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About the Pleasure Craft Courtesy Check Program A trained boating safety volunteer boards your boat — while alongside a dock or at a boat ramp — to do the courtesy check. The volunteer checks the safety equipment and other requirements, identifies any problems, and discusses boating safety issues with you.
What is the obligation of a pleasure craft operator when finding a person in peril and in danger of being lost at sea?
The law of salvage is a principle of maritime law whereby any person who helps recover another person’s ship or cargo in peril at sea is entitled to a reward commensurate with the value of the property salved.
What is permanent pleasure craft operator card?
Boaters can obtain their official Pleasure Craft Operator Card by achieving a mark of at least 75 percent on a Transport Canada Accredited Test. Once obtained, a Pleasure Craft Operator Card is good for life. Boaters caught operating a motorized vessel without proof of competency face a $250 fine.
What is the only exception to the requirement to carry proof of competency in Canada?
All persons who operate a pleasure craft must carry proof of competency on board if the pleasure craft has any type of motor, including an electric trolling motor, and is used for recreational purposes. The only exception is persons operating a pleasure craft in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut.
What is a reboarding device?
A “reboarding device” (defined in section 1 of the Small Vessel Regulations) means a ladder, lifting harness or other device that does not include any part of the vessel’s propulsion unit and that assists a person to gain access to the vessel from the water.
Do you have to rescue someone at sea?
Most mariners will not hesitate to “do the right thing” and conduct a rescue. Indeed, the law of the sea requires them to do so. Under the 1982 United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, ships have a clear duty to assist those in distress.
What action should you take if you are approaching a boat at night and see a green and white light?
If a green and white light is visible, then another boat is approaching you from your boat’s port (left) side. In this situation, you are the stand-on craft and should maintain your speed and direction. The other boat should take early and substantial action to steer well clear of your boat.
How long is a Pleasure Craft Operator Card good for?
A Pleasure Craft Operator Card is good for life. If you need to replace a lost or damaged Pleasure Craft Operator Card, you will need to contact the course provider who issued it. Please note: Only currently accredited course providers (PDF, 134 KB) may issue replacement cards.
What can pleasure craft operators do instead of licensing?
It must be kept on board at all times. instead of licensing their vessel, pleasure craft operators could register it with Transport Canada. However, a pleasure craft license does not prove ownership. When entering another country, be sure to have proof of ownership for your boat along with its pleasure craft licence.
How much does a Pcoc cost?
When you register for the online course, pay $49.95 CAD for the Canadian PCOC exam. You’ll take the timed Transport Canada Boating Safety Test after completing the course. (If you don’t pass the test on the first try, don’t worry. After 24 hours, you’ll have one more attempt to pass.).
What is one example of proof of competency that must be carried on board?
Certificates of competency, training certificates and equivalencies directly pertaining to the operation of a vessel are recognized as proof of competency when operating a boat fitted with a motor that is used for recreational purposes.
What is proof of competency?
Proof of Competency is proof that you are certified to operate a recreational motorized boat in Canada. Proof of competency can take 3 forms: A Pleasure Craft Operator Card issued following the successful completion of an accredited Transport Canada Boating Safety Test.
What are the competency of operators of pleasure craft regulations?
The Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations state that all operators of pleasure craft fitted with a motor and used for recreational purposes are required to have proof of competency with them onboard at all times.
What is an approved reboarding device for boats?
A built-in transom ladder, swim platform, and lifting harness are examples of reboarding devices. A reboarding device is required under the Small Vessel Regulations only if the freeboard distance on your pleasure craft is over 0.5 metres (1 foot 8 inches). This includes PWCs.
What is the purpose of this buoy?
buoy, floating object anchored at a definite location to guide or warn mariners, to mark positions of submerged objects, or to moor vessels in lieu of anchoring. Two international buoyage systems are used to mark channels and submerged dangers.
What is a bailer required for?
Manual bilge pump and bailer are required for all boats except sailboards and Paddle boats. Sailboards and Paddle boats are self-bailing sealed hull fitted with a recess-type cockpit that cannot contain a sufficient quantity of water to make the vessel capsize.
Who rescues you in international waters?
International maritime rules are clear that vessels at sea have a duty to rescue those in trouble. The 1974 Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea says any ship learning of persons in distress “should proceed with all speed to their assistance”.
Do you have to help a stranded boat?
Yes, you must render assistance to a vessel in distress, and you can go to jail for failing to do so.
Are ships required to help in an emergency?
Ship crew have a legal and moral obligation to help distressed seafarers. “The duty to respond to persons in need of assistance at sea is based on the moral obligation to save human life,” stated South Miami maritime lawyer James Walker.
Which of the following actions is required of boat a when approaching boat B in darkness?
Stand on. Powerboat A: When only a green light is visible, you are approaching the starboard side of a sailboat. Give way to your port side. Sailboat B: When white and red lights are visible, you are approaching the port side of a powerboat.
When navigating an night you see a boat displaying two all round lights?
A sailing vessel may exhibit at or near the top of the mast, two all-round lights in a vertical line: the upper one red and the lower one green. These lights are shown along with the sidelights and sternlight. masthead light (white) forward, sternlight (white).
What should you do if you see a green and white light?
When you are in a power-driven pleasure craft and you see a red, a green, and a white light, you are approaching another power-driven vessel head-on and both vessels must give way.
