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Contraventions Regulations

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SCHEDULE I.1(Sections 1 to 3)Canada Shipping Act, 2001

PART I

Canada Shipping Act, 2001

Item	Column I	Column II	Column III
Item	Provision of Canada Shipping Act, 2001	Short-Form Description	Fine ($)
1	436(3)	Failure to deliver wreck to receiver of wrecks as soon as possible	400
2	437(1)	Failure to prove lawful possession of wreck	80

PART I.1

Aids to Navigation Protection Regulations

Item	Column I	Column II	Column III
Item	Provision of Aids to Navigation Protection Regulations	Short-Form Description	Fine ($)
1	3(1)	Failure to report damaged or moved aid to navigation as soon as is practicable	200

PART I.2

Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations

Item	Column I	Column II	Column III
Item	Provision of Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations	Short-Form Description	Fine ($)
1	2(1)	Operating vessel where prohibited	100
2	2(2)	Operating power-driven or electrically propelled vessel where prohibited	100
3	2(3)	Operating power-driven vessel where prohibited	100
4	2(4)	Operating power-driven or electrically propelled vessel with more engine power than maximum specified	100
5	2(5)	Operating power-driven or electrically propelled vessel over maximum speed specified	100
6	2(6)	Operating power-driven or electrically propelled vessel for the purpose of towing a person on any water sport equipment outside permitted hours	100
7	2(7)	Operating power-driven vessel at a speed over 10 km/h within 30 m of shore in specified waters	100
8	5	Placing sign restricting vessel operation	150
9	6(2)(b)	Failing to maintain sign in required form	150
10	10(b)	(a) Altering authorized sign	150
		(b) Concealing authorized sign	150
		(c) Damaging authorized sign	150
		(d) Destroying authorized sign	150
11	10(c)	Using authorized sign or support erected for authorized sign as mooring	150
12	19	Allowing a person under 12 years of age to operate a pleasure craft with engine power greater than 7.5 kW	250
13	20	(a) Operating a pleasure craft with more than 30 kW engine power — person under 16 years of age	100
13	20	(b) Allowing a person under 16 years of age to operate a pleasure craft with more than 30 kW engine power	250
14	21	(a) Operating a personal watercraft — person under 16 years of age	100
14	21	(b) Allowing a person under 16 years of age to operate a personal watercraft	250

PART I.3

Private Buoy Regulations

Item	Column I	Column II	Column III
Item	Provision of Private Buoy Regulations	Short-Form Description	Fine ($)
1	3	(a) Place a private buoy that interferes with navigation	100
		(b) Place a private buoy that is likely to interfere with navigation	100
		(c) Place a private buoy that misleads operator of vessel	200
		(d) Place a private buoy likely to mislead operator of vessel	200
2	4(1)(a)	Place a private buoy that does not show the required dimensions above the water	50
3	4(1)(b)	Place a private buoy without displaying “PRIV” in the required manner	50
4	4(1)(c)	Place a private buoy that does not comply with the requirements set out in Canadian Aids to Navigation	50
5	4(1)(d)	Place a private buoy that does not display required information in the required manner	50
6	4(1)(e)	(a) Place a private buoy not constructed in a manner that ensures requirements are met	50
		(b) Place a private buoy not maintained in a manner that ensures requirements are met	50
		(c) Place a private buoy not constructed with materials that ensure requirements are met	50
		(d) Place a private buoy not maintained with materials that ensure requirements are met	50
7	4(1)(f)	(a) Place a private buoy with anchor not constructed in a manner that ensures anchor remains in position	50
		(b) Place a private buoy with anchor not maintained in a manner that ensures anchor remains in position	50
		(c) Place a private buoy with anchor not constructed with materials that ensure anchor remains in position	50
8	6	(a) Place a private buoy equipped with a light that fails to remain lit throughout the night	100
8	6	(b) Place a private buoy equipped with a light that does not meet the requirements of the Canadian Aids to Navigation	100

