Certificate of Participation

Familiarization with navigation and communication facilities normally encountered on a fishing vessel.
Navigation training to the level of Fishing Master II or equivalent with sufficient knowledge to understand magnetic and true courses, latitude and longitude, waypoints and charting courses.

This course is designed to provide students with awareness of the roles, authorities, and responsibilities of being the on scene co-ordinator for a search and rescue incident. It is also designed to give the students effective strategies for efficiently fulfilling this role.  

1.0 National SAR System

2.0 SAR Facilities

3.0 SAR Communications

4.0 SAR Action Plans

5.0 Monitoring Performance

6.0 Site Safety

7.0 Records

8.0 Release of Assets

9.0 Reporting survivors and casualties

10.0 Responsibilities and Authorities

ATTENTION: Your acceptance notification will be E-mailed to the E-mail account you provide during the registration process. Please remember to check your Junk E-mail folder for any communications that may have been filtered to that location.

Minimum class sizes are required to deliver courses, should these minimums not be achieved classes could be postponed or rescheduled.