Seaway Notices

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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2022 – #21 Maximum Permissible Draft – Montreal to Lake Ontario and Welland Canal(Cancelled 2022/12/02)

October 11, 2022

2022 – #20 Cruise Ships in the Seaway – Revised

October 6, 2022

2022 – #19 Protocol for a Ship with a Suspected Covid-19 Case

September 9, 2022

2022 – #18 Draft Information System Audits

July 18, 2022

2022 – #17 Cruise Ships – Declaration of Security

April 22, 2022

2022 – #16 Maximum Permissible Draft- Montreal to Lake Ontario

March 18, 2022

2022 – #15 Cruise Ships in the Seaway (Cancelled 2022/10/06)

March 16, 2022

2022 – #14 New Process for Ships Requiring Tie-Up Service at Approach Walls (annulé 2022-12-07)

March 15, 2022

2022 – #13 Landing Booms

March 15, 2022

2022 – #12 New Requirement for Ships with an Approved Draft Information System (DIS)

March 15, 2022

2022 – #11 Lockage Process without Mooring Lines

March 15, 2022

2022 – #10 U.S. Coast Guard Security Boarding Location Change

March 15, 2022

2022 – #9 Screening and Access to Canadian Locks

March 15, 2022

2022 – #8 Request for Notification of Any Person or Crew Member on Board with Serious Illness or Covid-19 Symptoms

March 15, 2022

2022 – #7 Automatic Identification System (AIS) Requirements (Cancelled 2022/12/06)

March 15, 2022

2022 – #6 Reporting Dangerous Cargo

March 15, 2022

2022 – #5 Notification Requirement for Use of Lines at HFM Locks

March 15, 2022

2022 – #4 General Notice

March 15, 2022

2022 – #3 Communication Procedures

March 15, 2022

2022 – #2 Mooring and Casting Off in Locks

March 15, 2022

2022 – #1 Opening of the 2022 Navigation Season and Maximum Allowable Drafts

February 22, 2022

2021 – #22 Closing of Navigation 2021 – Changes in Dates for the Montreal-Lake Ontario Section

December 27, 2021

2021 – #21 Closing of the 2021 Navigation Season

November 16, 2021

2021 – #20 Mandatory Vaccination Required to Access SLSMC Structures – Revised

October 26, 2021

2021 – #19 Mandatory Vaccination Required to Access SLSMC Structures (Cancelled 2021/10/26)

October 25, 2021

2021 – #18 Revised Restrictions on Cruise Ships in Canadian Waters

July 16, 2021

2021 – #17 Increased Draft Due to Hogging

June 3, 2021

2021 – #16 Speed Management Changes – Permanent

May 10, 2021

2021 – #15 Lockage Process without Mooring Lines

May 3, 2021

2021 – #14 U.S. Coast Guard Security Boarding Location Change

March 19, 2021