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Water Safety Quiz

1. How many Canadians drown every year?
a. 90.
b. 480.
c. 900.

2. What proportion of drowning victims in recreational boating incidents were not wearing a flotation device?
a. One-third.
b. Half.
c. 90 percent.

3. Children 14 years of age are legally permitted to operate a personal watercraft ...
a. on their own.
b. only if directly supervised.
c. never.

4. Toddlers (1 to 4 years of age) represent what percentage of children (up to age 14) who are drowned in swimming pools?
a. 22 percent.
b. 48 percent.
c. 73 percent.

5. Operating a recreational vessel while impaired ...
a. is treated like drunk driving under the Criminal Code.
b. is an offense under the regulations of the Canada Shipping Act.
c. is treated differently under the regulations of each province or territory.

Miss a few? Here are the correct answers.

Canada Safety, April 2001

Canada's Boating Regulations (1999)

Water Safety Tips for Parents

Pleasure Boaters and PFDs