PART II

Small Vessel Regulations

Item	Column I	Column II	Column III
Item	Provision of Small Vessel Regulations	Short-Form Description	Fine ($)
1	4 and 16.01(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft with equipment not meeting the prescribed standards	100
1	4 and 16.01(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft with equipment not meeting the prescribed standards	100
2	4 and 16.01(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft without the prescribed equipment bearing a recognized official stamp, label or mark	100
2	4 and 16.01(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft without the prescribed equipment bearing a recognized official stamp, label or mark	100
3	4, 16.02(1) and (2)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft not over 6 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices or lifejackets of appropriate size	200
3	4, 16.02(1) and (2)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices or lifejackets of appropriate size	200
4	4, 16.02(1) and (2)(a) and 16.07	(a) Operate pleasure craft not over 6 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices of appropriate type	200
4	4, 16.02(1) and (2)(a) and 16.07	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices of appropriate type	200
5	4 and 16.02(1) and (2)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft not over 6 m without a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
5	4 and 16.02(1) and (2)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m without a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
6	4 and 16.02(1) and (3)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft not over 6 m without a manual propelling device or without an anchor with at least 15 m of cable, rope or chain	100
6	4 and 16.02(1) and (3)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m without a manual propelling device or without an anchor with at least 15 m of cable, rope or chain	100
7	4 and 16.02(1) and (3)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft not over 6 m without the prescribed bailer or manual water pump and hose	100
7	4 and 16.02(1) and (3)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m without the prescribed bailer or manual water pump and hose	100
8	4 and 16.02(1) and (3)(c)	(a) Operate pleasure craft not over 6 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher	200
8	4 and 16.02(1) and (3)(c)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher	200
9	4 and 16.02(1) and (4)	(a) Operate pleasure craft not over 6 m with neither a watertight flashlight nor a sufficient number of prescribed pyrotechnic distress signals	100
9	4 and 16.02(1) and (4)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m with neither a watertight flashlight nor a sufficient number of prescribed pyrotechnic distress signals	100
10	4 and 16.02(1) and (5)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft not over 6 m without a sound-signalling device or appliance	100
10	4 and 16.02(1) and (5)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m without a sound-signalling device or appliance	100
10.1	4 and 16.02(1) and (5)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft not over 6 m after sunset and before sunrise without prescribed navigation lights	100
		(b) Operate pleasure craft not over 6 m in restricted visibility without prescribed navigation lights	100
		(c) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m after sunset and before sunrise without prescribed navigation lights	100
		(d) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m in restricted visibility without prescribed navigation lights	100
11	4, 16.03(1) and (2)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices or lifejackets of appropriate size	200
11	4, 16.03(1) and (2)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices or lifejackets of appropriate size	200
12	4, 16.03(1) and (2)(a) and 16.07	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices of appropriate type	200
12	4, 16.03(1) and (2)(a) and 16.07	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices of appropriate type	200
13	4 and 16.03(1) and (2)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m without a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m or a lifebuoy of the prescribed size attached to a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
13	4 and 16.03(1) and (2)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m without a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m or a lifebuoy of the prescribed size attached to a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
14	4 and 16.03(1) and (2)(c)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m, with a freeboard exceeding 0.5 m, without a reboarding device	100
14	4 and 16.03(1) and (2)(c)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m, with a freeboard exceeding 0.5 m, without a reboarding device	100
15	4 and 16.03(1) and (3)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m without a manual propelling device or without an anchor with at least 15 m of cable, rope or chain	100
15	4 and 16.03(1) and (3)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m without a manual propelling device and without an anchor with at least 15 m of cable, rope or chain	100
16	4 and 16.03(1) and (3)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m without the prescribed bailer or manual water pump and hose	100
16	4 and 16.03(1) and (3)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m without the prescribed bailer or manual water pump and hose	100
17	4 and 16.03(1) and (3)(c)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m with insufficient number of prescribed fire extinguishers	200
17	4 and 16.03(1) and (3)(c)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m with insufficient number of prescribed fire extinguishers	200
18	4 and 16.03(1) and (4)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m without a watertight flashlight	100
18	4 and 16.03(1) and (4)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m without a watertight flashlight	100
19	4 and 16.03(1) and (4)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m with insufficient number of prescribed pyrotechnic distress signals	100
19	4 and 16.03(1) and (4)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m with insufficient number of prescribed pyrotechnic distress signals	100
20	4 and 16.03(1) and (5)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m without a sound-signalling device or appliance	100
20	4 and 16.03(1) and (5)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m without a sound-signalling device or appliance	100
20.1	4 and 16.03(1) and (5)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 6 m but not over 8 m after sunset and before sunrise without prescribed navigation lights	100
