Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations

6 (1) A person shall apply for the accreditation of a boating safety course by making a written request and submitting 4 copies of the course to the Department of Transport.

(2) The Department of Transport may accredit, as an accredited course, a course that

• (a) defines boating terms and expressions;

• (b) describes the responsibilities of the operators of pleasure craft, including the requirement to have the appropriate equipment and charts, maps and other documents on board the pleasure craft;

• (c) sets out safety procedures to be followed by operators and occupants of pleasure craft, including appropriate responses to boating emergencies and other situations;

• (d) sets out general boating safety knowledge; and

• (e) reviews these Regulations and the provisions of the following statutes and regulations relating to the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c), as applicable:

  • (i) the Canada Shipping Act, 2001,

  • (ii) the provisions of the Contraventions Act and the regulations made under it that pertain to contraventions of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 and the regulations made under it,

  • (iii) the Criminal Code,

  • (iv) the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations,

  • (v) the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020,

  • (vi) the Collision Regulations, and

  • (vii) the Small Vessel Regulations.

(3) The Department of Transport may

• (a) suspend the accreditation of any boating safety course where the course no longer meets the criteria set out in subsection (2); and

• (b) reinstate the accreditation where the reasons for the suspension have been remedied.