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January Virtual Squadron Nightt
Join us for an amazing adventure story on January 18th, 2021 at 7:30 PM - "A Family of Five on a Seven-Year Loop Around the Pacific". Please click here on January 18th to join the free presentation.
We welcome Max Shaw and his family to tell us about their multi-year, multi-thousand-mile voyage all around the Pacific. Starting out as a family of four, and then growing to five, the Shaw’s embarked on a seven-year adventure around the Pacific where they faced dirty diapers at sea, maintenance in exotic locations and uncharted reefs. They sold their house, purged their possessions and set off an adventure of a lifetime that covered over 36,000 nautical miles. 
Max and Elizabeth spent most of their adult lives in the Canadian Forces but after 23 years decided they needed a new adventure, and one they could share with their children, so they sold up and went sailing with their two young children. They have spent the last seven years travelling in the Pacific with what is now their family of five. Both Max and Elizabeth started their sailing with the RYA while in the UK. Max is a Sail Canada Advanced Cruising Instructor and Yachtmaster Offshore Instructor and holds a RYA Yachtmaster Ocean/200 GT Master of Yachts certificate.
Please click here on January 18th to join the free presentation.
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Port of Vancouver Notice of Amendment
The Port of Vancouver has issued a notice of amendment to inform members of the public, industry and
other stakeholders of proposed updates to the Port Information Guide. Check out the amendments plus
have your chance to give input.
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Feedback Needed
Transport Canada (TC) Office of Boating Safety (OBS) wants to hear from stakeholders, especially those with a particular interest in pleasure craft, on the changes under consideration to the Pleasure Craft Licensing Program and the Pleasure Craft Operator Competency Program.
How can you participate?
TC is inviting members of the boating community to provide feedback on the proposed changes to the Pleasure Craft Licensing and the Pleasure Craft Operator Competency Programs on the Let’s Talk Transportation consultation webpage. The forum will remain open until January 15, 2021.
Stakeholder input and comments submitted through the Let’s Talk Transportation webpage will be considered in the development of the regulatory amendments.
Pleasure craft licensing considerations for pleasure craft owners TC OBS is considering changes to the Pleasure Craft Licensing Program to increase safety, environmental protection and improve service delivery through the following regulatory amendments to the Small Vessel Regulations (SVR):
· bringing grandfathered pleasure craft licenses (with no expiry date) into a five-year validity regime
· reducing the ten-year validity period for licenses (PCLs) to five years ensuring that ownership information is updated more often
· expanding the application of the SVR to include:
- all pleasure craft equipped with motors of 10 horsepower (7.5 kilowatts) or more, including personal watercraft, which are principally maintained or operated in Canada; and
- all pleasure craft (including all power-driven and sail-alone vessels) above 6 metres in length, with the exception of human-powered vessels (e.g. kayak, canoe).
· reducing the timeframe for vessel owners to report a name or address change from 90 days to 30 days, and specifying 30 days for the buyer to notify a sale or transfer of a vessel ensuring that updated information is available in the same boating season
· providing TC, the authority to cancel a PCL if the licence holder does not comply with regulatory requirements
· introducing a service fee of $15 for pleasure craft licenses thereby reducing the cost borne by taxpayers for providing this service
Pleasure Craft Operator Competency Program (PCOC) changes include:
· strengthening course accreditation requirements
· setting course accreditation to a five-year renewal period
· providing TC, the authority to suspend or revoke course accreditation if a course provider does not comply with regulatory requirements
· providing TC, the authority to cancel a Pleasure Craft Operator Card if it is deemed to have been obtained under fraudulent circumstances
· repealing the provision for the Rental Boat Safety Checklist as being accepted as proof of competency
· introducing a $5,000 accreditation fee to course providers every five years and a test materials access fee of $8.50 for each Pleasure Craft Operator Card issued.
Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to inform you that, going forward, all online consultations led by TC’s Marine Safety and Security (MSS) will be accessible through a centralized page on Let’s Talk Transportation. We encourage you to bookmark this new page and visit regularly to stay up to date on MSS consultations.
Thank you in advance for your participation in this consultation process.