		(b) Operate pleasure craft not over 6 m in restricted visibility without prescribed navigation lights	100
		(c) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m after sunset and before sunrise without prescribed navigation lights	100
		(d) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft not over 6 m in restricted visibility without prescribed navigation lights	100
21	4, 16.04(1) and (2)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices or lifejackets of appropriate size	200
21	4, 16.04(1) and (2)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices or lifejackets of appropriate size	200
22	4, 16.04(1) and (2)(a) and 16.07	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices of appropriate type	200
22	4, 16.04(1) and (2)(a) and 16.07	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices of appropriate type	200
23	4 and 16.04(1) and (2)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
23	4 and 16.04(1) and (2)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
24	4 and 16.04(1) and (2)(c)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without prescribed lifebuoy attached to a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
24	4 and 16.04(1) and (2)(c)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without prescribed lifebuoy attached to a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
25	4 and 16.04(1) and (2)(d)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m, with a freeboard exceeding 0.5 m, without a reboarding device	100
25	4 and 16.04(1) and (2)(d)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m, with a freeboard exceeding 0.5 m, without a reboarding device	100
26	4 and 16.04(1) and (3)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without an anchor with at least 30 m of cable, rope or chain	100
26	4 and 16.04(1) and (3)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without an anchor with at least 30 m of cable, rope or chain	100
27	4 and 16.04(1) and (3)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without prescribed bailer	100
		(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without prescribed bailer	100
		(c) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without prescribed manual water pump and hose	100
		(d) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without prescribed manual water pump and hose	100
28	4 and 16.04(1) and (3)(c)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m with insufficient number of prescribed fire extinguishers	200
28	4 and 16.04(1) and (3)(c)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m with insufficient number of prescribed fire extinguishers	200
29	4 and 16.04(1) and (4)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without a watertight flashlight	100
29	4 and 16.04(1) and (4)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without a watertight flashlight	100
30	4 and 16.04(1) and (4)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m with insufficient number of prescribed pyrotechnic distress signals	100
30	4 and 16.04(1) and (4)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m with insufficient number of prescribed pyrotechnic distress signals	100
31	4 and 16.04(1) and (5)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without a sound-signalling device or appliance	100
31	4 and 16.04(1) and (5)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without a sound-signalling device or appliance	100
31.1	4 and 16.04(1) and (5)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without prescribed navigation lights	100
31.1	4 and 16.04(1) and (5)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 8 m but not over 12 m without prescribed navigation lights	100
32	4, 16.05(1) and (2)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices or lifejackets of appropriate size	200
32	4, 16.05(1) and (2)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices or lifejackets of appropriate size	200
33	4, 16.05(1) and (2)(a) and 16.07	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices of appropriate type	200
33	4, 16.05(1) and (2)(a) and 16.07	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices of appropriate type	200
34	4 and 16.05(1) and (2)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
34	4 and 16.05(1) and (2)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
35	4 and 16.05(1) and (2)(c)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without prescribed lifebuoy attached to a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
35	4 and 16.05(1) and (2)(c)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without prescribed lifebuoy attached to a buoyant heaving line of at least 15 m	100
36	4 and 16.05(1) and (2)(d)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a reboarding device	100
36	4 and 16.05(1) and (2)(d)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a reboarding device	100
37	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without an anchor with at least 50 m of cable, rope or chain	100
37	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without an anchor with at least 50 m of cable, rope or chain	100
38	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without bilge-pumping arrangements	100
38	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without bilge-pumping arrangements	100
39	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(c)(i)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning cooking appliance	200
		(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning cooking appliance	200
		(c) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning heating appliance	200
		(d) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning heating appliance	200
		(e) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning refrigeration appliance	200
		(f) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning refrigeration appliance	200
40	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(c)(ii)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at the entrance to each accommodation space	200
40	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(c)(ii)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at the entrance to each accommodation space	200
41	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(c)(iii)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at the entrance to the engine room space	200
41	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(c)(iii)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at the entrance to the engine room space	200
42	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(d)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without an axe	100
42	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(d)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without an axe	100
