Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations

8 (1) A person authorized to place a sign shall ensure that the sign is in one of the following forms, according to the restriction applied:

• (a) the symbol shown under letter C of Table 1 to Schedule 9, to indicate an area in which vessels are prohibited;

• (b) a disc bordered by a band coloured international orange, as shown in Figure 1 of Table 3 to Schedule 9, in conjunction with two of the symbols shown in Table 1 to that Schedule, to indicate a single restriction;

• (c) an elongated circle bordered by a band coloured international orange, as shown in Figure 4 of Table 3 to Schedule 9, in conjunction with two or more of the symbols shown in Table 1 to that Schedule, to indicate multiple restrictions; or

• (d) a half-disc bordered by a band coloured international orange above a black line surmounting a half-rectangle bordered by a band coloured green, as shown in Figure 5 of Table 3 to Schedule 9, in conjunction with, in the half-disc, the appropriate symbols shown in Table 1 to that Schedule and, in the half-rectangle, the symbols shown in Table 2 to that Schedule, to indicate the applicable conditions to the restriction.

(2) A directional disc bordered by a band coloured international orange, as shown in Figure 2 or 3 of Table 3 to Schedule 9, may be substituted for the disk referred to in paragraph (1)(b) to indicate the boundary of the waters to which the restriction applies and, by means of the directional disc pointer, the side on which the restriction applies.

(3) An information rectangle bordered by a band coloured international orange, as shown in Figure 6 of Table 3 to Schedule 9, may be placed underneath the sign referred to in subsection (1) to provide any additional information on the restriction indicated on that sign.

(4) The width of the band coloured international orange referred to in this section shall be one twelfth of the width or diameter of the sign.

(5) A sign that is authorized by the Minister, or one that was authorized under the Boating Restriction Regulations and that is replaced, shall be marked at the lower edge in black with the words “TRANSPORT CANADA” and “TRANSPORTS CANADA”.