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Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) Boating Safety Test
Practice for the Transport Canada boating safety test that leads to the Pleasure Craft Operator Card (the Canadian 'boating licence'): 50 questions, 75% to pass, covering required safety equipment by boat length, licensing and competency rules, the Collision Regulations, Canadian buoys, local restrictions, emergencies and cold water, written from the 2026 Safe Boating Guide and the regulations.
Questions last checked against the official sources on October 11, 2026.
The real exam at a glance
- Questions
- 50 multiple choice, drawn from Transport Canada's test bank
- To pass
- 75% (38 of 50)
- Taken through
- A Transport Canada accredited course provider, online or in a classroom; once per day at most
- Card
- Valid for life; replacements from the provider that issued it
- Who needs it
- Anyone operating a motorized pleasure craft in Canada (except NWT and Nunavut), of any length or engine power
- Body
- Transport Canada, Office of Boating Safety (Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations)
What you'll practise
Try a question
Proof that you passed a boating safety course in Canada before which date still counts as proof of competency?
- April 1, 1999
- January 1, 2010
- April 29, 1981
- September 15, 2009
Show the answer
A. April 1, 1999 — Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations s. 4(1)(b) and the Safe Boating Guide: a recreational boating safety course passed before April 1, 1999.
Sample questions by topic (in English)
- Operator competency and licensing
- Minimum safety equipment
- Before you go
- Rules of the road
- Buoys and local restrictions
- Emergencies
- Protecting the environment
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Questions about the Pleasure Craft Operator Card (Canada)
Is this the official Pleasure Craft Operator Card (Canada)?
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What is the real Pleasure Craft Operator Card (Canada) like?
Questions: 50 multiple choice, drawn from Transport Canada's test bank. To pass: 75% (38 of 50). Taken through: A Transport Canada accredited course provider, online or in a classroom; once per day at most. Card: Valid for life; replacements from the provider that issued it. Who needs it: Anyone operating a motorized pleasure craft in Canada (except NWT and Nunavut), of any length or engine power. Body: Transport Canada, Office of Boating Safety (Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations).
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