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CANADA SHIPPING ACTCompetency of Operators of Pleasure Craft RegulationsSOR/99-53
COMPETENCY OF OPERATORS OF PLEASURE CRAFT REGULATIONS INTERPRETATION 1. The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations. "Boating Safety Course Completion Card" « carte de réussite dun cours de sécurité nautique » "Boating Safety Course Completion Card" means a card issued, by a person who provided a boating safety course in Canada, to a person who successfully completed the course before April 1, 1999.
"CCG-accredited course" « cours agréé GCC » "CCG-accredited course" means a series of lessons in respect of boating safety that has been accredited by the Canadian Coast Guard in accordance with section 6.
"CCG-accredited test" « examen agréé GCC » "CCG-accredited test" means a test that has been accredited by the Canadian Coast Guard in accordance with section 7.
"enforcement officer" « agent d'exécution » "enforcement officer" means
"operate" « conduire » "operate" means the action of controlling the speed and course of a pleasure craft.
"Pleasure Craft Operator Card" « carte de conducteur dembarcation de plaisance » "Pleasure Craft Operator Card" means a document issued to a person by the administrator of a CCG-accredited test which attests that the person has passed the test in accordance with paragraph 4(1)(a).
"proof of age" « preuve dâge » "proof of age" means a Pleasure Craft Operator Card, birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport, drivers licence or other official document that sets out the persons date of birth.
"proof of competency" « preuve de compétence » "proof of competency" means a Pleasure Craft Operator Card, a Boating Safety Course Completion Card, a rental boat safety checklist, proof of the successful completion of a boating safety course, or a certificate or other document pertaining to boating safety knowledge, as required under section 4.
"proof of residency" « preuve de résidence » "proof of residency" means a passport, drivers licence or other official government document that sets out a persons place of residence. 2. (1) These Regulations apply in respect of pleasure craft that are fitted with a motor and that are operated for recreational purposes in Canadian waters, other than the waters of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. (2) These Regulations do not apply in respect of seaplanes. 3. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 5, no person shall operate a pleasure craft unless the person
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who
(2.1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 5, no owner, master, operator, charterer, hirer, person in charge of a pleasure craft or person who makes a pleasure craft available for rent shall allow a person to operate the pleasure craft unless that person
(3) A person referred to in paragraph (2)(b) or 4(2)(b) shall not operate a pleasure craft without proof of residency on board the pleasure craft. 4. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person is competent to operate a pleasure craft
(2) A person who is not a resident of Canada is competent to operate a pleasure craft if the person TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 5. Subsections 3(1) to (3) and section 4 apply
6. (1) A person shall apply for the accreditation of a boating safety course by making a written request and submitting 4 copies of the course to the Canadian Coast Guard. (2) The Canadian Coast Guard may accredit, as a CCG-accredited course, a course that
(3) The Canadian Coast Guard may CCG-ACCREDITED TEST 7. (1) A person who has had a course accredited under section 6 may apply for accreditation of a boating safety test by making a written request and submitting 4 copies of the test to the Canadian Coast Guard. (2) The Canadian Coast Guard may accredit, as a CCG-accredited test, a test that
(3) A CCG-accredited test shall be supervised for its duration by the person referred to in subsection (1) or by the persons representative. (4) The Canadian Coast Guard may
SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF ACCREDITATIONS 7.1 (1) The Canadian Coast Guard may suspend or revoke the accreditation of the course or test referred to in section 7 or both, where it believes on reasonable grounds that the course or the test is being administered or given to a person in such a manner that, on completion of the course or the test, that person's knowledge of the matters referred to in subsection 6(2) is doubtful. (2) The Canadian Coast Guard may reinstate the accreditation of the course or the test or both, where it is satisfied that the reasons for the suspension or revocation have been remedied. (3) No person shall administer a course or test where accreditation for the course or test has been suspended or revoked. RENTAL BOAT SAFETY CHECKLIST8. A person who makes a pleasure craft available for rent must include, in a rental boat safety checklist, a statement that they have given to the persons who will operate the pleasure craft information pertaining to
POWERS OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 8.1 An enforcement officer may, in order to verify and ensure compliance with these Regulations,
8.2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an enforcement officer may, in order to promote public safety or to ensure compliance with these Regulations, direct or prohibit the movement of a pleasure craft or direct the operator of a pleasure craft to stop it. (2) Except in an emergency, an enforcement officer shall not, without the prior consent of the person in charge of monitoring marine traffic, give a direction under subsection (1) that would contradict a direction given by that person in respect of a pleasure craft when it is in any of the following waters:
8.3 Every person shall comply with the requirements of an enforcement officer in the course of carrying out duties and functions under these Regulations. SOR/99-53 15 January, 1999, pursuant to section 562 of the Canada Shipping Act, into force on April 1, 1999. List of amendments SOR/2002-18 13 December, 2001 pursuant to section 562 of the Canada Shipping Act, into force on December 13, 2001. Section 1 is amended by adding in alphabetical order "enforcement officer"; Subsection (2.1) is added after subsection (2) in section 3; portion of section 5 is replaced; section 7.1 is added after section 7; sections 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 are added after section 8.
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