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Required Boating Equipment

Vessels over 6 metres but not over 8 metres

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one Government of Canada (Department of Transport) approved personal flotation device (PFD) or a life jacket for small vessels of appropriate size for each person on board
one buoyant heaving line of not less than 15m in length or one approved life buoys with an outside diameter of 610 mm or 762 mm that is attached to a buoyant line of not less than 15m in length
a re-boarding device if the freeboard of the vessel is greater than 0.5 m
one manual propelling device (paddle or oars) OR an anchor with not less than 15m of cable, rope or chain in any combination
one bailer or manual water pump fitted with or accompanied by sufficient hose to enable a person using the pump to pump water from the bilge of the vessel over the side of the vessel
one Class 5BC fire extinguisher, if the pleasure craft is a power driven vessel, plus another class 5BC fire extinguisher if the pleasure craft is equipped with a fuel burning cooking, heating or refrigerating appliance
a watertight flashlight
6 Canadian approved flares of Type A, B, or C
You are exempt from carrying pyrotechnic distress signals if:
- operating in a river, canal or lake in which it can at no time be more than one mile from shore
  OR
- engaged in an official competition or in final preparation for an official competition and has no sleeping arrangements.
a sound signaling device or a sound signaling appliance
navigation lights that meet the applicable standards set out in the Collision Regulations if the pleasure craft is operated after sunset and before sunrise or in periods of restricted visibility