Originally Posted by
pescado
I have a certificate of competency that supersede an SVOP. The idea of having to get the SVOP to run my own pleasure boat to go personnel fishing, duck hunting, wouldn't surprise me. We are dealing with Transport Canada Marine. That said a "vessel" is a "vessel" and laws do apply that we all have to follow. If you only use the boat one day of the year, or every day of the year, the rules still apply if you are sailing. Some rules seem out of line but this is what we have to have if we want to fish, hunt, float....easier to follow the rules than fight them IMO.