Part 2 Section 1 Boatsmart

1. The largest scale charts for the area that they navigate
2.The required publications for the area that they navigate
3.The required documents for the area that they navigate

these un-posted restrictions require boaters to operate at 10km or less when 30m or closer to any shoreline

1. Disregarding speed limits
2. Careless operation
3. Operating without the prescribed safety equipment

Fines* for the most common offenses include:

1.Operating a vessel in a careless manner: $250
2. Speeding: $100
3.Boating without your Operator Card: $250

-prevents collision on high seas inland waterway
Govern:
1. Navigation
2.Right-of-way rules
3. Look-out rules

1. Requires that a pleasure craft operator must stop and offer assistance to another craft when he/she has been involved in a collision
2. Prohibits vessels from being operated in a manner that is dangerous to the public
3. Prohibits false emergency signals or messages
4. Prohibits operators from interfering with marine signals and navigation aids
5. Requires that a person other than the operator must keep watch of any person being towed (such as a water-skier)
6. Prohibits the towing of water-skiers after dark or before sunrise
7. Prohibits the operation of a vessel which is known to be in unseaworthy condition
8. Prohibits the operation of a vessel while under the influence of drugs, alcohol or controlled substances

40%

1. Diminished judgment and ability to process information -
2. Slower reaction and reflex response times
3. Reduced motor skills, peripheral vision and balance, putting you at greater risk of falling overboard
4.Poorer depth perception, vision and focus
5. Inner ear disturbances, which makes it harder to distinguish the water surface if you fall in
6. Accelerated hypothermia, since alcohol lowers the body’s resistance to cold

- boat has sleeping accommodations, cooking facilities, and sanitary conditions
-boat is at anchor or secured

4 times, adds to boater fatigue