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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​​​

May 6/7/8 = Mill Bay Marina: SOLD OUT - Contact us for wait list

June 24-26 = Port Sidney: 2 SPOT Remaining

July 15-17 = Mill Bay Marina: 3 SPOT REMAINING

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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) .

June 24 to 27. = Sidney Area

May 20 - 23 = Proposed Saltspring Island

Fall courses to be posted later

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​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

June 23.  Fall courses to be posted later

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“Boating Basics” Course

If you are a beginner to boating or need a refresher, join us for a 1-DAY introductory on water boating course. Taught by a Transport Canada Approved and Maritime Coastguard Agency accredited instructor.

What you will learn:

• Basic pre-departure checks

• Weather info and how to read a forecast

• Introductory to chart and electronic chart plotters

• Docking and close quarters maneuvering

• Standard collision regulations and rules of the road

• Getting on a plane and operating at speed 

• Anchoring and picking up a mooring

RATES: $300 / person + gst (9am - 4pm)

DATES:

Mill Bay Marina:

Beginner Course - June 27 (Ladies Only) - SOLD OUT

Basic 1 day Course - June 23

Port Sidney Marina:

Basic 1 day - July 14

Beginner Course - May 9 (Ladies Only) - 2 Spots Remaining - July 18

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ROC-M W/ DSC - 6 hours including exam - $249 PP

ROC-M is a one-day course for Operators and Crew on pleasure and/or commercial vessels operating in Canadian waters, within 25 miles of shore.

This is required ticket for operating a VHF in Canada.

Topics Covered:

• the use of a VHF Marine Radio

• Digital Selective Calling (DSC)

• Emergency Broadcasts and Alerts

• Sending a Distress or Priority message

• Radio procedures

• Phonetic Alphabet

• Weather Radio Broadcasts and frequencies

• (GMDSS) Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, which includes DSC/VHF, EPIRBs and SARTs.

May 10 - Mill Bay - 4 spots remaining

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