Small Vessel Regulations (SOR/2010-91)

1005 (1) No person shall operate or permit another person to operate a vessel for the purposes of towing a person on the water or in the air

• (a) unless a person on board other than the operator is keeping watch on every person being towed and is communicating with the operator of the vessel;

• (b) unless there is seating space on the vessel to accommodate every person being towed;

• (c) unless every person being towed is wearing a personal flotation device or lifejacket or the vessel carries on board the personal flotation device or lifejacket that would be required under Parts 2, 4 or 5 if the person was on board; or

• (d) during periods of restricted visibility or in the period beginning one hour after sunset and ending at sunrise.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a vessel that is operated during formal training, in an official competition or in a skill demonstration if the vessel meets the safety requirements of a governing body respecting that training, competition or demonstration.