Safe Boating Education
For further information on our safe boating courses, please contact our Squadron Training Officer David Pearson at 604-883-9313. Our current courses include:
The Boating Course
The original and the best! This course provides a general introduction to the safe handling of boats of all types, and is the prerequisite to all advanced and elective CPS courses. Once successfully completed, membership in CPS is available to the applicant. The Boating course includes an exam for your Coast Guard Pleasure Craft Operator's Certificate (PCOC). Material covered includes; types of boats, boat handling, government regulations, nautical charts, aids to navigation, rules of the road, elementary chart plotting and calculations, the compass, bearings and fixes safety considerations and equipment, lines and knots anchoring, weather, canals, locks, and manners and customs.
Marine Radio Course (VHF)
This course will prepare you for the Restricted Operator Certificate (Maritime) with DSC Endorsement exam.
To operate a maritime radio, you need the certificate. It is the law! The Maritime Radio course teaches emergency radio procedures, as well as everyday operating techniques.
Learn all about the uses of marine radios, choice of frequencies, operation, phonetic alphabet, procedural words and phrases, as well as Digital Selective Calling and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, (DSC/GMDSS). Secure your lifeline. Be sure that you and your family take the Maritime Radio course.
BoatWise
Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for children 5-14 years of age. The Boat Wise course addresses this situation for young people 8-12 years old, and will equip young boaters with basic boat knowledge, signaling, courtesies, aids to navigation, weather and more. The Course Leader uses activities which promote a positive attitude, enabling the child to enjoy safe and pleasurable boating experiences.
The course material is arranged to be suitable for use by schools or community groups. CPS instruction can be arranged where required.
The course includes such topics as: boating basics, etiquette and courtesies, safety equipment, aids to navigation and rules of the road, VHF radio use, signaling, and weather signs.
Marine Maintenance
The Marine Maintenance course provides the knowledge required to maintain a safe and operational vessel. The course covers preventive, seasonal and emergency maintenance, repairs to wood, fiberglass and metal hulls, gas and diesel engines, electrical mechanical systems, spars, rigging, and ground tackle, fire and safety equipment, moorings, trailers, tools and fittings.
Anticipate adverse forecasts, by gathering pertinent information and interpreting weather signs. The course covers basic weather knowledge, atmosphere, clouds, pressure, wind, temperature, moisture, stability and instability, air masses, frontal weather, precipitation, fog, general circulation tropical hurricanes, wave theory and forecasting.
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