Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_rogers.com> wrote: > From: "Evan Dallas" <Evan_Dallas_at_notes.ntrs.com> > > > Does anyone have a complete list of requirements for kayaking > > in Canada (specifically BC, if that makes a difference)? > > http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/obs-bsn/sbg-gsn/canoe_e.htm > > These are the basic regulations. [snip] Note that > you can't use a marine VHF in Canada without an operator's permit > (unlike the US). They've dropped the station license for non- > commercial use, but you still need an operator's license. The regulation demanding an operator's license to use a marine VHF is widely ignored, in my experience, at least in remote areas (Barkley Sound, Charlottes). Not saying you should violate the law, just saying that enforcement is non-existent where I have paddled. I have the operator's license and the station license, because I began using a VHF when both were required in the US. I take them with me in my kayak, but have never been asked to show them, in 5-6 seasons of paddling in BC. Could be that in popular areas on the E side of Vancouver Island you would get checked, but I doubt it, Evan. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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