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FALL 2007 COURSE DATES AND INFORMATION
- Registration: 19:00 to
20:00 Wednesday 5 September 2007, or use our Online Registration form
- VHF Course #1: Mondays, 19 November to 3 December 2007
WINTER 2008 COURSE DATES AND INFORMATION
- VHF will not be offered at this time
SPRING 2008 COURSE DATES AND INFORMATION
- Registration: 19:00 to
20:00 Monday 3 March 2008, or use our Online Registration form
- VHF Course #2: Wednesdays, 2 April to 16 April 2008
- VHF Course #4: Mondays, 26 May to 9 June 2008
Course Times & Info:
- 1st Night:
arrive 1830 hrs, complete registration and pay $70, receive
student material. Course starts at 1900 hrs, runs to 2100 hrs -
plus?
- 2nd Night: 1900 hrs, course continues (Module 2 students only may register at 1845 hrs on 2nd night)
- 3rd Night: 1900 hrs, one more lecture followed by exam. All students will write their
respective exams on the 3rd night. Exams will be marked immediately, and temporary
certificate issued.
- Classroom at École Franco-Cité to be
notified on arrival. Use westernmost door
Course Prices:
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Complete Course (Modules 1 & 2): $70.00 (Manual/Instruction/Exam.)
- Module 2 Only: $35.00 (Manual for Module 2/Instruction/Exam)
Home Study Prices:
- Modules 1 & 2: $35.00
- Module 2 only: $25.00
- Administration (Exam) only: $15.00
Payment: Payment for the above may be made by Cash, Cheque, Visa or MasterCard. Please make cheques payable to "Ottawa Power and Sail Squadron".
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Duration: Complete course 3 two-hour weekly sessions.
I have a cell phone so why VHF? Many
boaters do have a cell phone. So what's the phone number of the closest
boater/Coast Guard when you are in trouble?
VHF radio is for boaters. It is a general broadcast system used by
boaters, and it's function is to enable you to call for assistance,
call on behalf of someone else requiring assistance, report hazards
such a floating trees/logs, get the latest weather reports and of
course contact and talk to other boating friends.
As there is only one "contact channel" radiotelephone-operating
procedures are required. The VHF course teaches you that protocol.
Industry Canada requires that everyone who wishes to use the VHF have a
"Restricted Radiotelephone Operator's Certificate". This course will
enable you to pass the exam for that certificate.
Course Content:
includes a CD with sample exams and a DSC simulator
- Module 1: The phonetic
alphabet , Correct
radiotelephone-operating procedures, and Emergency radio
calls
- Module 2: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) using Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
VHF
MODULE 2 Description
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) has been introduced to the Maritime
Radio Communications system since last January. It is an important
element in the GMDSS, an advanced communication system developed by the
International Maritime Organization to improve coordinated Search and
Rescue operations. It will improve the safety of life at sea - and in
the Great Lakes in 2006\7 - by utilizing automated satellite and
terrestrial alerting and communications systems.
DSC's use on channel 70 will eliminate the need to monitor channel 16
and eventually it will replace most of the calls presently made on Ch
16. Also eventually, Coast Guard stations will cease listening watch on
Ch16. Soon VHF radios will only be sold with DSC capability.
Persons now in possession of the Radio Operator's Certificate
(Maritime), based on what is now called Module 1, may take the course
to obtain the DSC\GMDSS (module 2) qualification for which a new ROC(M)
card will be issued to replace the present one.
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