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Maritime Radio with DSC - CHALLENGE EXAM

Maritime Radio with DSC - CHALLENGE EXAM

Suggested Prerequisite None

Details Students who have access to the material and wish to challenge the examination may do so by registering for this course. Once you are registered a Representative of CPS-ECP will contact you to arrange for the examination at a location near you.

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Contact: Ray Kirkham
(905) 523-9721
BurlingtonPowerSquadron@gmail.com

Address: BURLINGTON, ON

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This is strictly a challenge exam with no course or textbook provided... If you are unsure of the material, we recommend completing a course which will also include the exam. This option may be... Read more used by a "second family member" who has studied using the "first family member's" self study materials. The exam includes the closed book multiple choice exam as well as an oral exam. Both parts must successfully be passed in order to obtain the ROC(M). The exam may be administered "in person" face-to-face exams or the exam may be administered online using Zoom or MS Teams.Read less

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Maritime Radio with DSC - Challenge

Non-Member Price

50.00

Member Price

45.00

Contact: Bob Rutherford, SEO, Bluenose Squadron
(902) 440-0312
seo-bluenose@cps-ecp.org

Address: LUNENBURG, NS

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Maritime Radio with DSC - Challenge

Non-Member Price

50.00

Member Price

45.00

Contact: Peter Bennett
(604) 817-4165
training.radio@vpsboat.org

Address: VANCOUVER, BC

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Students who already have the Maritime Radio with Digital Selective Calling course materials or feel they have the necessary knowledge may challenge the exam. The exam covers material on DSC and the G... Read morelobal Maritime Distress and Safety System as well as basic voice procedures. Please contact the instructor to schedule the exam. For students who do not have the necessary knowledge, we recommend registering for the Maritime Radio Self-Study course which provides a link for 60 days from the date you register with access to Power Point presentations, videos, simulation of Digital Selective Calling and sample exam questions and answers.Read less

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Maritime Radio with DSC - Challenge

Non-Member Price

50.00

Member Price

45.00

Contact: Janet Fraser
(250) 216-3871
radio@victoriasquadron.ca

Address: VICTORIA, BC

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This is a "challenge" exam only -- the exam consists of 60 multiple choice questions and 3 "oral". The exam can be done in-person or via zoom. In either case, it takes about 45 minutes.

Pricing and Packages:

Maritime Radio with DSC - Challenge

Non-Member Price

50.00

Member Price

45.00

Pleasure Craft Operators Card (PCOC)

All operators of motorized pleasure craft are required to show proof of operator competency. All you need to know for th... Read moree Transport Canada test is presented in an easy to read format that is both informative and entertaining. You can be confident that this study guide meets all the standards established by Transport Canada’s Office of Boating Safety. As an extra benefit, if you pass the test offered by Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons, your Card is recognized by BOTH Transport Canada and The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (USA).Read less

Suggested Prerequisite none

Maritime Radio Certificate - ROC(M)

The Maritime Radio course teaches emergency radio procedures and everyday operating techniques. Learn all about the uses... Read more 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). All mariners, including recreational boaters, will want to take advantage of the many features and capabilities of this innovative form “automatic” radio. Secure your lifeline. Be sure that you and your family take the Maritime Radio course. This complete package will prepare you for the Restricted Operator Certificate (Maritime) with DSC Endorsement exam which is included as part of this courses. To operate a maritime radio, you need the certificate. It's the law!Read less

Suggested Prerequisite none

Basic Navigation and Boat Handling - Combined (B2/B3)

This course includes sections covering basic navigation skills (using a compass, reading and interpreting nautical chart... Read mores, using chartplotter, smartphone or tablet and manual navigation skills needed to navigate safely including locate a position (i.e., identify latitude and longitude coordinates), set direction and measure distance. This course includes practice cruises using your navigation device and manual navigation skills. Safety topics include understanding how to use navigation aids - buoy system, legal responsibilities, selecting and using lines and knots, anchoring, docking, the impact of weather on boater safety, electrical hazards, collision avoidance rules, using tide and current tables, and other related topics. Each section includes course notes, instructional video, knowledge checks – skill testing quizzes and exercises, and links to supplementary resources. An optional final “multiple choice” exam is also available.Read less

Suggested Prerequisite Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)

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Basic Navigation and Boat Handling - Part 1 (B2)

