Small Vessel Regulations (SOR/2010-91)

Transfer of Ownership of a Pleasure Craft

109 Immediately on the transfer of ownership of a licensed pleasure craft, the new owner of the pleasure craft shall apply to the Minister for transfer of the licence.

Misleading Marking

110 Subject to paragraph 102(b), the owner of a pleasure craft shall not operate or permit another person to operate the pleasure craft if it is marked with a number that is not a licence number or a registration number issued under Part 2 of the Act and if that number could be confused with a licence number or a registration number.

Demonstration Licence

• 111 (1) A vendor who sells pleasure craft in the course of a commercial enterprise may apply to the Minister for a demonstration licence for use on any of the enterprise’s pleasure craft that are operated for the purpose of demonstration.

• (2) The holder of a demonstration licence shall ensure that it is used on only one pleasure craft at a time.

• (3) The demonstration licence shall not be transferred to anyone except another vendor.

112 The Minister may cancel a demonstration licence if the licence is used for a purpose other than the demonstration of a pleasure craft.

PART 2Safety Equipment for Pleasure Craft

Application

• 200 (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Part applies in respect of a pleasure craft that is operated in Canada.

• (2) This Part does not apply in respect of a pleasure craft that meets the safety equipment requirements of another country and that is

  • (a) registered in that country as having the right to fly the flag of that country; or

  • (b) licensed in that country and not principally maintained and operated in Canada.

Safety Obligation

201 The operator of a pleasure craft shall take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of the craft and of every person on board.

Personal Flotation Devices and Lifejackets

202 If a personal flotation device or lifejacket that must be carried on board a pleasure craft is to be worn by a person less than 16 years of age, it shall be inherently buoyant.

SUBPART 1Pleasure Craft Other than Human-Powered Pleasure Craft

Application

203 This subpart applies in respect of a pleasure craft other than a human-powered pleasure craft.

Life-Saving Appliances — Personal Life-Saving Appliances

204 A pleasure craft shall carry on board

• (a) a personal flotation device or lifejacket of an appropriate size for each person on board;

• (b) a reboarding device, unless the vertical height that must be climbed in order to reboard the pleasure craft is not more than 0.5 m; and

• (c) for the length of pleasure craft set out in column 1 of the table to this section, the additional personal life-saving appliances set out in column 2.

  	Column 1	Column 2
  Item	Length	Additional Personal Life-Saving Appliances
  1	not more than 6 m	a buoyant heaving line of not less than 15 m in length
  2	more than 6 m but not more than 9 m	(a) a buoyant heaving line of not less than 15 m in length; or (b) a lifebuoy attached to a buoyant line of not less than 15 m in length
  3	more than 9 m but not more than 12 m	(a) a buoyant heaving line of not less than 15 m in length; and (b) a lifebuoy attached to a buoyant line of not less than 15 m in length
  4	more than 12 m but less than 24 m	(a) a buoyant heaving line of not less than 15 m in length; and (b) a lifebuoy that is equipped with a self-igniting light or attached to a buoyant line of not less than 15 m in length
  5	24 m or more	(a) a buoyant heaving line of not less than 30 m in length; (b) two SOLAS lifebuoys, of which (i) one is attached to a buoyant line of not less than 30 m in length, and (ii) the other is equipped with a self-igniting light; and (c) a lifting harness with appropriate rigging

Life-Saving Appliances — Visual Signals

205 A pleasure craft of a length set out in column 1 of the table to this section shall carry on board the visual signals set out in column 2.

Vessel Safety Equipment

206 A pleasure craft of a length set out in column 1 of the table to this section shall carry on board the vessel safety equipment set out in column 2.

Navigation Equipment

207 A pleasure craft of a length set out in column 1 of the table to this section shall carry on board the navigation equipment set out in column 2 as indicated in that column.

Firefighting Equipment

208 A pleasure craft of a length set out in column 1 of the table to this section shall carry on board the firefighting equipment set out in column 2 as indicated in that column.

SUBPART 2Human-Powered Pleasure Craft

Life-Saving Appliances — Personal Life-Saving Appliances and Visual Signals

• 209 (1) A human-powered pleasure craft shall carry on board a personal flotation device or lifejacket that is of an appropriate size for each person on board.

• (2) A personal flotation device or lifejacket that is carried on board a human-powered pleasure craft operated in whitewater shall be inherently buoyant.

210 A human-powered pleasure craft shall carry on board, for the category of life-saving appliance set out in column 1 of the table to this section, the life-saving appliance set out in column 2 as indicated in that column.

Vessel Safety Equipment and Navigation Equipment

211 A human-powered pleasure craft shall carry on board, for the category of equipment set out in column 1 of the table to this section, the equipment set out in column 2 as indicated in that column.