43	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(e)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m with insufficient number of buckets of at least 10 L	100
43	4 and 16.05(1) and (3)(e)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m with insufficient number of buckets of at least 10 L	100
44	4 and 16.05(1) and (4)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a watertight flashlight	100
44	4 and 16.05(1) and (4)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without a watertight flashlight	100
45	4 and 16.05(1) and (4)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m with insufficient number of prescribed pyrotechnic distress signals	100
45	4 and 16.05(1) and (4)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m with insufficient number of prescribed pyrotechnic distress signals	100
46	4 and 16.05(1) and (5)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m with insufficient number of sound-signalling appliances	100
46	4 and 16.05(1) and (5)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m with insufficient number of sound-signalling appliances	100
46.1	4 and 16.05(1) and (5)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without prescribed navigation lights	100
46.1	4 and 16.05(1) and (5)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 12 m but not over 20 m without prescribed navigation lights	100
47	4, 16.06(1) and (2)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices or lifejackets of appropriate size	200
47	4, 16.06(1) and (2)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices or lifejackets of appropriate size	200
48	4, 16.06(1) and (2)(a) and 16.07	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices of appropriate type	200
48	4, 16.06(1) and (2)(a) and 16.07	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of personal flotation devices of appropriate type	200
49	4 and 16.06(1) and (2)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a buoyant heaving line of at least 30 m	100
49	4 and 16.06(1) and (2)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a buoyant heaving line of at least 30 m	100
50	4 and 16.06(1) and (2)(c)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of prescribed lifebuoys attached to a buoyant heaving line of at least 30 m	100
50	4 and 16.06(1) and (2)(c)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of prescribed lifebuoys attached to a buoyant heaving line of at least 30 m	100
51	4 and 16.06(1) and (2)(d)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a lifting harness with appropriate rigging	100
51	4 and 16.06(1) and (2)(d)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a lifting harness with appropriate rigging	100
52	4 and 16.06(1) and (2)(e)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a reboarding device	100
52	4 and 16.06(1) and (2)(e)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a reboarding device	100
53	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without an anchor with at least 50 m of cable, rope or chain	100
53	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without an anchor with at least 50 m of cable, rope or chain	100
54	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without bilge-pumping arrangements	100
54	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without bilge-pumping arrangements	100
55	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(c)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a prescribed power-driven fire pump	200
55	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(c)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a prescribed power-driven fire pump	200
56	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(d)(i)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning cooking appliance	200
		(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning cooking appliance	200
		(c) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning heating appliance	200
		(d) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning heating appliance	200
		(e) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning refrigeration appliance	200
		(f) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at each access to a space with a fuel-burning refrigeration appliance	200
57	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(d)(ii)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at the entrance to each accommodation space	200
57	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(d)(ii)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at the entrance to each accommodation space	200
58	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(d)(iii)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a prescribed fire extinguisher at the entrance to the engine room space	200
58	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(d)(iii)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without prescribed fire extinguisher at the entrance to the engine room space	200
59	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(e)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of axes	100
59	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(e)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of axes	100
60	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(f)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of buckets of at least 10 L	100
60	4 and 16.06(1) and (3)(f)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of buckets of at least 10 L	100
61	4 and 16.06(1) and (4)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a watertight flashlight	100
61	4 and 16.06(1) and (4)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without a watertight flashlight	100
62	4 and 16.06(1) and (4)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of prescribed pyrotechnic distress signals	100
62	4 and 16.06(1) and (4)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of prescribed pyrotechnic distress signals	100
63	4 and 16.06(1) and (5)(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of prescribed sound-signalling appliances	100
63	4 and 16.06(1) and (5)(a)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m with insufficient number of prescribed sound-signalling appliances	100
63.1	4 and 16.06(1) and (5)(b)	(a) Operate pleasure craft over 20 m without prescribed navigation lights	100
63.1	4 and 16.06(1) and (5)(b)	(b) Allow someone to operate pleasure craft over 20 m without prescribed navigation lights	100
64	4(1)(b)	Operate small vessel with equipment not in good working order	100
65	4(2)(b)	Allow a person to operate pleasure craft with equipment not in good working order	100
66	8(1)	Operate vessel without licence	250
66.1	12(1)	Neither sign and deliver transfer form nor submit a signed notice of transfer	100