This course includes sections covering basic navigation skills (using a compass, reading and interpreting nautical chart... Read mores, understanding the navigation aids - buoy system, and exploring the basic features and use of Electronic Navigation devices), legal responsibilities and safety measures, selecting and using lines and knots, anchoring, docking, understanding the impact of weather on boater safety, electrical hazards, collision avoidance rules, tides and currents, and other related topics. Each section includes course notes, instructional video, knowledge checks – skill testing quizzes and exercises, and links to supplementary resources. An optional final “multiple choice” exam is also available.Read less

Suggested Prerequisite Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)

Table of Contents (PDF)

Electronic Navigation

This course will allow the pleasure craft operator to navigate safely knowing his exact location at all times. You will ... Read morelearn to navigate using GPS and paper charts as well as electronic charting devices. It includes a CD containing a number of charts and a full scale simulator of a chart plotter to help you learn by doing. Join with others to share experiences and knowledge.Read less

Suggested Prerequisite Boating 3 (Introduction to Navigation) or Basic Navigation & Boat Handling - Part 2

Boat and Engine Maintenance

Keep the water on the other side of the wall! From spark plugs to bottom paint, this course covers all the basics for �... Read more�do it yourself” boaters. This course will equip you with the knowledge required to prevent onboard problems, carry out specialized tasks and tackle both short-term troubleshooting as well as long-term boat care. It features practical information and handy tips suitable for both new and existing boat owners. The dream of owning, maintaining and using your own boat without great expense can be achieved through the completion of the Boat & Engine Maintenance Course.Read less

Suggested Prerequisite none

Seminar: Tropical Weather for Boaters

The Seminar is designed to be done in one sitting of about 90 minutes. Many boaters like to spend all or part of their w... Read moreinters sailing in tropical waters, and no doubt wonder what sort of weather they might encounter. The meteorology behind winter weather in the Tropical Zone is very much different from that which we experience here in the mid-latitudes. 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. A good follow up of this course would be Weather for Boaters which is a multi week course with Tutor support.Read less

Suggested Prerequisite none

Seminar: 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 cur... Read morerents into consideration when planning a voyage of any length in tidal waters. Failure to do so can result in the vessel’s running aground or, just as embarrassing and damaging, snapping off a mast in a collision with a bridge or utility cable stretched across a tidal river. It is not possible to cover every detail of the subject of tides and currents within the constraints of this seminar, but it will certainly give the student a solid introduction to the subject. To learn more, we highly recommend boaters take the CPS-ECP courses, B4: Near Shore Marine Navigation Level I and B5: Near Shore Marine Navigation Level II. Tides and currents are covered more extensively in those courses.Read less

Suggested Prerequisite none

Seminar: How to Use a GPS

This introductory online seminar is for boaters who want to know the basics of how to set up their GPS/Chartplotter, und... Read moreerstand how it works, how to use it to and how it can connect to other boat electronics including tablets and smart phones. In this seminar, you will learn about waypoints, routes and how to best use the display options available for charts and data. Knowing how to plan and safely execute a route and interpret what you see on the charts is important A section is included on the capabilities of multi-function displays connected to an autopilot, sensors, radar, AIS or DSC radio. This is an interactive seminar and to help you assess your learning, there are question and answer segments located throughout the various sections.Read less

Suggested Prerequisite none

Seminar: Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell

The Seminar is designed to be done in one sitting of about 90 minutes. Before electronic navigation aids like GPS and e... Read morelectronic chartplotters came along, coastal sailors plotted fixes by using natural and man-made references, such as lighthouses, buoys, church steeples, radio/TV towers, and so on, that were plotted in their exact locations on paper navigation charts. They did this by taking quick-succession bearings on two or more of these objects, thus producing lines of position (LOPs) that crossed each other at some point. When these LOPs were plotted on the paper chart, the sailor could see the fix, indicating the boat’s position. This process is called getting a terrestrial fix. However, if the sailor is in the middle of an ocean, there are no lighthouses or church steeples. There is a solution however, and as the Friendly Giant used to say, “Look up … way up,” and there are all those heavenly bodies, “lighthouses in the sky.”Read less

Suggested Prerequisite none

Maritime Radio with DSC - CHALLENGE EXAM

Burlington - Burlington

Lunenburg - Bluenose

Vancouver - Vancouver

Victoria - Victoria

Pleasure Craft Operators Card (PCOC)

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Maritime Radio Certificate - ROC(M)

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Basic Navigation and Boat Handling - Combined (B2/B3)

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Basic Navigation and Boat Handling - Part 1 (B2)

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Electronic Navigation

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Boat and Engine Maintenance

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Seminar: Tropical Weather for Boaters

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Seminar: Tides and Currents

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Seminar: How to Use a GPS

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Seminar: Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell

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