Small Vessel Regulations — 1
 organized by a governing body or by a club or an organization that is affiliated with a governing body. ( compétition officielle ) owner , in respect of a vessel other than a pleasure craft, means the authorized representative as defined in section 2 of the Act. ( propriétaire ) passenger-carrying vessel means a vessel that usually carries or that is carrying one or more passengers. ( bâtiment à passagers ) permanently installed means securely fastened so that tools must be used for removal. ( fixé à demeure ) personal watercraft means a vessel less than 4 m in length that uses an internal combustion engine powering a water-jet pump as its primary source of propulsion, and that is designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing or kneeling on the vessel and not within the confines of the hull. ( motomarine ) power , in respect of an engine, means the power, in kilowatts, that the manufacturer declares has been determined in accordance with International Standard ISO 8665, Small Craft — Marine Propulsion Engines and Systems — Power Measurements and Declarations , second edition, August 1, 1994. ( puissance ) power-driven , in respect of a vessel, means that the vessel is propelled by an engine or has an engine on board to propel it. ( à propulsion mécanique ) product certification body means a body that is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada, or by any other national accreditation organization that is a member of the International Accreditation Forum Multilateral Recognition Arrangement, to give third-party written assurance that a product meets the specified requirements for the product, including granting of initial certification and maintenance of the certification. ( organisme de certification de produits ) pyrotechnic distress signal means a rocket parachute flare, a multi-star flare, a hand flare, or a buoyant or hand smoke signal. ( signal de détresse pyrotechnique ) readily accessible means capable of being reached easily and safely under emergency conditions without the use of tools. ( facilement accessible ) reboarding device means a ladder, lifting harness or other device that does not include any part of the vessel’s propulsion unit and that assists a person to gain access to the vessel from the water. ( dispositif de remontée à bord ) rebuilder means a person who is engaged in the business of rebuilding vessels to sell to end users or resellers. ( reconstructeur ) recommended practices and standards means the recommended practices and standards for marine use issued by a marine classification society, standards development organization, industrial or trade organization, government, government agency or international body. ( normes et pratiques recommandées ) safety craft means a vessel, aircraft or other means of transportation that has a crew on board and that is used for surveillance and rescue activities during formal training, final preparation or official competitions. ( véhicule de secours ) sailboard means a vessel that has a totally enclosed hull fitted with a free-standing mast attached to the hull through a universal joint and that is propelled by a sail. ( planche à voile ) SOLAS means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974. ( SOLAS ) sound-signalling device means a pealess whistle or a compressed-gas or electric horn. ( dispositif de signalisation sonore ) testing laboratory means a laboratory that is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada, or by any other national accreditation organization that is a member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation, to produce accurate results for the specific tests or calibrations that are listed on its Scope of Accreditation. ( laboratoire d’essai ) towing , except for the purposes of Part 10, means the action of pulling a vessel or an object astern or alongside, or pushing a vessel or an object ahead, but does not include pulling or pushing, in the course of the vessel’s normal operations,