PCL Number Colour Contrast — SOR/2010-91
Regulation SOR/2010-91 s.901(3) · Federal — Canada
§The Law
SOR/2010-91 s.901(3) — Regulation SOR/2010-91 s.901(3)
“Pleasure craft licence numbers must be displayed in a colour that contrasts with the hull to ensure they are clearly legible.”
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Use a colour that stands out against your hull. White letters on a dark hull, or dark letters on a white hull. No matching colours.
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Must contrast with hull colour
White on dark hull or dark on white hull
No gloss-on-same-colour combinations
High visibility required
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