48 ' 46 ' V A N T A G E P OI N T 44 ' 42' C at hi e J o h nst o n e, P N ati o n al E x e c uti v e Of fi c er A s u c c essf ul R V C C gi v es b o at ers p e a c e of mi n d k n o wi n g t h at t h eir b o at m e ets Tr a ns p ort C a n a d a's s af et y st a n d ar ds a n d t h at i n a n e m er g e n c y t h e y will h a v e n e c ess ar y e q ui p m e nt a b o ar d t o assist i n s a vi n g li v es or s u m m o ni n g h el p. T his sti c k er w o n't g u ar a nt e e t h at e nf or c e m e nt of fi c ers w o n't as k t o s e e s af et y e q ui p m e nt, b ut as l o n g as o w n ers h a v e n't t a k e n a n yt hi n g off t h e b o at t h at w as t h er e w h e n it w as c h e c k e d - t h e y s h o ul d b e c o n fi d e nt t h at t h e y ar e i n c o m pli a n c e a n d w o n't g et a fi n e f or s af et y e q ui p m e nt vi ol ati o ns. T h e 2 0 1 8 f or ms a n d sti c k ers ar e a v ail a bl e f or or d er o n t h e C P S- E C P w e bsit e. Pl e as e t a k e a f e w mi n ut es a n d c h e c k t h e C P S- E C P w e bsit e f or i nf or m ati o n o n t his pr o gr a m. A Tr ai ni n g Vi d e o is a v ail a bl e f or vi e wi n g a n d s h o ul d a ns w er a n y q u esti o ns y o u h a v e a b o ut t his pr o gr a m. If y o ur S q u a dr o n h as n ot d o n e t h e R V C C Pr o gr a m b e f or e it is w ort h c o nsi d eri n g as it is a w a y of pr o m oti n g y o ur s q u a dr o n a n d c o urs es. If y o u h a v e q u esti o ns y o u c a n c o n t a ct t h e r e pr es e nt ati v e i n y o ur ar e a or m e. Y o ur p arti ci p ati o n i n t his pr o gr a m c o ul d s a v e li v es b y h el pi n g t h e b o ati n g p u bli c e ns ur e t h e y h a v e t h e s af et y e q ui p m e nt r e q uir e d f or t h eir v ess el. W h o k n o ws, y o u m a y j ust m e et a n e w fri e n d. I i n vit e y o u t o c h e c k it o ut. T H E P O RT H OL E A s w e a p pr o a c h b o ati n g s e as o n i n o ur b e a utif ul c o u ntr y, it's ti m e t o st art t hi n ki n g a b o ut s af et y o n t h e w at er. S q u a dr o ns s h o ul d b e g etti n g r e a d y t o pr o vi d e R e cr e ati o n al Vess el C o urt es y C h e c ks ( R V C C) f or b o at ers as t h e y pr e p ar e t h eir b o ats f or l a u n c h. T h e R V C C c h e c ks ar e v ol u nt ar y b y t h e v ess el o w n er b ut s h o ul d b e e n c o ur a g e d t o m a k e s ur e t h e y h a v e t h e mi ni m u m s af et y r e q uir e m e nts of Tr a ns p ort C a n a d a t o o p er at e t h eir v ess el. T his is a gr e at o p p ort u nit y f or s q u a dr o ns t o m a k e t h e m s el v es k n o w n t o f ell o w b o at ers i n t h eir ar e a. T h e v al u e of s u p p orti n g t his pr o gr a m t o y o ur s q u a dr o ns is: * B o ati n g p u bli c is a w ar e of t h e C P S- E C P S q u a dr o n i n y o ur ar e a. * Pr o m oti n g t h e c o urs es t h at t h e s q u a dr o n off ers o v er t h e y e ar, a d visi n g w h er e a n d w h e n. * Pr o m oti n g t h e P C O C c o urs e w hi c h is r e q uir e d of all o p er at ors of a m ot ori z e d v ess el. * Pr o m oti n g t h e R O C ( M), t h e V H F C o urs e, as it is a r e q uir e m e nt of all v ess el wit h a V H F r a di o t o h a v e a li c e ns e d o p er at or. * E n c o ur a g e m e nt of j oi ni n g a n or g a ni z ati o n w hi c h pr o m ot es s af e b o ati n g as w ell as s o ci al e v e nts, t e a c hi n g c o urs es as w ell as e x pl ai ni n g t h e v al u e of t h e m e m b ers hi p. w w w. c a n a di a n y a c h ti n g. c a 29http://www.canadianyachting.ca