Beginning September 15, 2009, Canada will require a Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)for anyone operating a powered recreational vessel in Canada as a form of competency. Although the PCOC is not the only form of competency that Canada will recognize, it is the most common form. If you are caught driving a motorized boat without proof of competency, you can be fined $250 plus provincial administration fee. The test to obtain a PCOC cover boating topics from safety equipment to sharing waterways with other users. To find out more about obtaining PCOC you can go to www.boatingsafety.gc.ca. You can test online or complete a training course found at on site location near you.
Good Luck and Happy/Safe Boating!
BargainBoatParts.com
