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What is a boating license?

      • what does the boating license mean you can operate?
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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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what are the age restrictions?

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12 and under

12 to 15

16 and over

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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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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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16 and over

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minimum age for personal watercraft

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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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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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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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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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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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The Hull

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Body of the Vessel

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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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Cleats

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Metal fitting to which a rope or cable can be fastened

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Red and green lights

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on the side

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Back light

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All around white light at the rear of the vessel

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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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Bow

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Front of the boat

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Stern

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Rear of the vessel

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Port

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Left hand side

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Starboard

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Right side

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Aft

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Located near or at the stern of the boat

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Beam

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The width of a boat at the widest point

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Bilge
The lowest point of a boat's interior hull
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Draft
The vertical distance from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel; the minimum depth of water in which a vessel will float
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forward
Located near, or at, the bow of the boat
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Freeboard
The vertical distance from the waterline to the gunwale
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Keel
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
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Wake
The disturbed column of water around and behind a moving vessel which is set into motion by the passage of a vessel
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Waterline
The intersection of a boat's hull and the water's surface
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Boat hull (body of a boat)
Displacement hulls allow larger boat to move through the water smoothly
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Planning hulls are...
designed to rise up on top of water at higher speeds for small boats
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hull type: flat bottom
fishing, slow speeds and calm water
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hull type: round bottom
canoes moves smoothly with little effort must be cautions when loading/entering/existing because they roll easily
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hull type: Deep v- hull
Most cowwom type of powerboats moves smoothly in rough water at high speed required a larger engine than other boats
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hull type: multi hull
most stable type require. lot of room for steern and turn catamarans and pontons
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engine types:
outboard, inboard and sterndrives
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outboard engine
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
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inboard engine
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
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sterndrives
called: - 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?
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outboards and two-stroke engines and four-stroke engines
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
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What is a compliance notice
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
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What is a pleasure craft license?
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
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Hull identification number
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
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Pleasure craft is not a registration
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
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change in name of address
license available for 10 years if name of address changes... license must be updated need to change within 90 days
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Transfer and Display of licenses
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
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use of personal flotation device
need one working PDFD or lifejacket er person onboard responsibility of boat operator
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not in school (2 decks)

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