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1
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What is a boating license?

      • what does the boating license mean you can operate?
A

operate:
- to control the speed and the course of the pleasure craft

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      • what do you need to prove on the boat you have on the boat?
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proof of competency (things you need):

  • a pleasure craft operator card
  • boating safety completion card
  • rental boat safety checklist
  • training certificate recognized transport canada
  • completion of boating safety course
  • photocopies will not be accepted
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3
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what are the age restrictions?

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12 and under

12 to 15

16 and over

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4
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12 and under

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only operate boat with motor of up to 10 hp, unless supervised and directly by someone 16 years of age.

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5
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12 to 15 years old

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operate boat up to 40hp, unless supervised by someone 16 or older

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6
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16 and over

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minimum age for personal watercraft

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7
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what is a careless operation of a vessel offense?

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Small-vessel safety equipment and safety precaution requirements for boaters include a “careless operation of a vessel” offence

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8
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Before you go you _________ __________ and _______;

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you wear lifejackets

check if you have:
- the weather
- hazards
- maps
- onboard PFDS
- first aid
- tools
- parts
- fuel
- safety equipment
- someone knows where you are going and when you are going to be back

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9
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Wear the right gear:

Boat _______ (what is the % of people who get into an accident because they are __________

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  • 40% of injuries are caused by alcohol
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10
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Wear the right gear:

How do you drive responsibly?

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Look

Sit low

Drive at moderate speed

Aware of Weather

Never ovrload boat

Respect Canadian Compliance notice label for mall boats

*** Bring your GPS and nautical charts (marine charts)

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11
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Boating terminology

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The hull (body of vessel)

Gunwale (upper edges of a vessel’s sides)

Transom (cross section of the stern)

Cleats (Metal fitting to which a rope or cable can be fastened)

Red and green sidelights on the side

Back light (all around white light at the rear of the vessel)

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12
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The Hull

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Body of the Vessel

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13
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Gunwale

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Upper edges of a vessel’s sides)

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Transom

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Cross section of the stern

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15
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Cleats

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Metal fitting to which a rope or cable can be fastened

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16
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Red and green lights

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on the side

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17
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Back light

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All around white light at the rear of the vessel

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18
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Parts of a boat

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Bow (front)
Stern (rear of vessel)
Port (left hand side)
Starboard (right side)

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19
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Bow

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Front of the boat

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20
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Stern

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Rear of the vessel

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21
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Port

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Left hand side

22
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Starboard

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Right side

23
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Aft

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Located near or at the stern of the boat

24
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Beam

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The width of a boat at the widest point

25
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Bilge

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The lowest point of a boat’s interior hull

26
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Draft

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The vertical distance from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel; the minimum depth of water in which a vessel will float

27
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forward

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Located near, or at, the bow of the boat

28
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Freeboard

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The vertical distance from the waterline to the gunwale

29
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Keel

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The main structural member of a boat comprising its backbone plus the lateral area beneath the hull, helping to provide stability and reduce the sideways drift or a boat

30
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Wake

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The disturbed column of water around and behind a moving vessel which is set into motion by the passage of a vessel

31
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Waterline

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The intersection of a boat’s hull and the water’s surface

32
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Boat hull (body of a boat)

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Displacement hulls allow larger boat to move through the water smoothly

33
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Planning hulls are…

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designed to rise up on top of water at higher speeds for small boats

34
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hull type:

flat bottom

A

fishing, slow speeds and calm water

35
Q

hull type:

round bottom

A

canoes
moves smoothly with little effort
must be cautions when loading/entering/existing because they roll easily

36
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hull type:

Deep v- hull

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Most cowwom type of powerboats

moves smoothly in rough water at high speed

required a larger engine than other boats

37
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hull type:

multi hull

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most stable type

require. lot of room for steern and turn

catamarans and pontons

38
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engine types:

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outboard, inboard and sterndrives

39
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outboard engine

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mounted outisde of the boat

steered or controlled by a hand tiller or steering wheel that will cause the entire engine to move when steering is adjusted

40
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inboard engine

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typically four-stroke automative engines which are modified for use on the water

mounted insde the hull of the boats

powers the drive shaft which is connected to a propeller

when the steering wheel of an inboard engine is manipulated, it moves a rudder tht is positioned directly behind the propeller

41
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sterndrives

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called: <inboard / outboards>

  • similar to inboards:
      • drive use four-stroke automative engines modified for use of the water
      • mounted inside the boat,
      • attached through the transom
      • they power the drive shaft, which is connected to the propeller
      • when the steering wheel used to control the stern drive engine is adjusted… it changes the direction of the propeller
  • have a four-stroke engine?
42
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outboards and two-stroke engines and four-stroke engines

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before:

  • typically was two-stroke

two-stroke:
- oil mixed with gasoline to lubricate the engine

four-stroke:
- oil and gasoline are seperate
- more quietly and smoothly
more environnmentally friendly:
- - - - more smokeless

43
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What is a compliance notice

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plesure crafts under 24m in length that are motorized must have a compliance notice

vessel less than 6m in length: compliance indicates the maximim gross load to be carried (including weight of people, fuel, equiment)
- - - must indicate the maximum safe limits for motor power for the hull

44
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What is a pleasure craft license?

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set of identiciation number to be displayed on both sides of your boat’s bow

all personal watercrafts must be licensed, register with transport canada

license must be onboard and available, no fees to obstain a pleasure craft license

45
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Hull identification number

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all pleasure craft must be parked with a hull identifcation number (12-character serial number to identify lost or stolen vessels)

illegal to alter or tamper a HIN

46
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Pleasure craft is not a registration

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Vessel regisitration is the title of ownership of a boat or vessel, which includes the official vessel name and the name of the owner

Registration is valid for 3 years and fees vary depending on the type of vessel and type of registration

47
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change in name of address

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license available for 10 years

if name of address changes… license must be updated

need to change within 90 days

48
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Transfer and Display of licenses

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Owner must sign tranfer paper if the owner change on the reverse side of the licnse and deliver the new over

      • new however needs to be submit application by mail to pleasure craft licensing centre to transfer the pleasure craft license
      • 90 days max without license

Display license number

      • displayed both sides of vessel bow
      • contrast in colour of background
49
Q

use of personal flotation device

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need one working PDFD or lifejacket er person onboard

responsibility of boat operator

50
Q
A

not in school (2 decks)

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