1. The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations.

• “accredited course” means a series of lessons in respect of boating safety that has been accredited by the Department of Transport under section 6. (cours agréé)

• “accredited test” means a test referred to in paragraph 7(4)(c). (examen agréé)

• “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. (carte de réussite d’un cours de sécurité nautique)

• “candidate” means a person presenting themselves at a test site to take the test or a person taking the test for a Pleasure Craft Operator Card. (candidat)

• “CCG-accredited course”[Repealed, SOR/2007-124, s. 1]

• “CCG-accredited test”[Repealed, SOR/2007-124, s. 1]

• “course provider” means a person who has obtained the accreditation of a boating safety course in accordance with section 6. (prestataire de cours)

• “enforcement officer” means

  • (a) a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;

  • (b) a member of any harbour or river police force;

  • (c) a member of any provincial, county or municipal police force; and

  • (d) any person designated as an enforcement officer for the purposes of these Regulations by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. (agent d’exécution)

• “operate” means the action of controlling the speed and course of a pleasure craft. (conduire)

• “Pleasure Craft Operator Card” means a card issued by a course provider that attests that the cardholder has received a mark of at least 75 per cent on a test. (carte de conducteur d’embarcation de plaisance)

• “proof of age” means a Pleasure Craft Operator Card, birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport, driver’s licence or other official document that sets out the person’s date of birth. (preuve d’âge)

• “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. (preuve de compétence)

• “proof of residency” means a passport, driver’s licence or other official government document that sets out a person’s place of residence. (preuve de résidence)

• “test” means a boating safety test that meets the requirements of section 7 taken for the purpose of obtaining a Pleasure Craft Operator Card. (examen)