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Boating Course
Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons' premier course for the recreational boater.
Whether you are interested in power, sail or canoe, this course is for you. It contains expanded, detailed boating-safety information. As well, the challenge of plotting and navigation skills, and the interaction with other boaters all await you in this exciting, "chock-full-of-info" course. Successful completion of
the accredited examination at the end of certain sections will allow you to achieve operator competency and a Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC), as well as an offer of CPS Associate Membership. Successful completion of the
examination at the end of the course will provide you with membership and all its
associated benefits, along with the PCOC.
The course kit for study includes:
Student Textbook; Homework Book; Training Chart; Safe Boating Handbook
Collision Regulations Handbook; Canadian Aids to Navigation Handbook; Symbols and Abbreviations Handbook;
CPS Chart Plotter; Chart dividers
TOPICS Covered in the 13 week course include:
1. Characteristics of Boats
2. Licensing, Registration, and Other Requirements
3. Mandatory Equipment
4. Optional Equipment
5. The Magnetic Compass
6. Preparing To Launch
7. Ropes, Lines and Knots
8. Handling a Boat Under Power
9. Handling a Boat Under Sail
10. Weather
11. Skipper's Responsibilities before Setting Out
12. Skipper's Responsibilities When Under Way
13. Collision Regulations
14. Canadian Aids to Navigation
15. Emergencies
16. Global Positioning and Charts
17. Navigation
18. An Exercise in Conning - Cruise No. 1
19. Introduction to Plotting
20. Plotting and Labeling
21. Cruising Single-handed
22. Anchors and Anchoring
23. Supplementary Topics
24. Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons
For more information call (705)726-BOAT
You can also request
information by using our online form
here.
Cost is $225.00 per person or $400.00
for 2 people sharing one set of materials.
Costs include all materials and as a
bonus you will receive your 1st year of CPS membership and CPS member flag
free upon successful completion of the course and final exam (over $50.00
value).
We accept Visa and MasterCard.
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Boating Course Student Homework & Information
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