Decision No. 430-W-2012
APPLICATION by Subsea 7 Canada Inc., pursuant to the Coasting Trade Act, S.C., 1992, c. 31, for a licence.
APPLICATION
Subsea 7 Canada Inc. applied, through its representative, for a licence to use the “SEVEN PACIFIC”, an offshore subsea construction ship from the Isle of Man, to perform flowline installation activities on subsea production equipment offshore the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, commencing November 15 and ending December 31, 2012.
ISSUE
Is there a suitable Canadian ship available to perform the activity?
FACTS AND DETERMINATION
Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) staff gave notice of the application to the Canadian marine industry and no Canadian ships were offered. Therefore, the Agency determines that there is no suitable Canadian ship available to perform the activity.
The Agency is providing this determination to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to consider whether to issue the licence. This Decision is not an authority to operate.
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