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Boating is the
Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons' premier course for the recreational
boater!
Whether you are interested in power, sail or canoe, this course is for you.
It contains expanded, detailed boating-safety information. As well, the
challenge of plotting and navigation skills, and the interaction with other
boaters all await you in this exciting, "chock-full-of-info" course. Successful
completion of an "accredited" examination at the end of certain sections will
allow you to achieve operator competency and a Pleasure Craft Operator Card
(PCOC), as well as an offer of CPS Associate Membership. Successful completion
of the examination (s) at the end of the entire course will provide you with the
opportunity of Regular Membership and all its associated benefits, along with
the PCOC. You will be taught proper and safe handling of all types of boats, you do not
even have to own a boat to take this course. We will cover:
- Includes exam for the Canadian Coast Guard Pleasure Craft Operators Card
- Boat handling under normal and adverse conditions
- Government regulations and equipment requirements
- Aids to navigation
- Rules of the road
- Compass and chart use
- April, 2007 will be our on the water cruise up
Indian
Arm, starting and ending at
Reed Point Marina.
The course kit includes Student Notes; Homework Folder; one Training Chart
"A"; Chart No. 1; Collision Regulations; Government Publications;
and CPS Course Plotter.
Course Objectives
This course is designed primarily to meet the needs of boaters who wish to
become SAFE boaters. It is aimed primarily at those with boats less than
8m (26 ft) long. Initially, new boaters will probably take only one-day cruises,
will run for cover at the first sign of bad weather, and will spend the night
ashore, or in some safe harbor. In short, the course is intended to provide
elementary instruction in boat handling, for those who wish to know how to
operate a boat safely in sheltered water during daylight hours. those who have
had considerable experience should be aware that this is the primary objective
of the course. The Boating Course is intended to be neither difficult nor time consuming,
but those taking it should be prepared to spend some time
doing homework.
The following material is supplied:
- Student Notes (text) and homework book
- CPS Course Plotter
- Canadian Coast Guard Safe Boating Guide booklet
- Canadian Coast Guard Collision Regulations (International Regulations for
the Prevention of Collision at Sea, with Canadian Modifications)
- Training Chart "A"
- Chart #1 - Symbols and Abbreviations used on Canadian Nautical Charts
(booklet)
- The Canadian Aids to Navigation System booklet
Each student will need to provide dividers, notebook, pencils, and an
eraser.
Boating Course Contents
The following is (approximately) a list of chapter and section headings in
the course manual. The Burnaby Squadron does not follow the order given
here, as we like to introduce chart work much earlier than the manual shows.
- Characteristics of Boats
- Boat Types
- Terminology
- Construction
- Propulsion Systems
- Licensing, Registration and Other Requirements
- Mandatory Equipment
- Life Jackets (Personal Floatation Devices (PFD))
- Sound Signaling Devices
- Lights
- Distress Flares
- Other required safety equipment
- Optional Equipment
Additional safety and navigation equipment that should be carried, such
as
- Fenders and Dock Lines
- Engine Spares
- First Aid Kit
- Charts and other navigation equipment
- etc...
- The Magnetic Compass
- The earth's magnetic field
- Variation and Deviation (compass errors)
- Installing the compass
- Hand Bearing Compasses
- Steering by compass
- Preparing to Launch
Pre-season maintenance, and some around-the-boatyard safety warnings.
- Ropes, Lines and Knots
- Rope construction
- Properties of different rope materials
- Care and Use of Lines
- Knots
- Belaying to a cleat
- Figure Eight Knots
- Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
- Reef Knot
- Double Sheet Bend
- Bowline
- Clove Hitch
- Securing to a dock
- Handling a Boat Under Power
- Propellers
- Forward Motion and Steering
- Stopping and Reversing
- Undocking
- Docking
- Picking Up a Mooring
- Handling a Boat Under Sail
- Basic sailing theory and terminology
- Points of Sail
- Reefing
- Leeway
- Steering
- Docking under sail
- Weather
- Weather Hazards
- Weather Forecasts
- Weather Procedures for Safe Boating
- Weather Tips
- Skipper's Responsibilities Before Setting Out
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- Knowledge of Local Hazards
- The Fuel Supply - Refuelling Precautions
- Embarking Passengers
- Attention to Crew Comfort
- Drugs and Alcohol
- File a Sailing Plan
- Skipper's Responsibilities When Under Way
- Trim and Balance
- Boat Handling
- Effect of Wash
- fixing Position
- Keeping a Good Lookout
- Keep a log
- Common Courtesies
- Flag Etiquette
- Collision Regulations
- General
- Under Any Condition of Visibility
- When Vessels are in Sight of One Another
- Collision Bearings
- Power Boats Meeting, Crossing, Overtaking
- Power Boat and Sailboat Meeting
- Sailboats Meeting
- Special Situations
- Sound Signals
- Canadian Aids to Navigation
- Lateral Buoys
- Cardinal Buoys
- Special Buoys
- Day beacons
- Lights
- Ranges
- Emergencies
- Problems that affect the Crew
- Problems that affect the Boat
- Deteriorating Weather Conditions
- distress Signals
- Rendering Assistance
- Global Positioning and Charts
- Describing position by Latitude and Longitude
- Measuring Distance and Direction on a Chart
- Charts
- Projections
- Scale
- The Title Block
- Heights and Soundings
- Symbols and Abbreviations
- Sailing Directions ("Coast Pilots")
- Navigation
- Piloting and Conning
- Chart Reading
- Correcting and Un-correcting Compass Readings
- Lines of Position
- Fixes
- An Exercise in Conning - Cruise No. 1
A classroom exercise to familiarize the student with the chart, and
common symbols and abbreviations.
- Introduction to Plotting
- Terms used in plotting
- Time, Speed, and Distance Calculations
- Plotting and Labeling
- Plotting Instruments
- Labeling
- Standards of Accuracy
- Planning a Cruise
- Keeping a Log
- Cruising Single-Handed
A sample cruise, showing pre-planning techniques to minimize plotting
while underway
- Anchors and Anchoring
- The Holding Power of an Anchor
- Selecting an Anchor
- Selecting an Anchorage
- Supplementary Topics
- Canals and Locks
- Tides and Tidal Currents
- Tailoring
- Winter Lay-up
- Water Skiing
- Auxiliary Boats
- Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons
(information about CPS)
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