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FOREWORD

This Seaway Handbook contains the joint St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation's

Seaway Practices and Procedures established under Section 99 of the Canada Marine Act

and the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation's Seaway Regulations established

pursuant to the Saint Lawrence Seaway Act of May 13, 1954, as amended. It also contains the

St. Lawrence Seaway Schedule of Tolls, the St. Lawrence Seaway Schedule of Charges on

Goods or Cargo, Landed, Shipped, Transhipped or Stored and other information pertinent to the

use of the Seaway.

Insofar as they are applicable in the United States they may be cited as "Seaway Regulations"

and in Canada they may be cited as "Seaway Practices and Procedures".

In addition to the Seaway Practices and Procedures , the Canada Marine Act , the Canada

Shipping Act and Regulations made thereunder as well as the marine, navigation and shipping

laws and regulations of the United States of America apply to ships in the Seaway.

The numbering system used in the Seaway Practices and Procedures differs from the one

used in the Seaway Regulations (U.S.) The following are some terms used in the Seaway

Handbook that differ from the Seaway Regulations (U.S.):

" ship " is used in Seaway Practices and Procedures and is defined in the Canada

Marine Act while vessel is used in Seaway Regulations (U.S.).

«ship traffic controller» is used in the Seaway Practices and Procedures while vessel

traffic controller" is used in the Seaway Regulations (U.S.).

" schedule of tolls " is used in the Seaway Practices and Procedures while " tariff of

tolls " is used in the Seaway Regulations (U.S.);

"fees" is used in the Seaway Practices and Procedures while "toll" "tolls" and

"Tolls and charges" are used throughout the Seaway Regulations (U.S.)

The difference in the terms and numbering does not affect the application of the Seaway

Practices and Procedures.

Amended February 23, 2000