67	13(1)	Operate vessel with licence number not marked in prescribed manner	250
68	13(2)	Operate vessel marked with a number that could be mistaken for the licence number	250
69	14(3)	Failure to mark dealer’s licence number in prescribed manner	250
70	15	Failure to produce licence forthwith at the request of an enforcement officer or customs officer	250
71	19(a)	(a) Operate pleasure craft without applicable plate	100
		(b) Operate pleasure craft without hull identification number	100
		(c) Allow a person to operate pleasure craft without applicable plate	100
		(d) Allow a person to operate pleasure craft without hull identification number	100
72	19(b)	(a) Failure by manufacturer to ensure, before the initial transfer of ownership, that the pleasure craft has the applicable plate	100
		(b) Failure by importer to ensure, before the initial transfer of ownership, that the pleasure craft has the applicable plate	100
		(c) Failure by owner to ensure that the pleasure craft has the applicable plate	100
		(d) Failure by manufacturer to ensure, before the initial transfer of ownership, that the pleasure craft is marked with a hull identification number	100
		(e) Failure by importer to ensure, before the initial transfer of ownership, that the pleasure craft is marked with a hull identification number	100
		(f) Failure by owner to ensure that the pleasure craft is marked with a hull identification number	100
73	24(a)	Unlawfully remove a plate	200
74	24(b)	Alter or tamper with a plate	200
75	24(c)	Supply a label or marking that falsely purports to be a plate	200
76	24(d)	Attach to pleasure craft a label or marking that falsely purports to be a plate	200
77	25	Failure to apply for a new plate	100
78	25.1(3)	(a) Remove hull identification number	200
78	25.1(3)	(b) Alter or tamper with hull identification number	200
78.1	26.1(1)	Failure to brief passengers respecting safety and emergency procedures before departure of vessel	300
78.2	26.1(2)	Failure to demonstrate, before departure of vessel, how to put on each type of lifejacket carried on board	300
79	37(1)	(a) Operate a power-driven vessel without a muffler that is in good working order and in operation at all times	250
		(b) Operate a power-driven vessel with a muffler cut-out or by-pass that is not visibly disengaged	500
		(c) Permit another person to operate a power-driven vessel without a muffler that is in good working order and in operation at all times	250
		(d) Permit another person to operate a power-driven vessel with a muffler cut-out or by-pass that is not visibly disengaged	500
80	38(1)(a)	(a) Install in a small vessel a fixed fuel tank or line in a manner permitting leakage of fuel	100
		(b) Maintain in a small vessel a fixed fuel tank or line in a manner permitting leakage of fuel	100
		(c) Fuel small vessel in a manner permitting leakage of fuel	100
81	38(1)(b)	(a) Install in a small vessel a fixed fuel tank or line in a manner permitting spillage of fuel into hull	100
		(b) Maintain in a small vessel a fixed fuel tank or line in a manner permitting spillage of fuel into hull	100
		(c) Fuel small vessel in a manner permitting spillage of fuel into hull	100
82	38(2)	Knowingly allow leakage of fuel within or from a small vessel	100
83	38(3)(a)	Fuel portable tank in a pleasure craft that is dockside or beached	100
84	38(3)(b)	Fuel fixed tank in a pleasure craft that is dockside or beached when another person is on board	100
85	38(4)	(a) Failure to close all doors, windows and ports before fuelling	100
		(b) Failure to switch off all electrical equipment before fuelling	100
		(c) Failure to shut off all engines before fuelling	100
		(d) Failure to extinguish all open flames and pilot lights before fuelling	100
86	38(5)	Install below deck or enclose by boxing on a small vessel a gasoline-fuelled inboard engine without the carburator being fitted with flame arrestors	100
87	39	Failure to operate engine space blower for at least 4 min before starting up gasoline-powered small vessel	100
88	40(1)	Install fuel-burning appliance or system in a small vessel contrary to manufacturer’s recommendations	100
89	40(2)	(a) Install a gaseous fuel-burning appliance or system in a small vessel carrying passengers	100
		(b) Install a liquefied petroleum gas-burning appliance or system in a small vessel carrying passengers	100
		(c) Install a compressed natural gas-burning appliance or system in a small vessel carrying passengers	100
		(d) Install a naphtha-burning appliance or system in a small vessel carrying passengers	100
		(e) Carry a gaseous fuel-burning appliance or system in a small vessel carrying passengers	100
		(f) Carry a liquefied petroleum gas-burning appliance or system in a small vessel carrying passengers	100
		(g) Carry a compressed natural gas-burning appliance or system in a small vessel carrying passengers	100
		(h) Carry a naphtha-burning appliance or system in a small vessel carrying passengers	100
90	40(3)	(a) Install in a small vessel gaseous fuel-burning appliance or system in a manner permitting ingress of the fuel below the deck	100
		(b) Install in a small vessel liquefied petroleum gas-burning appliance or system in a manner permitting ingress of the gas below the deck	100
		(c) Install in a small vessel compressed natural gas-burning appliance or system in a manner permitting ingress of the gas below the deck	100
		(d) Install in a small vessel naphtha-burning appliance or system in a manner permitting ingress of the naphtha below the deck	100
91	41(1)	(a) Use a small vessel to tow a person on water without a person on board keeping watch	100
		(b) Use a small vessel to tow a person on water without seating space on board for the person being towed	100
		(c) Use a small vessel to tow a person on water without a personal flotation device or lifejacket on board for the person being towed	100
		(d) Use a small vessel to tow a person on water during the period beginning one hour after sunset and ending at sunrise	100
		(e) Use a small vessel to tow a person in the air without a person on board keeping watch	100
		(f) Use a small vessel to tow a person in the air without seating space on board for the person being towed	100
		(g) Use a small vessel to tow a person in the air without a personal flotation device or lifejacket on board for the person being towed	100
		(h) Use a small vessel to tow a person in the air during the period beginning one hour after sunset and ending at sunrise	100
92	42(a)	Tow oneself by remote-controlled small vessel	100
93	42(b)	Operate propeller-driven surfboard-type craft	100
94	43	Operate small vessel in a careless manner, without due care and attention or without consideration for others	200
95	48	Failure to comply with requirements of enforcement officer	100

