Training
Boating Course
The Boating
course helps boaters to become more competent and safe on the
water. The course consists of approximately 40 hours of classroom
instruction covering topics such as: government regulations,
mandatory safety equipment requirements, rules of the road,
handling boats under power and sail, aids to navigation, anchoring
procedures, chart reading, plotting courses, and responsibilities
of the skipper. The exam for the federal government's mandatory
Pleasure Craft Operator's Card (PCOC) is included in this course.
Successful completion also qualifies you for membership in CPS and
eligibility to take Advanced and Elective courses.Pre Requisite: None
| Start Date | Length | Location | Cost |
| 9/15/2009 | September 15, Tuesdays 7-10pm, 13 Sessions | Gleaneagle Secondary, Coquitlam | $275, $450 couple |
| Contact: Chris Brunt-Tompsett | |||
Register for Boating Course (Individual or 1st person of Couple)
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BoatPro
The Approved Boating Handbook and the
seminar prepares you for the Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)
exam. The best of the PCOC seminars available, this highly
acclaimed seminar was one of the first to be accredited by the
Canadian Coast Guard.Pre Requisite: None
| Start Date | Length | Location | Cost |
| 9/29/2009 | Tuesdays 7-10pm, 2 Weeks | Gleaneagle Secondary, Coquitlam | $85 |
| Contact: Chris Brunt-Tompsett | |||
VHF Marine Radio
Offered in
March & October A comprehensive practical short course
culminating in the Restricted Operator's Certificate (Marine) Exam.
To operate a maritime radio, you need the certificate. It is the
law! The Maritime Radio course teaches emergency radio procedures,
as well as everyday operating techniques.
Pre Requisite: None
| Start Date | Length | Location | Cost |
| 10/13/2009 | October 13, Tuesdays 7-10pm, 3 Sessions | Gleaneagle Secondary, Coquitlam | $85 |
| Contact: Chris Brunt-Tompsett | |||
Navigating with GPS
This seminar
will introduce you to the versatile Global Positioning System (GPS)
receivers. With this course you will learn simple explanations of
the system which makes GPS such an effective navigational aid, and
methods of extracting the maximum navigational information from
your equipment. Improved position information, course planning and
real time speed/direction data improves your boating safety and
cruise enjoyment but reduces transit time and fuel consumption.Pre Requisite: None
| Start Date | Length | Location | Cost |
| TBA | Tuesdays 7:30-10pm, 6 Weeks | Gleaneagle Secondary, Coquitlam | $110 members/ $120 non-members |
| Contact: Chris Brunt-Tompsett | |||
Electronic Charting
This course
takes over where Navigating with GPS leaves off, with the more
advanced features of electronic charting. Learn about the different
kinds of electronic charting, how they were developed, their
advantages and disadvantages, and how to use them in a practical
manner.
Get the latest information about connecting your GPS to a
laptop, desktop, PDA or tablet computer, and the use of
navigational programs for computers. You get practical knowledge by
using an electronic charting program that is included on the
accompanying CD with over 200 electronic charts.
| Start Date | Length | Location | Cost |
| TBA | Tuesdays 7:30-10pm, 5 Weeks | Gleaneagle Secondary, Coquitlam | $110 members/ $120 non-members |
| Contact: Chris Brunt-Tompsett | |||
Seamanship
The new full
colour Seamanship Course builds on some of the techniques
introduced in the Boating Course. Seamanship uses traditional
navigation, GPS fixes, Way Points, along with the introduction of
Deviation, in the three homework cruises, and the examination take
home cruises. This course offers: interpretation of charts, the DR
plot, bearings, fixes, running fixes, and Collision Regulations;
and the exciting concept of plotting and labeling in True and
Magnetic, adopted by the Training Department. Seamanship, explains
the skills needed to understand the hazards of weather, wind,
waves, tides, and tidal currents and how to deal with them. When
unforeseen circumstances arise such as man-overboard, and medical
emergencies the seamanship course counsels the student, as to where
and how to acquire the skills to deal with potentially
life-threatening situations, and of course you can “learn the
ropes”, from knots, hitches, bends, and splices.Pre Requisite: The Boating Course
| Start Date | Length | Location | Cost |
| TBA | Gleaneagle Secondary, Coquitlam | $110 members/ $120 non-members | |
| Contact: Chris Brunt-Tompsett | |||
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