{"id":134,"date":"2019-09-19T12:59:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T12:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2026-03-09T07:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:34:01","slug":"seaway-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/en\/commercial-shipping\/seaway-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaway Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Seaway Handbook contains the joint St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Seaway Practices and Procedures\u00a0<\/strong>established under Section 99 of the\u00a0<em>Canada Marine Act\u00a0<\/em>and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation&#8217;s <strong>Seaway Regulations\u00a0<\/strong>established pursuant to the\u00a0<em>Saint Lawrence Seaway Act\u00a0<\/em>of May 13, 1954, as amended.<\/p>\n<p>All vessels transiting the St. Lawrence Seaway, which exceed 300 gross registered tonnes must conform to the regulations and provisions found within the Seaway Handbook.<\/p>\n<p>The provisions within the Seaway Handbook are subject to change. To subscribe to the free Seaway Handbook update service, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/en\/news-information\/subscribe-to-news-broadcast\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Region Guides<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/montreallakeontario.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montreal \/ Lake Ontario Section<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/welland.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Welland Canal Section<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Seaway Handbook &#8211; 2026 Edition<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/seaway_handbook_foreword_en2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cover Page and Foreword (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/seaway_handbook_PnP_en2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Practices and Procedures (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/schedule_of_tolls_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schedule of Tolls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Schedule_of_wharfage_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wharfage and Storage Charges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/conversion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conversion Table (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/seaway_handbook_STnER_en2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ship Transit and Equipment Requirements (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/en\/commercial-shipping\/forms\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Clearance Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/en\/commercial-shipping\/forms\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Standard Transit Declaration Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mlo_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seaway Plan No. 115070 Montreal to Lake Ontario Traffic Control Sector No. 1 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mlo_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seaway Plan No. 115070 Montreal to Lake Ontario Traffic Control Sector No. 2 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mlo_3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seaway Plan No. 115070 Montreal to Lake Ontario Traffic Control Sector No. 3 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mlo_4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seaway Plan No. 115070 Montreal to Lake Ontario Traffic Control Sector No. 4 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lo_4_5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seaway Plan No. 115071 Lake Ontario Section Traffic Control Sector No. 4, 5 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/wc_6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seaway Plan No. 115072 Welland Canal Section Traffic Control Sector No. 6-1 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/wc_6_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seaway Plan No. 115072 Welland Canal Section Traffic Control Sector No. 6-2 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/le_7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seaway Plan No. 115073 Lake Erie Section Traffic Control Sector No. 7 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Seaway_Plans_formatted_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seaway Plans (PDF) Formatted for Printing on Letter Sized Paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakes-seaway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Seaway_Handbook_print_en2026.pdf\">Complete Seaway Handbook for printing or downloading<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Seaway Handbook contains the joint St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation&#8217;s\u00a0Seaway Practices and Procedures\u00a0established under Section 99 of the\u00a0Canada Marine Act\u00a0and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation&#8217;s Seaway Regulations\u00a0established pursuant to the\u00a0Saint Lawrence Seaway Act\u00a0of May 13, 1954, as amended. 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