What happened to the Board of Steamship Inspection that existed under the old CSA?
Under the CSA 2001, the new Marine Technical Review Board (MTRB) replaces the former Board of Steamship Inspection. The MTRB has been established under the CSA 2001 to make decisions on applications for exemption from, or equivalencies to, regulatory requirements in respect of Canadian vessels or the issuance of a Canadian Maritime Document (CMD) to a person. The MTRB differs from the Board of Steamship Inspection in a number of ways. For example: • Panels will be struck to review applications for decisions of the MTRB. Anyone who has expertise in the matter under review can be appointed as a member of these panels. • Inspectors will no longer automatically become MTRB members. They may, however, be appointed by the Chair to serve on panels making decisions on specific applications. • MTRB will publish all positive decisions regarding exemptions and equivalencies. • While the MTRB will not have legislative authority to resolve disputes, it will consider disputes on technical matters, u
