David Yurdiga at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On November 27th, 2014. See this statement in context.

November 27th, 2014 / 12:30 p.m.

Conservative

David Yurdiga Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the Department of Transport, the Pacific Pilotage Authority, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for presenting and taking our questions today.

Mr. Lachance, the TSB added marine SMS to its watch list, which identifies transportation safety issues that posed the greatest risk to Canadians in 2012. The TSB recommends that Transport Canada require all commercial vessels to have SMS and that all SMS be certified and audited.

I understand Transport Canada has delegated part of its statutory inspection and certification functions for domestic marine vessel operators to four classification societies. What are the respective roles of Transport Canada if a marine vessel is not compliant, and what measures can be taken to ensure they become compliant?

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