Boating
This course provides a general introduction to the safe handling of boats of all types.
Upon successful completion of this course,
a Pleasure Craft Operators card will be issued. Passing the Boating course is a prerequisite to Squadron membership and
all advanced courses. Material covered includes; types of boats, boat handling,
government regulations, nautical charts, aids to navigation, rules of the
road, elementary chart plotting and calculations, the compass, bearings
and fixes, safety considerations and equipment, lines and knots, anchoring,
weather, canals, locks, and boating courtesy and customs. Length of course
is approximately 14 weeks. It is to be offered in January 2012.
For
more information please contact Course Registrar Laura Dafoe, at
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Elective
Courses
The following courses are available from
the Saltspring Squadron for both members and the general public. Regular classroom instruction will be provided
when demand warrants, otherwise these courses are available at any time by correspondence.
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VHF
Marine Radio Operators
Learn
the phonetic alphabet, as well as correct radiotelephone operating procedures.
This course will enable you to pass the Industry Canada Restricted Radiotelephone
Operator's Certificate Exam, which will be given at the conclusion of the
teaching session. If you have a pleasure craft and have a fixed or portable
marine radiotelphone you are required by law to have a Restricted Operator's
Certificate which will be issued upon successful completion of this course.
Approximately 6 hours. See the Boating Safety Notice.
It is
offered on May 2012.
For
more information contact Brian Keir 250 537-0086.
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Weather
Covers
basic weather knowledge, atmosphere, clouds, pressure, wind, temperature,
moisture, stability and instability, air masses, frontal weather, precipitation,
fog, general circulation tropical hurricanes, wave theory and forecasting.
Approximately 10 weeks.
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Marine
Electronics
Covers
electrical power systems for boats, wiring, galvanic corrosion, stray current
corrosion, radio signal propagation, depth sounders, Radar, Loran C, GPS,
fuel vapor detectors, flux gate compasses. Auto pilots. and instrumentation.
Approximately 10 weeks.
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Electronic
Navigation
Covers
Loran C and GPS navigation, waypoint navigation, electronic charts on computer,
interfacing, installation and wiring of antennas, EPIRBS. Approx. 10 weeks.
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Marine
Maintenance
Covers
preventive, seasonal and emergency maintenance, repairs to wood, fiberglass
and metal hulls, gas and diesel engines, electrical and mechanical systems,
spars, rigging, and ground tackle, fire and safety equipment, moorings,
trailers, tools and fittings. 10 weeks
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Seamanship
Power
Covers terminology power train, hull forms, hull performance, engine controls
and instruments, buoyancy, stability, handling under power, mooring and
anchoring, legal responsibilities, engines, fuels, fuel systems, electrical
systems, cooling, lubrication, maintenance, and navigation exercises. 13
weeks.
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Seamanship
Sail
Covers
spars and rigging, sails, theory of sail action, balance under sail, getting
under way, under way, piloting under sail and cruising under sail. 10 weeks.
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Offshore
Sailing
Course
for the serious racer and the truly bluewater, offshore cruiser. It provides
suggestions, tips and techniques for the serious sailor.
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Advanced
Courses for Squadron Members
The following courses are avilable when demand
warrants and are available at any time by correspondence. For
more information please contact
Training Officer
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Piloting
This course covers hull forms and performance, buoyancy, stability, legal
responsibilities, weather, adverse conditions, emergencies, currents and
leeway, running fixes, aids to navigation, and controllable / non controllable
forces. Approximately 10 weeks.
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Advanced
Piloting
Prerequisite: Piloting.This
course covers charts, compass, tides and currents, leeway, piloting a course,
time-speed-distance, fixes, running fixes, standing clear of danger, aids
to Navigation, electronic aids and introduction to the sextant. Approximately
10 weeks.
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Celestial
Navigation
Prerequisite: Advanced Piloting. Covers navigating without land based aids,
the sextant, celestial observations, Nautical Almanac, plotting signals
Pilot, the sailing triangle, systems of co-ordinates by celestial bodies,
types of time, methods of sight reduction, accurate chart work, and Traverse
Mercator and Great Circle Sailing. This course is really valuable for offshore
passage makers.
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