Hey Everyone!!!
I checked a LOT of sites who offer the "Tutorials" so you can write your exam at "Transport Canada".
One of the ones I stayed away from had a Picture of a Boat and all the Terms related to a Boat i.e. Bow, Stern, Transom, etc.
EXCEPT Their picture showed the "BEAM" as being the 2 points farthest from each other, on the sides ....UNDERWATER??? DUH!!!!
The best one I found was
"Boater Exam.com" . It's broken down into 5 Chapters with with Quizzes in each Chapter and a 10 Question "Quiz" after each Chapter that you MUST pass or you repeat the Chapter.
Three Hours of study time is required, which is not hard to do.
Bob Izumi was Pictured on there when I started but seems to have Disappeared.
I finished the "Tutorial" and was given an On Line Breakdown of the
Exam at "Transport Canada" and a Link to proceed there to Write The Exam.
EXCEPT the Info there (On Line) was NOT the same as the Info they sent me in my "Congratulations You've passed The Boater Exam Safety Course" Personal e-mail.
On Line they said I had
30 Days ONLY in which to write the Exam. E-mail said I had One Year to do that. E-Mail said I had a time limit Per Question of 1.5 Minutes. On Line was silent on that Point.
I sent them an e-mail bringing these Points to their attention.
Their Reply was that Transport Canada had removed those 2 Restrictions. "It seems we did not update our automatic e mails when those restrictions where removed". Oh Really????
SO! Bottom Line as it stands NOW is: 1- The exam is 50 Mutiple Choice Questions. 2- You must get 75% or 38 out of 50 Correct to Pass. 3- The Test is One Hour and Fifteen Minutes Long. 4- There is NO Time Limit Per Question. 5- You have ONE Year from Passing the "ONline Boating Safety Course" to write the Exam.
There are also Other Conditions in the event that you might Fail The Exam. You write (Do) The Exam on your own Computer, no one looking over your shoulder, and it's "Open Book".
I'd Highly recommend that you prepare some
"Reference Cards" i.e. ALL The Buoys, Types and what they mean. "Right Of Way" (Rules Of The Road) Who gives way to who and under what circumstances. Hypothermia, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Age Restrictions for ALL Types of Watercraft, Safety and ALL Warning Equipment and Signals, HOMELAND Security Rules, Weather Warnings and their Meanings Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Of course if you have a Photographic Memory you won't need any of that. ...
I THINK I paid $49.95 + Tax for the Course but I'm not Positive. I can't check right now or I'll blow all this away. I'll try an EDIT with a LINK to Boater Exam .com
Back in a Bit.
Rick
EDIT: Point Of Clarification: This is all about Obtaing Your "Pleasure Craft Operators Card". It has Nothing to do with a "Pleasure Craft Licence" or a "Fishing Licence" !!
1- The Price I stated above is Correct.
2- Their is a $25.00 Fine for Operating a Pleasure Craft without a Card.
3- ALL & ANY Boats with Any Kind of a Motor are Required to have the Card.
4- The Card and ALL Regulations applied thereto are "FEDERAL LAWS". The Card is Legal to use in ALL Provinces.
5- There is NO "Age Exemption" OR "Grandfather Clause".
6- A Persons AGE has a Bearing on what Type of Pleasure Craft He/She may Operate. Including "Personal Watercraft"
7. If you should choose to do so this is The Link To "Boater Exam.com"
http://www.boaterexam.com/canada/
That's it Folks. Good Luck if you're going to write the Exam! (Like ME!!! ....LOL...)
Rick
