Boating Safety

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Who needs to comply? - Types of recreational vessels and activities

Some people are surprised to discover that safe boating regulations apply to all recreational vessels. If you participate in any of the following activities, the regulations apply to you:

• operating any powerboat;
  

• operating a personal watercraft (PWC);
  

• canoeing, kayaking or participating in any other paddling sport;
  

• sailing or sail boarding;
  

• towing a water-skier, wake boarder, or parasailor;
  

• operating airboats;
  

• racing in an on-water official regatta or competition;
  

• Small hovercraft used for pleasure (Air cushion vehicle, ACV).

These minimum safety equipment requirements do not apply to beach and pool toys that measure less than 2 m in length that are not designed to be fitted with a motor. Note that operating an outboard motor-driven surfboard in any Canadian waters is strictly prohibited.

If you are renting a boat and will be operating it for recreational purposes, these carriage requirements also apply to you.

(source Canadian Coast Guard)

For more information contact:

Lyle Karasiuk, Director of Public Information and External Services

(306) 953-8358 - direct

email: lyle@parklandambulance.com