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Judicial review of Transport Canada's decision permitting a five-person minimum crew for passenger ferries is dismissed.
The applicant union sought judicial review of a decision by Transport Canada to issue a Class C Safe Manning Document to British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., which permitted a minimum crew complement of five members for the Island Class ferries when carrying up to 145 passengers.
The union argued that the complement was insufficient to meet regulatory requirements for emergency response, passenger control, firefighting, and evacuation.
The Federal Court dismissed the application, finding that Transport Canada’s decision was reasonable.
The Court concluded that the assessment matrix used by Transport Canada demonstrated that the reduced crew level, which relied on the ferries' advanced automation and modern technology, complied with the Marine Personnel Regulations.
