Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations

1 The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations.

Boating Safety Course Completion Card

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)

CCG-accredited course

CCG-accredited course means a series of lessons in respect of boating safety that has been accredited by the Canadian Coast Guard in accordance with section 6. (cours agréé GCC)

CCG-accredited test

CCG-accredited test means a test that has been accredited by the Canadian Coast Guard in accordance with section 7. (examen agréé GCC)

enforcement officer

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

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

Pleasure Craft Operator Card

Pleasure Craft Operator Card means a document issued to a person by the administrator of a CCG-accredited test which attests that the person has passed the test in accordance with paragraph 4(1)(a). (carte de conducteur d’embarcation de plaisance)

proof of age

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

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

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)