Requirements for Powered and Sailboats up to 6m - Canada
Here's the list of boating safety equipment you'll need in your boat:
One Personal Flotation Device (PFD) or Lifejacket
of appropriate size for each person on board
at least than 15 m (49’3”) long
Note: Only required if the vertical height that must be climbed to reboard the pleasure craft from the water is over 0.5 m (1’8”).
If the boat is equipped with a motor:
or
Three pyrotechnic distress signals, not more than one of which is a smoke signal
Note: Flares are not required for a pleasure craft that:
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Is operating on a river, canal or lake in which it can never be more than one (1) nautical mile (1.852 km) from shore; or
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Has no sleeping quarters and is engaged in an official competition or in final preparation for an official competition.
or
and at least 15 m (49’3”) of cable, rope or chain in any combination
A bailer or a manual water pump
Note: A bailer or manual bilge pump is not required for a pleasure craft that cannot hold enough water to make it capsize or a pleasure craft that has watertight compartments that are sealed and not readily accessible.
A sound-signaling appliance or a sound-signaling device
that meets the requirements set out in the Collision Regulations
meet the requirements set out in the Collision Regulations
Note:
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Navigation lights are only required if the pleasure craft is operated after sunset, before sunrise, or in periods of restricted visibility (fog, falling snow, etc.).
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Sailing vessels less than 7 m in length can meet this requirement with a watertight flashlight.
Note: A magnetic compass is not required if the pleasure craft is 8 m (26’3”) or less and is operated within sight of sea marks (navigation marks).
if the pleasure craft is equipped with an inboard engine, a fixed fuel tank of any size, or a fuel-burning cooking, heating or refrigeration appliance
is required under certain conditions
