Note: These links will take you off the Vancouver Squadron site - we are not
responsible for the content of any sites linked here. All links will open in a new window.
Canadian
Power & Sail Squadrons - Headquarters
(and links to other squadrons across Canada)
Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons - Pacific Mainland District (links to other squadrons in the Lower Mainland)
United States Power Squadrons
Canadian Coast Guard
Canadian Coast Guard - Office of Boating Safety
Pleasure Craft Licences
Canadian Hydrographic Service - Charts and Publications
Canadian Hydrographic Service - Chart 1: Symbols and Abbreviations
Canadian Coast Guard - Canadian Aids to Navigation System
Weather Office - West Coast Marine Weather
Radio Aids to Marine Navigation
RBR-2: Technical Requirements for the Operation of Mobile Stations in the Maritime Service
Industry Canada - MMSI number application form
Canadian MMSI Database Search for MMSI numbers
Canadian West Coast suggested VHF/FM Marine Channels (pdf file)
Georgia Strait Alliance Caring for our coastal waters
Guide to Green Boating
Boating Around Killer Whales Rules
Animated knots at each of
Splicing instructions at each of:
Saanich Peninsula's CPSS Squadron's animated lights internet page (Aids to Navigation)
Sailnet Rules of the Road (online interactive)
Navrules, a shareware program to teach the lights, shapes, and
sound signals required by the Collision Regulations
How to use parallel rules
How to use dividers
NOAA (American) Coast Pilot Guides
Canadian Hydrographic Service: Tide and Current Tables
Canadian Hydrographic Service: Notices to Mariners and
List of Lights, Bouys and Fog Signals
Canadian Coast Guard Safe Boating Guide
Bowditch: American Practical Navigator (.pdf download)
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