Boaters are being inspected by the police. Are you prepared?
Do you have all the safety equipment you legally need aboard your boat? Be prepared for an inspection by the police Marine
Unit or the Canadian Coast Guard.
CPS, working in partnership with the Transport Canada Office of Boating Safety, will help ensure that you and your family have
an enjoyable and safe summer on the water.
Get a FREE Courtesy Check from a CPS Boating Safety Specialist and verify that you have all the required safety
equipment on board.
Look for a qualified CPS person at your marina or contact the Regional Coordinator
Dale Holland
to set up your FREE courtesy Check.
The Deadline Has Passed!
All operators of powered boats must have the PCOC card before they get on the water. CPS Boat Pro gives you your Pleasure Craft Operators Card plus more. The CPS card is not only Transport Canada regulations but it is the only card that meets the requirements of the United States Coast Guard. Be prepared if you plan to take your boat or rent one in U.S waters. Boat Pro Course offered on a weekly basis June to September, contact Greg at (905) 646-0387.
VHF Radio Course ROC(M)
Everyone who operates a VHF radio aboard a boat in Canada must be licensed. This two night course will include a text book, instruction, written examination and oral examination.
If you are upgrading your marine radio to include DSC you need an endorsement to your license. The "DSC Endorsement Upgrade" is available and includes the Module 2 book and exam.
The next course will be held at St Catharines Marina (Port Weller East), 200 Broadway Ave, St Catharines on Saturday August 21 from 9am to 5pm.
The course will run from 9 to 3 with the examination to be held between 3pm and 5pm. Temporary certificates will be issues upon successful competition of the course.
There are a limited number spaces for the course so it will be a first registered selection.
Registration will be done on-line. Click here: On
Line Registration
It would be preferable to pick up the course material ahead of time, along with the training CD, as there is study material that has to be covered. Particularly the Alphanumeric Alphabet. Material can be picked up at St Catharines's Marina by prior arrangement (ie call first)
For more information contact
Eric Meth - ve3ei
VHF Marine Radio Course Instructor
905 468 8107
For more information contact Marine Radio Officer Eric Meth at emeth@iescomm.ca
Boating Course
Registration for the next full Boating
course will be Saturday September 11 from 1:30 to 4:00 pm at Dalhousie
Yacht Club. First class is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday
September 21 at 6:30 pm at Holy Cross Secondary School. Watch
this site for more details and any changes in mid-August.
