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Practice safe boating this summer

Be safe while boating! The Police Marine Unit has some tips to help keep you safe on the water while having fun:

1. Carry your Pleasure Craft Operator's card with you as well as photo ID.

2. Make sure you have the ownership for your vessel on board with you.

3. Plan your trip and tell someone on shore. If you take too long to return and they haven't heard from you, it may help us find you.

4. Take a cell phone with you and make sure it's charged.

5. Make sure you have a personal floatation device (PFD) of appropriate size in good condition for every person on board.

6. Have a watertight flashlight (light signalling device).

7. Have a whistle or an air horn (sound signalling device).

8. Have a buoyant heaving line (floating throw rope).

9. Have a bailing bucket.

10. Have a paddle or an anchor.

11. Have a fire extinguisher if you cannot discard your fuel source (i.e. a removable gas tank).

12. Operate your vessel responsibly. If you're being a nuisance, or operating your vessel in a fashion that impacts others negatively dangerously you could be charged with careless operation or unsafe operation under the Canada Shipping Act or Dangerous Operation under the Criminal Code of Canada. Remember, these regulations are created on safety concerns and mishaps.

Even if you don't plan to be out at night, motor trouble could cause you to be out well into the night hours, even if you're staying close to shore. Quite often SSPS Marine Unit officers find people at night that didn't plan to be out past dusk. If you haven't already, please refer to the “Safe Boating Guide” produced by Transport Canada. This booklet will inform you of almost everything you need to maintain your safety on the water. Be a responsible boater, so we can all enjoy the water!

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