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1948 - Celebrating 60 years of volunteer service - 2008

BOATING COURSES 2012

On-line secure registration and payment now available for all courses
Courses will commence in September and later for the Fall 2011 session.
Actual dates to be posted in June, when Registration will open


Classes are all held at:
Forest Hill Collegiate Institute

730 Eglinton Ave West (at Bathurst)

Location: MAP

All courses  7 - 9:30 pm


 
The Boating Course - includes the "Boat Licence"

Starting:
       Tuesday, January 24, 2012.
The Power Squadron Boating Course

The 12-week Boating Course provides in-depth boat operation and safety training.

You will experience the challenge of plotting and navigation. Comprehensive student materials are provided. The course includes significantly more information than is found in the short BoatPro/PCOC course and is an essential basis course for anyone planning on handling a vessel on the Great Lakes. Enroll the family!  Exam for the "Boat Licence" is included.

This course now includes first-year membership in CPS for successful graduates.


NEW: reduced price for a second family member residing at the same address. Note: registration must be nade on the correct page to obtain the reduced price.

If you are an Assocate Member now, you may take this course at the Member Rate - you must be logged into this site as a Member in order to qualify.


 Registration and on-line secure payment


Boating Basics-
Pleasure Craft Operator Card
("Boat Licence")
The Boat Licence courseWatch for future in-class offerings. Or take it on line HERE


A complete short course and exam in two evenings!

Clearly the best of the PCOC seminars available, this highly acclaimed seminar was one of the first to be accredited by the Canadian Coast Guard. Crossing the border? CPS-ECP is one of the few providers of safe boating courses that is approved by both the Canadian Coast Guard and the U.S. National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.



PilotingSeamanship - The next step from the Boating Course

Monday, January 23, 2012

This is an 11 week advanced level course, Seamanship furthers your pleasure by strengthening your boating skills. The Seamanship Course extends the navigation and vessel-handling techniques introduced in the Boating Course.

The course presents the three aspects of seamanship.

1. Navigation and Plotting Skills (both traditional and electronic): interpretation of charts and chart symbols; the DR plot; bearings; Fixes and running Fixes; determination of course to steer in a current, and determining distance off.

2. Seamanship Skills: understanding the hazards of weather, wind, waves, currents, tides and tidal currents, and how to deal with them and with emergencies.

3. Boat Capabilities and Performance: hull speed, stability, rudders and propellers.

Sign up for the Seamanship Course today, but first, read the following:

Prerequisite: The Boating Course or equivalent experience. Note: if you are not a CPS member, please discuss your prior experience with the Training Officer before registering for this course. Contact sto@torontopowersquadron.org

Registration and secure on-line payment


Navigating with GPS
Complete in 4 evenings, plus exam

Navigating with GPSNot currently offered by this Squadron

This short course will introduce you to the versatile Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers that are now common in everyday life. The new Navigating With GPS (revision 4) is a complete re-write of the previous course, with a new colour manual and an accompanying CD which includes, amongst other things, a GPS/Chartplotter simulator. All of the students receive a copy of the CD with their manual.A national survey was recently taken of Boating Course graduates. They were asked what courses they wanted to take next. GPS was the most requested.


Electronic Charting
Complete in 5 evenings, including exam

Electronic Charting courseNot currently offered by this Squadron

5 weeks, one evening per week. 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.

 


CPS Fundamentals of Weather course
Fundamentals of Weather - don't leave port without this course!



Wednesday
  April 18, 2012
This course covers many aspects of the formation and behavior of the weather around us. Meteorology (the study of weather) is quite technical in nature. In contrast, “Fundamentals of Weather” is presented in a straightforward manner eliminating 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, it will become possible for you to make short term forecasts. Challenge the professionals as to who better predicts the weather in your local area.

With “Fundamentals of Weather” you will forecast the weather beyond “red sky at night”.   
 

Topics: 
  • How the Sun Causes Weather
  • What Causes the Wind To Blow?
  • Water in the Atmosphere
  • Clouds—The Signposts of the Skies
  • Fronts and Frontal Weather
  • Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
  • Forecasting the Weather

    The Weather course is presented by Joni Alexander, JN, who says of of her experience:

    " I've been sailing, mainly on Lake Ontario, for almost 20 years and have been a CPS member since 1990. I have been teaching as a part-time occupation for over 30 years and teaching CPS courses-- Boating and Weather-- for about 5 years. My special interest is weather and the picture is me checking on the weather observation buoy located between Toronto and Niagara! "

Register hereJoni checking the weather buoy


 


 


Maritime Radio course

Maritime Radio (VHF with DSC)

Radio licence is mandatory for legal radio operation.





Wednesday, February 22, 29 and March 7, 2012


Materials include extensive student manual and a CD with simulation programs.
 

The ROC(M) - otherwise known as the VHF operator certificate, is required to operate a VHF radio in Canada.


The Maritime Radio course teaches emergency radio procedures, as well as everyday operating techniques to you and your family. As well, the course prepares you for the Restricted Operator Certificate (Maritime) with DSC Endorsement examination.

Module 1 will teach the uses of marine radios, choice of frequencies, operation, phonetic alphabet, procedural words and phrases.

Module 2 covers Digital Selective Calling and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, (DSC/GMDSS). All mariners, including recreational boaters, will want to take advantage of the many features and capabilities of this innovative form “automatic” radio.

Secure your lifeline. Be sure that you and your family take the Maritime Radio course.

Registration and secure on-line payment

VHF certificateUpgrade Your Radio Operator Certificate ...
to Include DSC (Digital Selective Calling)

May be taken with the above class. 2 evenings including exam.

For people who already have their Restricted Operator Certificate (Maritime)DSC technology is now available on all new VHF Radios.
Take this upgrade seminar to get your DSC endorsement (required).
Covers Digital Selective Calling and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.



Extended Cruising
Extended Cruising - for the serious cruiser

                         Newly Revised!
Not currently offered

The “Extended Cruising” course helps establish the skills required for you to seek distant shores. Course Instructor Wanita Gray, (Squadron Training Officer) is an accomplished Bluewater sailor with many thousands of miles experience offshore. Individual course sections are taught by several highly-experienced offshore sailors.

To roam upon the seas has long been a dream of many adventurous sailors. In today’s fast paced life, the sea remains one of the few places where one can explore our planet while making a personal journey as well.

To make port successfully after a long sea voyage using your own boat and skills is a great accomplishment.

Offshore sailors must be able to fill all the roles of helmsperson, navigator, plumber, meteorologist, shipwright, radio operator, cook, doctor, sailmaker, mechanic and diplomat.

A combination of knowledge and experience coupled with the essential traits of patience and planning will lead towards rewarding voyages.

Topics :

  • The Boat
  • The Sails
  • The Well-found Vessel
  • Passage Planning
  • Passage Making
  • Oceanography and Weather
  • Weather
  • Instrumentation
  • Adverse Conditions

 

 


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