PART III

Collision Regulations

Item	Column I	Column II	Column III
Item	Provision of Schedule I to Collision Regulations	Short-Form Description	Fine ($)
1	20(b)	(a) Exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, a light that can be mistaken for prescribed lights — vessel less than 20 m underway	100
		(b) Exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, a light that impairs visibility or distinctive character of prescribed lights — vessel less than 20 m underway	100
		(c) Exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, a light that interferes with the keeping of a proper look-out — vessel less than 20 m underway	100
2	23(a)(i)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, a masthead light forward — power-driven vessel less than 20 m underway	100
2	23(a)(i)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, a masthead light forward, if carried — power-driven vessel less than 20 m underway	100
3	23(a)(iii)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, sidelights — power-driven vessel less than 20 m underway	100
3	23(a)(iii)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, sidelights, if carried — power-driven vessel less than 20 m underway	100
4	23(a)(iv)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, a sternlight — power-driven vessel less than 20 m underway	100
4	23(a)(iv)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, a sternlight, if carried — power-driven vessel less than 20 m underway	100
5	23(c)(i)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, an all-round white light and sidelights in lieu of the masthead light forward and the sternlight — power-driven vessel less than 12 m underway	100
5	23(c)(i)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, an all-round white light and sidelights, if carried, in lieu of the masthead light forward and the sternlight — power-driven vessel less than 12 m underway	100
6	23(c)(iii)	(a) Displace the masthead light forward from the fore and aft centreline of the vessel contrary to prescribed conditions — power-driven vessel less than 12 m underway	100
6	23(c)(iii)	(b) Displace the all-round white light from the fore and aft centreline of the vessel contrary to prescribed conditions — power-driven vessel less than 12 m underway	100
7	25(a)(i)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, sidelights — sailing vessel less than 20 m underway	100
7	25(a)(i)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, sidelights, if carried — sailing vessel less than 20 m underway	100
8	25(a)(ii)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, a sternlight — sailing vessel less than 20 m underway	100
8	25(a)(ii)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, a sternlight, if carried — sailing vessel less than 20 m underway	100
9	25(b)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, a lantern where it can best be seen on the mast in lieu of sidelights and a sternlight — sailing vessel less than 20 m underway	100
9	25(b)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, a lantern, if carried, where it can best be seen on the mast in lieu of sidelights and sternlight — sailing vessel less than 20 m underway	100
10	25(c)	Exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, the red and green all-round lights in a vertical line, where they can best be seen on the mast, in conjunction with the combined lantern — sailing vessel less than 20 m underway	100
11	25(d)(i)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, to prevent collision, an electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light in lieu of prescribed lights — sailing vessel less than 7 m underway	100
11	25(d)(i)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, to prevent collision, an electric torch or lighted lantern, if carried, showing a white light in lieu of prescribed lights — sailing vessel less than 7 m underway	100
12	25(d)(ii)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, to prevent collision, an electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light in lieu of prescribed lights for a sailing vessel — vessel under oars	100
