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Courses - Boating

Spring 2011: Tuesday, January 10, 2012.
Fall 2011: September 2012
Course Time: Tuesday nights - 1900hrs - 2200hrs
(7:00PM-10:00PM)
Course Duration: 13 weeks
Course Fee:

$290 per person. *Cost includes CPS Membership for 1 year.
$480 per couple. *Cost includes CPS Family Membership for 1 year.
Course Location: The Justice Institute
715 Mcbride Boulevard
New Westminster, BC
(map).
Registration First night of each class or online at www.cps-ecp.ca
Pre-registration
or for more information:		 Phone: Alex Pagonyi: (778) 928-4383
E-mail: alexp@csf.bc.ca

In your e-mail, include your name, phone, CPS #, and course name. Payment is due on the first night of class.

Course Description

Prerequisite: None. Open to the general public.

The Boating Course is the first in a series of courses to help you become a better and safer boater. You will learn the basics of safe boating including what equipment is mandatory on a boat, how to read a compass, common knots used, docking and undocking procedures, right of way and collision regulations, emergency procedures, how to anchor your boat, and how to read a chart and plot a course.

There are two exams included at the end of this course. Both are multiple choice and "closed book".

Upon successful completion of the two exams, you will be eligible to apply for membership in CPS.

Course Materials

The following course materials are provided on the first night of class.
  • Student Notes - Boating Course Textbook
  • Homework Book
  • Training Chart "A"
  • Canadian Coast Guard Safe Boating Guide
  • Canadian Coast Guard Collision Regulations
  • Canadian Coast Guard Canadian Aids to Navigation System
  • Canadian Hydrographic Service Symbols and Abbreviations (Chart 1)

Please bring with you a pencil, an eraser and a set of dividers.

Course Contents

Introduction

  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 & Sail Squadrons
 

General Information
Course Schedule

Course Descriptions

Introductory
Boating
Maritime Radio(VHF)

Advanced
Seamanship
Advanced Piloting
Navigating with GPS

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