In practice, the operation of stand-up paddleboards is similar to the operation of sit-on-top kayaks and other sealed-hull vessels.
Currently, an exception is provided under the Regulations, stating that if every person on board a paddleboat, a watercycle or sealed-hull, sit-on-top kayak is wearing a personal flotation device or lifejacket of an appropriate size, the paddleboat, watercycle or kayak is required to carry on board only a sound-signalling device and, if the paddleboat, watercycle or kayak is operated after sunset or before sunrise or in periods of restricted visibility, a watertight flashlight. The exemption removes the requirement to carry 15 m of buoyant heaving line, and motivates the wearing of personal flotation devices or lifejackets.
The Regulations require that certain categories of vessels carry pyrotechnic distress signals flares on bodies of water where they can be more than one nautical mile from shore.
Flares are used to signal distress by notifying rescuers of an emergency situation or by aiding rescuers to pinpoint the location of a known vessel in distress. The Regulations allow three types of pyrotechnic signals: rocket flares, handheld flares and smoke signals. Rocket flares and handheld flares can be used at any time, day or night, whereas smoke signals, which contain orange-coloured smoke that is released upon activation, are considered daytime distress signals, and can therefore only make a limited contribution to a vessel's pyrotechnical distress signal complement.
Flares are costly items that have an expiry date, four years from the date of manufacture, and should be replaced, even if unused, at regular intervals. Flares are not often used by small vessels, such as pleasure craft, but do have merit in certain boating scenarios e.
Flares contain materials that are potentially hazardous to the environment e. Therefore, proper disposal of flares is required. In years past, flares were accepted at local police detachments and fire halls for disposal; however, many of these agencies no longer accept expired flares due to the associated environmental and safety risks.
The boating community has expressed frustration with the price of flares and with the number of flares required on board a vessel, given a range of safe and effective signalling alternatives. Every pleasure craft powered by one or more motors, adding up to 10 hp or more, must be licensed, and its unique licence number must be displayed on the bow of the boat.
This unique identifier, and associated contact information, are maintained in TC's Pleasure Craft Electronic Licensing System, providing search and rescue personnel with access to important information in an emergency situation. In , the Pleasure Craft Electronic Licensing System was accessed by first responders on 26 occasions. When the Regulations came into force in April , they prescribed that all pleasure craft licences expired 10 years after they were issued, transferred, renewed or updated, as a way to ensure that contact information was as up-to-date and accurate as possible.
However, extending the expiry date by 10 years when a licence is updated inadvertently allowed obsolete information to be retained in the Pleasure Craft Electronic Licensing System well beyond 10 years e. The objectives of the proposed Regulations Amending the Small Vessel Regulations the proposed amendments are to promote the safe operation of stand-up paddleboards while better aligning safety equipment carriage requirements with other similar vessels; mitigate the safety and environmental risks associated with flares, while maintaining the ability of vessels to signal distress; and increase safety by reducing the period of time during which inaccurate information can be retained in the Pleasure Craft Electronic Licensing System.
The proposed amendments would add stand-up paddleboards to the list of vessels that have reduced safety equipment carriage requirements when each person aboard wears a lifejacket or personal flotation device. The proposed amendments would allow pleasure craft not more than nine metres in length, human-powered craft more than six metres in length e.
Both personal locator beacons and emergency position-indicating radio beacons use the international COSPAS-SARSAT search-and-rescue satellite system to transmit alert information to the appropriate rescue coordination centre. The proposed amendments would clarify that an update to a licence would not extend the expiry date of a pleasure craft licence by an additional 10 years. The proposed amendments would not apply to commercial vessels, and would not impact businesses.
The proposed amendments would not apply to commercial vessels, and would not impact small businesses. The small business lens would therefore not apply. The proposed amendments relating to stand-up paddleboards are largely supported by stakeholders, including Paddle Canada, a national, non-governmental organization that sets standards for instruction and certification for recreational canoeing, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding.
Some early misunderstandings about how stand-up paddleboards would be regulated caused confusion, particularly in the surfing community. Discussions clarified that stand-up paddleboards that continue to be used as surf boards in a surf environment and not for navigation would not be subject to the requirements of the Regulations. However, if a stand-up paddleboard is used as a vessel for navigation, then it would need to meet the requirements of the Regulations and the proposed amendments.
No other concerns were raised regarding the proposed amendments. Stakeholders have been expressing concerns related to the requirements for distress signals for at least 10 years.
Requests for revisions to the carriage requirements for pleasure craft have been discussed regularly at meetings of the CMAC Standing Committee on Recreational Boating. This is so that you have it in the event of an emergency situation like a collision, a medical emergency or a mechanical breakdown.
Most craft are required to carry one watertight flashlight onboard at all times. In an emergency, a flashlight can be used for illumination or to send a distress signal. To be approved, the batteries must be in good condition. A watertight flashlight qualifies as navigation lights on non-powered vessels less than 7 m in length. Safe Boating Tip You can signal your need for help by flashing S.
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