70 Lak es bor dered b y mountains with lat e af t ernoon winds can cause sudden st orms resulting in r ough w at er W a v es t end t o build in the longitudinal direction of the lak e ie br oadside t o an y small craf t att em pting t o cr oss fr om one side t o the o ther the w or st possible confguration Cam pPr oject Manager s are responsible f or e x er cising discre tion when such conditions arise and if necessar y postpone the cr ossing until the wind has abat ed Alw a ys c hec k local w eather conditions prior t o depar ting P er sons caught in r ough w at er s should head int o the w a v es at a 45 degree angle T o capsize in cold w at er f ar fr om shore in a remo t e area is t o risk almost cer tain death due t o h ypo thermia e v en if a P er sonal Flo tation De vice PFD is w orn Infatable boats of f er a high degree of fo tation but e v en the y can fip o v er in str ong winds and turbulent w at er No att em pt should be made t o utilize riv er s f or transpor tation due t o rapid changes in ele v a tion The use of boats in ocean w at er s f or e xploration pur poses req uires special kno wledge of seamanship and should only be under tak en b y those with appr opriat e training and e xperience Preparation Se v eral essential f act or s should be considered p rior t o be ginning an y boating activity T ranspor t Canada requires that all small craf t less than 1 80 f ee t 55 me tres in length and under 1 0 hor sepo w er 7 5 kW in po w er must carr y one a ppr o v ed PFD per per son being w orn aboar d paddles or oar s a bailing de vice em pty pail attached t o boat with a line a sounding de vice whistle or air horn Other usefu l it ems include t o wline m inimum 25 times boat length anchor su r viv al kit fr st aid bla nk e t s far e s w at e r pr o o f mat che s emergency rations P FDs ar e de si gned to be w or n w e ar t hem