Phone: Don Hudspeth: 604-522-3477 E-mail: info@royalcity.powersquadron.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".
The exam for the Canada Coast Guard Pleasure Craft Operator's Card
(PCOC). Thirty questions and approximately 1/2 hour to complete.
The CPS Boating Exam. One hundred questions and approximately 3 hours
to complete.
Upon successful completion of the above 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.
