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Basic Boating & Safe Navigation

12 Classes - Fee: $275

This is a comprehensive course in safe boating for power and sail boaters on coastal and inland waters. 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 manners and customs. Students completing the CPS (Calgary Power and Sail) Pleasure Craft Operator Card exam with a passing grade of 75% will receive a PCOC card that is recognized in Canada and the United States. Students completing the CPS Boating Course exam, with a passing grade of 75%, will receive free full CPS membership for 1 year. Benefits of CPS membership include reductions in boat insurance and access to advanced courses.

 

Basic Boating & Safe Navigation
 

Course Code #

Days, Times and Dates

Location

61157

Thu
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Starts Sep 24

Viscount Bennett Centre
2519 Richmond Road SW
Calgary, Alberta

61161

Thu
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Starts Jan 7

Viscount Bennett Centre
2519 Richmond Road SW
Calgary, Alberta

Registration Information

How to Register / Policy Information

Classes have limited room and may fill up if you delay. If your class is full, ask to be put on a waiting list. Waitlisted students will be notified of any vacancies. Classes will be added based on demand. Call 403-777-7224.

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