Public Course Dates

All Transport Canada Approved , CPS - Can Boat and other IYT/MCA training available on demand for private bookings outside of these dates listed.

Please Contact Us for availability and costs.

Practical Based Public Courses are Held Working alongside our partner Club YOLO on a Beneteau Antares 7

Small Powerboat and RHIB Master

- 3 day including theory - $1,075 + GST

- 2 day practical for Small Power Boat and RHIB Master - Candidates must have completed IYT E-Learning

$860 + GST per person

April 8/9/10 = Port Sidney Marina: 2 SPOT REMAINING

May 6/7/8 = Mill Bay Marina: 1 SPOT REMAINING

Small Vessel Operator Proficiency (SVOP)

- 4 day Transport Canada Requirement for Commercial operators

This SVOP course is a stand-alone course addressing the particular needs for some minimum standards of training for operators of:

Commercial vessels, other than tugs, up to 15 Gross Tonnage operating not more than 25 miles offshore.
Fishing vessels up to 15 Gross Tonnage or 12 meters overall length operating not more than 25 miles offshore.
Passenger vessels, work-boats, sport fishing charters.

This is a 26 hour course and is done in 4 days from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 4:00 p.m. (sometimes 4:30 or 5:00) each day. The course ends with a 50-question exam which if successfully completed gives you your certificate.

Parallel rulers, calculators and dividers will be provided on day 3 for use by the students. Anyone wishing to purchase the tools can so at class. Kits start at $55.00.

$695 + GST. per person (includes the manual) .

April 22 to 25 - May 20 to 23 - June 24 to 27. = Sidney Area

Fall courses to be posted later

Small Domestic Vessel - Basic Safety (SDV-BS, Formerly MED A-3)

- 1 day

This SDV-BS course provides basic safety training for crew-members on:

Fishing vessels not more than 15 GT.
Small passenger vessels (up to 12 passengers), work boats, sport fishing charters.
All other Small commercial vessels not more than 15 GT, including passenger vessels, with un-berthed accommodation only, but not including ferries, on Home Trade IV and Minor Waters voyages.

This is an 8-hour course, Formerly known as the MED -A 3, done in one day. The exam is a simple 25 question multiple choice. You receive your certification upon successful completion.

$295 + GST per person

April 21, May 19, and June 23. Fall courses to be posted later

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