Featured Boating Courses
VHF Marine Radio Course
Does everyone on board know how to call for help?
To operate a Marine Radio, you are required by law to have the Restricted Operator Certificate.
Introduction to Weather Course
The wise boater respects and anticipates mother nature’s many moods. Learn to accurately interpret weather reports and forecasts.
Beyond Boating Basics Course
The PCOC makes sure you have immediate navigation and safety skills but it’s just the beginning of what you should know when you get on a boat.
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Get it online now, or register for a class near you — it’s good for life!
- The Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is good for life
- The CPS-ECP PCOC has no annual fees
- The CPS-ECP PCOC is the only Canadian PCOC that is NASBLA approved — and valid in the United States of America
Featured Boating Seminars
How To Use GPS
This introductory online seminar is for boaters who want to know the basics of how to set up their GPS/Chartplotter.
This Seminar is available 24/7 at your own convenience.
Tides and Currents
For the safety of oneself, the boat’s crew and the boat itself, the boater had best be prepared to take tides and currents into consideration when planning a voyage of any length in tidal waters.
This Seminar is available 24/7 at your own convenience.
Tropical Weather
This seminar gives provides a quick review of mid-latitude weather, and then explains the differences that we would find in the tropics, and why they are different.
This Seminar is available 24/7 at your own convenience.
Boating Course Catalog
Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons offers a variety of online and classroom based Boating and Navigation courses across Canada.
Take a boating course to improve your boating safety knowledge, as well as vessel handling and navigation skills.
Member Benefits
- Save on your group home, auto and boat insurance
- Save on boating equipment from premier manufacturers
- Marine assistance, Magazines and More!
- Discounts on CPS-ECP boating courses
Help Protect our Waterways and be Boat Blue
Boat Blue with CPS-ECP
As boaters, paddlers, swimmers, surfers – however we choose to get out and enjoy our waterways, we have a responsibility and an active role to play in taking care of them for the future.
Marine Mammal Regulations in Canada
It is the responsibility of all boat owners and operators to ensure the safety and protection of all wildlife including, but not limited to, whales.
Free Guides
It’s very easy to become overwhelmed by the environmental problems that we face on waterways globally, but the best thing to do is just start by being part of the solution – one step at a time.