Sincerely,
Marine Safety & Security, Transformation Initiatives and Office of Boating Safety
Lucie Bergeron, MPA
Director, Transformation Initiatives and Office of Boating Safety
Marine Safety and Security Transport Canada / Government of Canada
330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N5
Lucie.Bergeron@tc.gc.ca
Honey Walsh
Manager, Office of Boating Safety
Marine Safety and Security
Transport Canada / Government of Canada
330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N5
Honey.Walsh@tc.gc.ca
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Upcoming Boating Courses
Boating 2/3 Combined Online
This e-learning course includes online instructional videos, online sessions (webinars) and a personal tutor.
DELIVERY DETAILS:
1) Instructional videos are available online (24/7);
2) Instructor lead online sessions (Weekly - 7:00 to 8:30 p.m Pacific Time) and;
3) personal tutor sessions (in-person or online) by an instructor from your local CPS-ECP Squadron.
DURATION: 12 consecutive weeks
Starts January 19, 2021.
To register, please click her and scroll down to Vancouver.
This course fills up quickly so register soon!
Maritime Radio Online
The one-day virtual Maritime Radio course teaches emergency radio procedures and everyday operating techniques. This complete package will prepare you for the Restricted Operator Certificate (Maritime) with DSC Endorsement exam which is included as part of this courses.
To operate a maritime radio, you need the certificate. It's the law!
Upcoming dates: February 06, 2021 or March 06, 2021
To register, please click her and scroll down to Vancouver.
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Canadian Hydrographic Service Update
CHS has announced that Chart Atlas publications 3311, 3312 and 3313 will no longer be produced as of the end of 2020. They cite the fact that they duplicate information provided on electronic charts (ENC’s) which are gaining in popularity with recreational boaters. CHS will be accepting feedback on this matter until October 30, 2020. Comments should be directed to the following: chsinfo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or 1-866-546-3613.
CHS has also advised that hard copy publication of the Tide Tables and Chart No. 1 will be discontinued. All relevant data will still be available online.
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Membership Renewal
Don’t forget to renew your membership! If you are having difficulties or would like an invoice for your dues, please contact Membership Officer, Maureen Forrestal, for help.
Life members!! Yes, you need to renew too, even though you will not be charged anything. You should be able to click on the renewal part of your membership profile to renew at $0.00. If, for some reason, it comes up with a dollar amount, again, contact our Membership Officers, who will be able to directly or indirectly, correct the issues.
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Sign In To Your New Squadron Membership Profile
If you have not logged into your new online Squadron profile yet, this video will walk you trough the process.
If you need help or have any questions regarding your online membership profile, please contact, please contact Harvey Roll at 604-929-6076 or harvey_roll@telus.net.
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Boat Blue
Boat Blue is the Canadian Power and Sail Squadron (CPS-ECP) National Environment Committee's campaign to bring the protection of our waterways to the forefront of what it means to be a responsible boater.
To learn more about the campaign, please click here.
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Marine Weather
Attention Boaters! For marine weather warnings, watches or advisories, please check
https://weather.gc.ca/marine/region_e.html?mapID=02, call a marine forecaster (anytime & free) at 1-844-505-2525, access recorded marine weather at 604-664-9010 or subscribe to updates on Twitter @ECCCWeatherBC
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Squadron Bridge (2020-2021)
Commander Elizabeth Zygmunt
Executive Officer Craig Douglas
Educational Officer (Boating, PCOC) John Steede
Assistant Educational Officer Peter Girling
Assistant Educational Officer (Radio) Peter Bennett
Secretary Charles Tai
Financial Officer Don Mathew
Assistant Financial Officer Les Hausch
Membership Officer Moe Forrestal
Assistant Membership Officer Twyla Graeme
Programs Officer Brian Kennedy
Environmental Officer Bill Blancard
Communications Officer
Newsletter Editor Sabine Just
Supply Officer (Regalia) Don Zarowny
Webmaster/IT Officer Peter Bennett
Historian Dennis Steeves
Past Commander Bill Botham
Officer-at-Large Dave Atchison
Officer-at-Large Roger Middleton
Officer-at-Large Jennifer Dom
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