Small Vessel Regulations (SOR/2010-91)

310 (1) A human-powered vessel shall carry on board

• (a) a personal flotation device or lifejacket that is

  • (i) of an appropriate size for each person on board, and

  • (ii) inherently buoyant, if the vessel is being used during whitewater paddling; and

• (b) for the category of life-saving appliance set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection, the additional life-saving appliance set out in column 2 as indicated in that column.

  	Column 1	Column 2
  Item	Category of Life-Saving Appliance	Additional Life-Saving Appliance
  1	personal life-saving appliance	(a) a reboarding device, unless the vertical height that must be climbed in order to reboard the vessel is not more than 0.5 m; and (b) a buoyant heaving line of not less than 15 m in length that is contained in a throw bag
  2	visual signals	(a) if the human-powered vessel is not more than 6 m in length, a watertight flashlight or three pyrotechnic distress signals other than smoke signals; or (b) if the human-powered vessel is more than 6 m in length, a watertight flashlight and six pyrotechnic distress signals other than smoke signals

(2) Every person on board a human-powered vessel shall wear

• (a) a personal flotation device or lifejacket; and

• (b) when on class 3 or above waters, a helmet of an appropriate size.