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Our boating courses help you with
what you have to know:
- Boating 1: PCOC (2 nights)
- VHF Maritime Radio (2 nights)
what you should know:
- Boating 2: Beyond the PCOC (5 weeks)
- Boating 3: Intro to Navigation (6 weeks)
what you want to know:
- Boat & Engine maintenance (11 weeks)
- Weather for Boaters (7 weeks)
what you might like to know:
- Boating 4: Seamanship (12 weeks)
- Boating 5: Advanced Piloting (12 weeks)
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"Welcome Aboard!"
Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons are volunteer organizations dedicated to
enhancing boating enjoyment and safety through training. The Halifax Squadron
serves the Halifax, Bedford and St. Margaret's Bay areas
of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Courses: MARITIME RADIO COURSE
Posted by Education Department on 2024-04-14 09:04:35 ADT
We are pleased to offer an ROC (M) classroom course (new start date):
Date: Wednesdays, starting May 1, 2024, for 3 weeks
Time: 6:30 to 9:00 pm
Instructor: Terry Carter
Location: St. James Anglican Church Hall (at Armdale Roundabout), Fuller Room
Cost: $160 ($144 for CPS-ECP members); options for e-book and 2nd family-members available
Maximum enrolment: 14 students
To register for the Maritime Radio Course go to CPS-ECP Course Calendar (Halifax posting).
To reserve your place and pay in-class, send an email with your name, phone number, address, return email, to the Squadron Educational Officer.
Courses: Navigation and safety Courses Winter/Spring 2024
Posted by Education Department on 2024-03-13 12:45:15 ADT
ELECTRONIC MARINE NAVIGATION:
- Learn about hand-held and built-in GPS and chart plotter instruments and become familiar with the many features and capabilities of these devices. This course covers the features, capabilities, and uses of electronic charts and the variety of ways they are available - from chart plotters, PDA's, tablets, laptop and desktop computers. Learn about electronic programs like Maptech, OZI, FUGAWI and Nobeltec. The course runs on Mondays for 7 weeks, beginning May 13th, 2024. Cost is $240; CPS-ECP member rate is $204.
Register for Electronic Marine Navigation here
General: Your Halifax Squadron Needs You!- Invitation to Volunteer
Posted by Education Department on 2023-04-16 12:25:08 ADT
CPS-ECP squadrons live or die by the input of volunteers. All our instructors and members of the Executive Committee are volunteers.
The Halifax Squadron invites you to apply to fill in several positions on the ExComm and to consider whether your talents including teaching.
We urge those of our members with a few hours to spare to consider sharing your knowledge via the classroom – or on the water. Instructor manuals are available for all courses, and all instructors complete a short program on pedagogy, with a focus on learning techniques and communication. While we are in need of VHF instructors, who must be proficient in this area, all offers in all areas will be enthusiastically received. For more details please contact the Squadron Commander.
Courses: Online Seminars
Posted by Education Department on 2023-03-18 13:52:38 ADT
The CPS-ECP National Educational Dept offers a number of online seminars which deliver a taste of the topic in question. Each seminar can be completed in one sitting of about 90 minutes; or proceed through at your leisure!. As soon as you sign up and receive the link to access the course, you can begin (please ignore any start date in the posting). Note that the subject of each seminar is treated more fully in CPS-ECP courses. Please click on Read More for details
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