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Boating 2 and 3 Combined - Classroom

Boating 2 and 3 Combined - Classroom

Suggested Prerequisite Boating 1 – Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)

Details Students will meet in a classroom 1 evening per week for the duration of the course. Course length varies depending on the course from 5 evenings to 12 evenings. Printed or Ebook course material will be distributed to the students either on the first night or prior to the start of the course.

Additional Information

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Start Date: Oct 31st, 2023

Start Time: 7:00 PM

Contact: James Dean
(905) 515-0933
BurlingtonPowerSquadron@gmail.com

Address: Burlington Seniors Centre
Room# Multipurpose Room
2285 New Street - Access off Teen Tour Way
BURLINGTON, ON

Class Status: 19 Seats remaining

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Additional Information

The recommended prerequisite to this course is a classroom (not online) PCOC / Boating 1 Course. This course will run 12 weeks starting October 31 and finishing on January 23 (missing December 26 and... Read more January 2). Students registering for this course are welcome to join the Boating 1 course starting October 03 as a refresher.Read less

Pricing and Packages:

Boating 2 and 3 Combined with Printed Book

Non-Member Price

350.00

Member Price

280.00

Boating 2 and 3 Combined No Book option for a 2nd Family Member

Non-Member Price

215.00

Member Price

172.00

Start Date: Sep 13th, 2023

Start Time: 6:30 PM

Contact: Tony Read
(604) 219-4311
tonyr@shaw.ca

Address: Southerland Secondary School
Room# 306
1830 Sutherland Avenue
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC

Class Status: 21 Seats remaining

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Additional Information

The North Shore Power Squadron is offering Boating 2 and 3 as a Combined classroom and online course.... The classroom course is 'Zoomed' out to online students in 'Simulcast'.... Students are able ... Read moreto register for this course as a Classroom Student or as an On-Line Student.... This is the CLASSROOM Student registration Site.... Go to Online Course filter to register for the Online Course.... Classroom students will have the ability to Zoom into the class on the nights they are out of town.... Classroom Students will receive a full package of books and equipment and will have the ability to access the online study material.... The course is twelve weeks duration. The North Shore Squadron also has an excellent student cruise program for Boating 3 (B3). All Students are encouraged to attend the student cruise.Read less

Pricing and Packages:

Boating 2 and 3 Combined with Printed Book

Non-Member Price

350.00

Member Price

315.00

Boating 2 and 3 Combined No Book option for a 2nd Family Member

Non-Member Price

260.00

Member Price

234.00

Start Date: Oct 3rd, 2023

Start Time: 7:00 PM

Contact: David VanGoolen
(289) 929-2472
dave.vangoolen@gmail.com

Address: Instructors Home
Room# 1
6 Melba Road
ST CATHARINES, ON

Class Status: 6 Seats remaining

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Additional Information

Price increase July 1, 2023 is anticipated.

Pricing and Packages:

Boating 2 and 3 Combined with Printed Book

Non-Member Price

350.00

Member Price

297.50

Boating 2 and 3 Combined No Book option for a 2nd Family Member

Non-Member Price

215.00

Member Price

182.75

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)

Basic Navigation and Boat Handling - Part 2 (B3)

This course continues the navigation theme by focusing on using the capabilities of chartplotters, tablets and smartphon... Read morees as well as the manual navigation skills needed to locate a position (i.e., identify latitude and longitude coordinates), set direction and measure distance). This course includes practice cruises using your Electronic Navigation device and manual navigation skills. 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 B2: Basic Navigation & Boat Handling - Part 1

Table of Contents (PDF)

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

Boating 2 and 3 Combined - Classroom

Burlington - Burlington - Oct 31st, 2023

North vancouver - North Shore - Sep 13th, 2023

St catharines - Port Dalhousie - Oct 3rd, 2023

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