Operator Competency Requirements

All operators of pleasure craft fitted with a motor and used for recreational purposes:

• Born after April 1, 1983,or
• Operating a craft under 4m in length, including a personal Water Craft or the powered tender or dingy of a larger vessel

Require proof of operator competency in the form of a Pleasure Craft Operator card or equivalent (see links section for more information and courses).

British Columbia adopted the Contraventions Act into provincial law in 2004 to be fully implemented by April 2005.

There are over 2,000 regulations from a number of statutes captured under the Act, which allows for enforcing offences under provincial ticketing schemes.

In British Columbia these will be enforced under the Offence Act Violation Ticket scheme.

See links section for accredited boating safety courses & tests.