Criminal Code of Canada
What is stated in Section 253 of the Criminal Code of Canada?
Alcohol, drugs and controlled substances could impair a person’s ability to operate a vessel. It is illegal
to operate a vessel while impaired.
What is the purpose of the Contraventions Act?
To provide a procedure for less-serious federal offences to be prosecuted in a regulatory manner.
What are the RCMP, provincial and municipal police forces and other local designates?
They have the authority to enforce acts, codes and regulations that apply to safe boating.
What is the definition of Sewage?
Human or animal body waste, drainage and other waste from toilets.
What does the Criminal Code of Canada establish?
The type and degree of punishment that may be imposed when an individual is convicted of an offence
and the procedures to be followed throughout the conviction process.
What are the five regulations under the Canada Shipping Act that apply to pleasure craft?
Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations, Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations,
Small Vessel Regulations, Collisions Regulations and Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations.
What is missing safety equipment, operating a pleasure craft while impaired, operating a
pleasure craft in a reckless manner and failure to produce a PCOC.
The most commonly enforced pleasure craft related offences.
What does the Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and for Dangerous
Chemicals address?
Major risks to the health of waterways and shorelines.
What are the three acts with which pleasure craft operators must comply?
The Criminal Code of Canada, Contraventions Act and Canada Shipping Act.
Which regulation states that pleasure craft that are propelled by oars or paddles are not
required to carry charts and nautical publications?
Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations.
What is the fine for having an insufficient number of approved, appropriately sized floatation
devices?
$200.00 for each absent device.
What are the two systems that can be used to treat sewage?
Holding tanks and marine sanitation devices.
Who has the authority to request a sample of bodily fluids for the purposes of investigating
pleasure craft operator impairment?
A designate of the Attorney General.
What does the Canada Shipping Act establish?
The framework of rules and regulations and incorporates international conventions that shape the
behaviour of mariners.
What is the fine for operating a power-driven pleasure craft without the required PCOC?
$250.00.
What is the part of a boat where a variety of pollutants collect, (oil, fuel, anti-freeze and
transmission fluids)?
The bilge.
What section of the Criminal Code of Canada states that a spotter must keep watch on a person
being towed and that a person cannot be towed after dark?
Section 250(1) & (2).
What does the Small Vessel Regulations outline?
Minimum mandatory safety equipment required to be carried on a pleasure craft (determined by size).
What is the number of consecutive days a non-resident boat can be in Canada without requiring
proof of competency aboard?
Less than 45 consecutive days.
What are animals called that accidentally introduced to an area having a negative impact of the
local marine environment?
Invasive species.