Courses we intend to offer throughout the year;  Boat Pro, Boating, Seamanship (formerly Piloting), Advanced Piloting, Celestial Navigation,  Weather, VHF / DSC,  GPS & Instructor Training.

If you are interested in any of these courses please feel free to contact us by phone or e-mail if you wish more information. Bill Fee is our Training Officer  (705) 645-9921 or e-mail bill.fee@rogers.com and/or Ken Holland is our Squadron Commander (705)646-1765 or e-mail keholland@sympatico.ca

COURSES GENERALLY OFFERED 

1.     Boat Pro - A short boating course leading to the PCOC (operator's card). This is a mandatory license required by law for all boaters as of September 2009.  Keith Shantz is our coordinator for this course and can be contacted at muskokargv@hotmail.com

2.     Boating - 2008, starting Wed. October 22nd, 7-10pm for 15 weeks. Cost: $230.00. Location: Bracebridge Sportsplex.

Are you a boater who would like to know more? This course consists of over 30 hours of classroom instruction covering such topics as government regulations, mandatory equipment requirements, rules of the road, operating boats under power and sail, aids to navigation, anchoring procedures, chart reading, plotting courses and responsibilities of the skipper.  Successful completion qualifies you for membership in CPS, and your pleasure craft operator certificate card. 

Contact Bill Fee at (705)645-9921 or e-mail bill.fee@rogers.com for further information.

3.    Seamanship (formerly Piloting) - Chart navigation close to shore, both visual and plotted. Knots and splices, and more about how boats operate.

4.     Advanced Piloting - Coastal navigation with extensive chart work and several cruises to execute on paper.

5.     Celestial Navigation - Offshore navigation using the sextant to take sights on the  sun, moon, stars and planets.

6.     Weather - A course on understanding wind, waves, clouds, and storms. Warm and cold fronts, as well as high and low pressure systems.

7.     VHF / DSC - A short course on the use of VHF radio & Digital Selective Calling leading to an operator's Certificate. Recommended 6 sessions & includes Instructional DVD.

8.     GPS - A very brief overview of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and specific instruction on the use of your hand held GPS receiver. Also includes am Instructional DVD.

9.  For those who may be interested in teaching, we provide and Instructors Training Course.

10. We have available DVD's on the proper use of Distress   Signaling Devices.