
Section 2 - Licensing, Registration and Other Requirements
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
In Canada, pleasure craft MUST be licensed if they all are less than 15 registered tons, and:
- have an engine of more than 7.5 kW
- will be transitting a local river
- the owner wishes it
To license a boat in Canada, the owner needs to go to:
- the nearest Canada Customs house
- a designated port of registry
- any registered marina
- any licensing office
the license for a pleasure boat:
- is free
- costs five dollars
- costs ten dollars
- costs 100 and fifty dollars
The purchaser of an already licensed boat is required by law to:
- register the bill of sale with Canada customs
- apply for the license to be transferred
- applied for a new license
- do nothing
The capacity plate on a boat must be located:
- on both sides of the bow
- permanently attached and in plain view
- anywhere inside the boat
- under a seat
Which of the following items does NOT have to be displayed on the standard decal and capacity plate
- The model number
- the owners name
- maximum safe load
- name of the builder
The recommended capacity for a power boat four meters long is the equivalent of:
- three people
- four people
- five people
- none of these
The maximum weight of passengers and gear for a five meter boat is:
- 250 kg
- 440 kg
- over 550 kg
- 200 kg
License numbers must be displayed on a boat
- in 7.5 cm high letters
- in colors contrasting with the hull
- on both sides of the bow
- all of these
Registered boats have their name:
- on the stern only
- on both sides of the bow only
- together with port of registry in a clearly marked place on the hull
- license numbers only as its is registered