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Xerophobic
Joined: 23 Jun 2005
Posts: 970
Location: Calgary Alberta, Canada
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 Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: rules |
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| RED ROOSTER wrote: | | The worst rule anyone ever told me is that there is a speed limit if you are within 30 feet of the shore. This would make most fun rivers... well unfun ! |
They would be dead wrong. Every river boater should know this. Pay special attention to the exemption at the end....
CANADA SHIPPING ACT
RESTRICTIONS
Operation of Vessels
7) No person shall operate a power-driven vessel at a speed in excess of 10 km/h within 30 m of the shore in the following waters:
(a) the waters of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta;
(b) the rivers and lakes in British Columbia;
(c) Nitinat River and Nitinat Lake, upstream of Nitinat Bar, in British Columbia;
(d) the rivers and lakes in Nova Scotia; and
(e) Bras d’Or Lake in Nova Scotia, inland of a line drawn between Coffin Point and Red Head in Great Bras d’Or Channel and the inland end of St. Peters Canal.
( Subsection (7) does not apply
(a) in respect of a vessel that is operated for the purpose of towing a person on water skis or on any other sporting or recreational equipment, if the vessel follows a course away from and perpendicular to the shore; and
(b) in respect of a power-driven vessel that is operated
(i) in rivers that are less than 100 m in width or in canals or buoyed channels, or
(ii) in any waters referred to in Schedule 5 or 6 in respect of which a maximum speed is set out.
So as surprising as this is to those who dont boat rivers any river less than 328 FEET wide(thats a pretty wide river!) has no speed restrictions unless posted or otherwise assigned.
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boosted
Joined: 04 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:02 am Post subject: |
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So on the Peace River you can get a speeding ticket but on the Wapity, Smokey(most places), murray, Red Deer etc you cannot?
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RED ROOSTER
Joined: 04 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:15 pm Post subject: speed |
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Thanks for that info xerophobic, I see that if one doesn't READ the entire regulation it could be misunderstood. Basically less than 100m wide, no speed limit, more than 100m wide, speed 30m off shore. I know i'm re-iterating this, I just want to make sure I understand this....
And for those canadians reading this, 328 feet it 100 meters !!  |
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Boomhower
Joined: 03 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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I think we all have our Boating licences now and I really dont think 410 HP and 12 Beer should ever be in the same equation
Whats the other guy gonna drink???? |
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