(Two 2-hour sessions or One 4-hour session)
Teaches equipping your boat, rules of the road, aids to navigation, safety awareness, docking and undocking. On successful completion you’ll receive your PCOC and Associate Membership in CPS.
Fee: $65.00
Next Date: October 18th
(Thirteen 2-hour sessions)
An in-depth study of material in the Boat Pro course along with seamanship, safety afloat, charts and develops plotting skills. On successful completion you’ll receive your PCOC and Full Membership in the CPS.
Fee: $220.00
Start Dates: September 20th, 2010
(Thirteen 2-hour sessions)
*Prerequisite: Boating
The Piloting Course extends the navigation and vessel-handling techniques introduced in the Boating Course. Learn more about Coastal Navigation and Seamanship necessary for navigation in large lakes, and in tidal waters along the coast.
Fee: $220.00
Start Date: TBA
Finding your way with GPS
(Two Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This seminar is for the outdoors enthusiast, back packer, canoer, and kayaker. The aim is not to provide an exhaustive course on all of the intricate details and operation of the versatile Global Positioning System. Rather, it will help the new user of the hand-held GPS receiver. You will find the information and explanations that are usually missing from the operators’ manuals.
Fee: $40.00
Navigation with GPS
(Three 2-hour sessions)
Prerequisite: Boating Course
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.
Fee: $65.00
VHF Radio
(2-hour session)
The
Maritime Radio course teaches emergency radio procedures, as well as
everyday operating techniques. Learn all about the uses 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).
Upon passing the exam you will get your 'Restricted Operator's Certificate (Maritime) with DSC Endorsement'. This will allow you to legally operate a VHF radio.
Fee: $65.00
Date: Spring 2011
Weather
(Eight 2-hour sessions)
This course covers many aspects of the formation and behavior of the weather around us. Meteorology is quite technical in nature, whereas Fundamentals of Weather is presented in a clear, straightforward manner that eliminates much of the jargon. The study of weather is both fascinating and satisfying. The skills you will develop from this course will serve you for a lifetime. With practice, you will be able to make short term forecasts.
Fee: $130.00
Start Date: TBA
Course availability subject to sufficient registration
North Halton Squadron Information Line
905-877-8815
Introductory:
Boat Pro
Boating
*Advanced:
Piloting
Advanced Piloting
Junior Navigator
Navigator
*Elective:
GPS
Marine Electronics
Marine Maintenance
Offshore Sailing
Seamanship Power
Seamanship Sail
Weather
*Members
only