Seaway Notices 2008
Seaway Notices address issues specific to a given navigation season, and serve to complement the regulations found in the Seaway Handbook. The notices (which take the form of general Seaway notices applicable to the entire St. Lawrence Seaway, and regional notices which may be applicable to the Montreal / Lake Ontario region or to the Welland Canal) are disseminated via e-mail broadcasts to subscribers.
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- #1 - February 21, 2008 - Opening of the 2008 Navigation Season and Maximum Allowable Drafts
- #2 - March 7, 2008 - General Notice
- #3 - March 7, 2008 - Tie-Up Service at Lock Approach Walls
- #4 - March 7, 2008 - Communications
- #5 - March 7, 2008 - Mooring and Casting off In Locks
- #6 - March 11, 2008 - 96-Hour Pre-Entry Notification Required from Foreign Flagged Vessels
- #7 - April 3, 2008 - Maximum Allowable Drafts - Montreal Lake Ontario Section
- #8 - November 14, 2008 - Closing of the 2008 Navigation Season
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Seaway Notices 2007
- #1 - February 20, 2007 - Opening of the 2007 Navigation Season and Maximum Allowable Drafts
- #2 - March 16, 2007 - General Notice
- #3 - March 16, 2007 - Pre Entry Information Required from Foreign Flag Vessels
- #4 - March 16, 2007 - Tie-Up Service at Lock Approach Walls
- #5 - March 16, 2007 - Communications
- #6 - March 16, 2007 - Mooring and Casting off In Locks
- #7 - March 30, 2007 - Maximum Allowable Drafts — Montreal Lake Ontario Section
- #8 - August 24, 2007 - Maximum Permissible Draft — Montreal to Lake Ontario
- #9 - November 15, 2007 - Closing of the 2007 Navigation Season
Seaway Notices 2006
- #1 - February 21, 2006 - Opening of the 2006 Navigation Season and Maximum Allowable Drafts
- #2 - March 17, 2006 - General Notice
- #3 - March 17, 2006 - Pre Entry Required Information from Foreign Flag Vessels
- #4 - March 17, 2006 - Tie-Up Service at Lock Approach Walls
- #5 - March 17, 2006 - Communications
- #6 - March 17, 2006 - Mooring and Casting Off in Locks
- #7 - March 24, 2006 - Maximum Allowable Drafts — Montreal Lake Ontario Section
- #8 - July 6, 2006 - Maximum Permissible Draft Trials (80.8 dm)
- #9 - September 22, 2006 - Maximum permissible draft (80.8 dm)
- #10 - November 14, 2006 - Closing of the 2006 Navigation Season
Seaway Notices 2005
- #1 - February 22, 2005 - Opening of the 2005 Navigation Season and Maximum Allowable Drafts
- #2 - March 23, 2005 - General Notice
- #3 - March 23, 2005 - Pre Entry Information Required from Foreign Flag Vessels
- #4 - March 23, 2005 - Tie-Up Service at Lock Approach Walls
- #5 - March 23, 2005 - Communications
- #6 - March 23, 2005 - Mooring and Casting Off in Locks
- #7 - April 6, 2005 - Maximum Allowable Drafts - Montreal Lake Ontario Section
- #8 - November 16, 2005 - Closing of the 2005 Navigation Season
Seaway Notices 2004
- #1 - February 18, 2004 - Opening of the 2004 Navigation Season
- #2 - February 27, 2004 - Allowable Draft - 2004 Navigation Season
- #3 - March 19, 2004 - General Notice
- #4 - March 19, 2004 - Pre Entry Information Required from Foreign Flag Vessels
- #5 - March 19, 2004 - Tie-Up Service at Lock Approach Walls
- #6 - March 19, 2004 - Communications
- #7 - March 19, 2004 - Mooring and Casting Off in Locks
- #8 - March 22, 2004 - Correction to Seaway Notice No. 2 - 2004 Allowable Draft
- #9 - May 4, 2004 - Mooring Wire Eye Splices
- #10 - May 21, 2004 - Allowable Draft Montreal to Lake Ontario Section - 2004 Navigation Season
- #11 - July 15, 2004 - Speed Monitoring South Shore Canal and Welland Canal Vessels in Excess of 80.0 dm
- #12 - August 11, 2004 - Reporting Dangerous Cargo
- #13 - November 17, 2004 - Closing of the 2004 Navigation Season
Seaway Notices 2003
- #1 - December 23, 2002 - Automatic Identification System (AIS)
- #2 - March 6, 2003 - Opening of the 2003 Navigation Season
- #3 - March 6, 2003 - Automatic Identification System (AIS)
- #4 - March 21, 2003 - General Notice
- #5 - March 21, 2003 - Mooring and Casting Off in Locks
- #6 - March 21, 2003 - Reporting Dangerous Cargo
- #7 - March 21, 2003 - Pre Entry Information Required from foreign Flag Vessels
- #8 - March 21, 2003 - Tie Up Service at Lock Approach Walls
- #9 - March 21, 2003 - Water Ballast Management
- #10 - March 21, 2003 - Communications
- #11 - June 27, 2003 - Automatic Identification System (AIS)
- #12 - June 27, 2003 - Fire Plans
- #13 - October 6, 2003 - Closing of the 2005 Navigation Season
- #14 - October 1, 2003 - Minimum Manning and Stern Anchor Requirements for all Ships including ITB/ATB and Pusher Barges in Seaway Waters
- #15 - November 25, 2003 - Closing of the 2005 Navigation Season
- #16 - December 8, 2003 - Closing of the 2005 Navigation Season
Seaway Notices 2002
- #1 - February 20, 2002 - Opening of the 2002 Navigation Season
- #2 - March 22, 2002 - General Notice
- #3 - March 22, 2002 - Reporting Dangerous Cargo
- #4 - March 22, 2002 - Pre Entry Information Required from foreign Flag Vessels
- #5 - March 22, 2002 - Tie Up Service at Lock Approach Walls
- #6 - March 22, 2002 - Water Ballast Management
- #7 - April 18, 2002 - Communications
- #8 - July 26, 2002 - Condition and Handling of Mooring Wires
- #9 - August 14, 2002 - Closing of the 2002 Navigation Season
- #10 - August 14, 2002 - Opening of the 2003 Navigation Season
- #11 - November 6, 2002 - Closing of the 2002 Navigation Season
Seaway Notices 2001
- #1 - February 23, 2001 - Opening of the 2001 Navigation Season
- #2 - March 28, 2001 - General Notice
- #3 - March 28, 2001 - Reporting Dangerous Cargo
- #4 - March 28, 2001 - Pre Entry Information Required from Foreign Flag Vessels
- #5 - March 28, 2001 - Tie Up Service at Lock Approach Walls
- #6 - August 30, 2001 - Closing of the 2001 Navigation Season
- #7 - August 28, 2001 - 2002 Navigation Season Opening
- #8 - September 18, 2001 - Ship Inspection Fees and Tie-Up Service at Lock Approach Walls
- Reminder - September 19, 2001- Seaway Notice No. 4
- #9 - November 05, 2001 - Closing of the 2001 Navigation Season
- #10 - November 21, 2001 - Amendment to Seaway Notice No. 4