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Canada Boating safety test (Pleasure Craft Operator Card) practice, for the Pleasure Craft Operator Card (proof of competency, for life)
50 questions, 38 of 50 to pass. Handbook published by Transport Canada.
Getting Started
Chapter 2 of 8 in the TP 511E, Safe Boating Guide: Safety Tips and Requirements for Pleasure Craft (2026 edition (published October 2026)). The Boating safety test (Pleasure Craft Operator Card) draws questions from this chapter; the 10 below are Guidepost's, each linked to the page it comes from.
An 8 m powerboat has a motor and no cooking appliance. Which extinguisher does Table 4 list for it?
The handbook pages these come from
- Getting Started, Vessel registration, page 11
- Getting Started, Age and horsepower restrictions, page 12
- Getting Started, Table 4: Minimum safety equipment requirements by boat type and length, sail and power boats between 6 m and 9 m long, page 15
- Getting Started, Table 4: Minimum safety equipment requirements by boat type and length, sail and power boats between 12 m and 24 m long, page 16
- Getting Started, Remember box, page 19
- Getting Started, Choosing a lifejacket or PFD for your child, page 22
- Getting Started, Hand flare, page 24
- Getting Started, How to dispose of distress signals, page 25
- Getting Started, Navigation lights, page 28
- Getting Started, Table 7: Sailboats 20 m and over, page 30
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