcement action as set out in the Marine Liability Act (Chapter 21, 2009).