Boating

Prerequisite:	Open to all - No Prerequisite
Date:	3rd September 2008
Time:	1830 - 2100 on Wednesday nights
Duration	1 night a week for 14 weeks
Location:	St. John Ambulance Centre on Dogwood St. at 2nd Avenue
Cost:	$250.00 for one full course $350 .00 for two family members who share some materials
Instructors:	The Best!
Contact: Training Officer	Ed Falstrem 250 923-3333(w) 250 923-7398(h)
Email the Commander	s.v xoros@telus.net

This is the Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons' premier course for the recreational boater. Whether you are interested in power or sail, this course is for you.

Course Content: It contains expanded, detailed boating-safety information.

Successful completion of a Canadian Coast Guard accredited examination at the end of certain sections will allow you to achieve operator competency and a Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) which is a requirement for all boaters in the near future.

Successful completion of the examination(s) at the end of the entire course will provide each student with one year's free Membership and all its associated benefits in CPS and the squadron. This also qualifies you to take the advanced courses.

Course kit includes Student Notes, Homework Folder, one Training Chart "A", Chart No1-Symbols and Abbreviations, Collision Regulations, Canadian Aids to Navigation, Boating Safety Guide, a CPS Course Plotter and Dividers.

Course Description

Characteristics of Boats
Licensing, Registration, and Other Requirements
Mandatory Equipment
Optional Equipment
The Magnetic Compass
Preparing to Launch
Ropes, Lines and Knots
Handling a Boat Under Power
Handling a Boat Under Sail
Weather
Skipper's Responsibilities Before Setting Out
Skipper's Responsibilities When Under Way
Collision Regulations
Canadian Aids to Navigation
Emergencies
Global Positioning and Charts
Navigation
An Exercise in Conning - Cruise No. 1
Introduction to Plotting
Plotting and Labelling
Cruising Single-handed
Anchors and Anchoring
Supplementary Topics
Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons

Appendix 1 - Checklists for Lay-up and Launch
Appendix 2 - Pre-launch Checklist
Appendix 3 - Transport Canada Vessel License Prefixes
Appendix 4 - Standards for Plotting and Labelling
Appendix 5 - Trip Plan
Glossary
Bibliography

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