12	25(d)(ii)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, to prevent collision, an electric torch or lighted lantern, if carried, showing a white light in lieu of prescribed lights for a sailing vessel — vessel under oars	100
13	25(e)	Fail to exhibit forward, by day, where it can best be seen, a conical shape, apex downward — vessel less than 20 m proceeding under sail when also being propelled by machinery	100
14	27(e)(i)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, three all-round lights in a vertical line in the prescribed manner — vessel less than 20 m engaged in diving operations the size of which makes it impracticable to exhibit prescribed lights and shapes	100
14	27(e)(i)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, three all-round lights, if carried, in a vertical line in the prescribed manner — vessel less than 20 m engaged in diving operations the size of which vessel makes it impracticable to exhibit prescribed lights and shapes	100
15	27(e)(ii)	Fail to exhibit, by day, a rigid replica of the International Code flag “A” in prescribed manner — vessel less than 20 m engaged in diving operations the size of which vessel makes it impracticable to exhibit prescribed lights and shapes	100
16	30(a)(i)	Fail to exhibit an all-round white light or one ball where it can best be seen in the fore part — vessel less than 20 m at anchor	100
17	30(a)(ii)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, an all-round white light at or near the stern in the prescribed manner — vessel less than 20 m at anchor	100
17	30(a)(ii)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, an all-round white light, if carried, at or near the stern in the prescribed manner — vessel less than 20 m at anchor	100
18	30(b)	(a) Fail to exhibit, from sunset to sunrise, an all-round white light where it can best be seen in lieu of prescribed lights in the fore part and at the stern — vessel less than 20 m at anchor	100
18	30(b)	(b) Fail to exhibit, from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility, an all-round white light, if carried, where it can best be seen in lieu of prescribed lights in the fore part and at the stern — vessel less than 20 m at anchor	100
19	33(a)	(a) Whistle in compliance with prescribed specifications missing — vessel 12 to 20 m	100
19	33(a)	(b) Bell in compliance with prescribed specifications or other equipment having the same sound characteristics missing — vessel 12 to 20 m	100
20	33(b)	Means of making an efficient sound signal missing — vessel less than 12 m	100
21	2 (ann. IV)	(a) Use prescribed distress signal otherwise than to indicate distress or need of assistance — vessel less than 20 m	100
21	2 (ann. IV)	(b) Use signal which may be confused with prescribed distress signals — vessel less than 20 m	100

PART IV

Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations

Item	Column I	Column II	Column III
Item	Provision of Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations	Short-Form Description	Fine ($)
1	3(1)(a)	Operate a pleasure craft without prescribed competency	250
2	3(1)(b)	Failure to have proof of competency and proof of age on board a pleasure craft	250
2.1	3(2.1)a	Allow a person to operate a pleasure craft without prescribed competency	250
2.2	3(2.1)b	Allow a person to operate a pleasure craft without proof of competency and proof of age on board	250
3	3(3)	Failure by a non-resident to have on board a proof of residency	250
4	8.3	Failure to comply with requirements of an enforcement officer	100

SOR/97-161, s. 2
SOR/97-208, ss. 2 to 6
SOR/97-469, s. 1
SOR/98-254, ss. 1 to 3
SOR/98-255, s. 1
SOR/98-383, ss. 1, 2
SOR/99-257, ss. 1 to 3
SOR/2000-381, ss. 2 to 6, 7(F), 8
err.(E), Vol. 135, No. 8
SOR/2001-517, ss. 2 to 4
SOR/2002-181, ss. 1 to 3
SOR/2004-189, ss. 1 to 14
SOR/2005-111, s. 1(F)
SOR/2009-144, ss. 1 to 3

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SCHEDULE I.1(Sections 1 to 3)Canada Shipping Act, 2001

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