Marine Safety - Office of Boating Safety (OBS) Overview
- Lawrence Chong (Unlicensed)
Presented by: Office of Boating Safety and Technical Services
Stephen Shelburne
Alexander Samuel
Cory Teows
Joshua Glover
Madyson Craig
Jason Rosadiuk
Sharon Chung
Tamara Sowellu
Laura Jones
Date: May 7, 2020
Organizer: Lawrence Chong
Attendees: Bill Xu, Diego Cesa de Meira, Alvaro Faria dos Santos, Mark Frost, Jiehua Yii
Topics of Presentation:
Overview of Office of Boating Safety
Overview of Technical Services
Acts and Regulations for waterways, large and small vessels, pleasure craft
Boating license and certification
Vessel Operator Restriction Regulation (VORR)
Enforcement and compliance
Audio recording: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/8ddb1561-0f1e-41dd-9084-de884ffa42ec
Mapping Tools Used: TC Smart Maps
Application Used: ccmMecury for activities tracking
GIS Layers used:
Vessel Operator Restriction Regulation (VORR)
National Hydro Network
Navigation Protection Act (NPA) Scheduled Waters
Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA) Scheduled Waters
Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Data to be provided for future mapping:
Sheltered Water for Risk Assessment
Drowning data
Marine Incident Data
Site Inspection Location
Waterfront/Shoreline extent for cottages/summer homes
VORRs