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VHF Radio Course, Saturday, May 7, 2011

Time: 0900 – 1600 hrs
Location: Forest Heights Community School,
 847 Hwy #12, Chester Basin
Age Group: 16+ (sons or daughters 12 to 15 welcome)
Registration: Chester Recreation & Parks Dept
  151 King St., Chester (0830-1630),
phone (902) 275-3490, or on-line at www.chester.ca

Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 28th
Instructed By: Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons, Bluenose Squadron
Course Fee: $60.00 CPS Member/$65.00 Non-Member
Important Note: No later than one week prior to course, pick up Student Kit to study and homework to be completed and brought to the course
Course Outline: It will cover use of VHF radios for everyday communication, radio checks, standard procedures, and most important, the VHF RADIO as the CENTRAL PART of OUR COASTAL SAFETY SYSTEM. Digital Selective Calling (DSC), an enhancement to both communication and automatic Distress Signalling, is included as well as the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number for your pleasure craft. Finally the integration of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) in new VHF radios, another leap forward in SAFETY when boating.

At conclusion of course, on successful passing of Industry Canada testing, the candidate has earned the requirements for the “Restricted Operator Certificate (Maritime) with DSC” ticket.

Bluenose Squadron Survey

Feb. 18, 2011: Thank you to all those who participated in our survey of local members and former members to see what courses and activities you are interested in.

A summary of the survey results can be found on our Publications page (link in menu at left).

We held a Boating Course in Bridgewater during fall & winter, 2010-2011.

Further activities will depend on people coming forward to organize them. This is an opportunity to work with a long-standing and respected organization with strong regional and national support.

Interested? Please contact the Bluenose webmaster, heather -at- holmpage.com (replace -at- with @) and I will put you in touch with the right people.

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Our Area

The Bluenose Squadron serves the legendary South Western Shore of Nova Scotia from St. Margaret's Bay to Liverpool and beyond. We also serve the Annapolis Valley. Our members cruise the fabulous waters of St. Margaret's Bay, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Bay, La Have River area, Liverpool and points west. A few intrepid Valley sailors brave the tides and currents of the Minas Basin and the Bay of Fundy, while most bring their boats to the South Shore.

We proudly take our name from the Lunenburg schooner Bluenose, the famous racing and fishing schooner whose namesake, Bluenose II, built from the same design, still sails out of her home port of Lunenburg.

We have a long and valiant history of providing education on safe boating, and some of the best sailing grounds in the country and in the world!