Regulation BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 25/2011, effective February 3, 2011.
| B.C. Reg. 107/99 O.C. 438/99 | Deposited April 12, 1999 |
Commercial River Rafting Safety Act
Commercial River Rafting Safety Regulation
| Contents | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reporting loss of life | |
| 2 | Reporting other matters | |
| 3 | Exemption | |
| 4 | Offence | |
| 5 | Section Extinct | |
| Schedule | ||
Reporting loss of life
1 If an incident occurs respecting a person on a commercial river rafting trip and the incident involves loss of life, the outfitter must, as soon as practical, report the incident using the form in the Schedule, to an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and to the registrar.
Reporting other matters
2 If an incident occurs respecting a person on a commercial river rafting trip and the incident involves any of the following, the outfitter must, within 48 hours after the trip ends, report the incident to the registrar using the form in the Schedule:
(a) stoppage of breathing;
(b) injury requiring hospitalization for more than 24 hours.
Exemption
3 The Commercial River Rafting Safety Act and this regulation do not apply to the use of the following:
(a) an inflatable kayak;
(b) a cataraft with two tubes and connecting oar frame, if the cataraft is designed to carry only one person;
(c) a rigid hull inflatable boat with transom;
(d) an inflatable canoe;
(e) a raft with transom, rigid floor and fixed bench seats.
Offence
4 A person who contravenes section 1 or 2 commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $2 000 or to imprisonment for not more than 6 months or to both.
Section Extinct
5 Extinct. [B.C. Reg. 215/2004 repealed section 13 (2) (a) and (b) and (3) of the Act.]
Accident/Injury Report
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Company ......................................................................................................................................................
Address ........................................................................................................................................................
Reg./Lic. No. .............................................
Company owner ...........................................................................................................................................
Trip leader* ............................................................... Guide ........................................................................
Date of occurrence ...............................................
River .............................................................. River Route ..........................................................................
Location on route ..........................................................................................................................................
Type of Injury
—Loss of life
—Stoppage of breathing
—Hospitalization for 24 hours or more
Injured Persons:
| Name | Address | Telephone No. |
| 1. ............................................................. | /................................................................. | /.................................. |
| 2. ............................................................. | /................................................................. | /.................................. |
| 3. ............................................................. | /................................................................. | /.................................. |
Description of Injury:
1. ...................................................................................................................................................................
2. ...................................................................................................................................................................
3. ...................................................................................................................................................................
Description of Occurrence:
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Water Flow (cms) - high, medium, low .......................................................................................................
......................................................................................... [Outfitter signature] .................................[Date]
....................................................................................... [Investigating Officer] .................................[Date]
*The person in charge of trip may be a guide.
Note: this regulation replaces B.C. Reg. 294/88.
[Provisions of the Commercial River Rafting Safety Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 56, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 13]