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DON’T GET LEFT ONSHORE

If you’ve already lost your Card, then you know the benefit of having a back-up on hand. Keep one in your wallet, one on each of your boats and one for back-up. Remember: You MUST carry an original Pleasure Craft Operator Card on board at all times or you risk a $250 fine. Photocopies of your Operator Card are not considered to be legal proof of competency. BOATsmart! Cards are valid across Canada and recognized in the United States.

“As soon as summer hits, you have to pry us off the boat.”

– Stacey Russell, Minden, ON –