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Government of Canada-authorized PCOC course provider since 2001

Print Version of the PCOC Course

To obtain a Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) online, you must pass the official online PCOC exam.

To qualify to write the online PCOC exam (which is open book and unsupervised), you must first complete the free official online PCOC course. Only the online PCOC course qualifies you to write the official online PCOC exam since your progress through the online course can be recorded as proof that you qualify to write the online PCOC exam.

For those who wish to also have a hard copy of the course (in addition to completing the online version of the course), we are providing downloadable files of the print version of the course (see below). A reminder: Reading the print version of the course does NOT qualify you to write the online PCOC exam. Only completion of the online PCOC course qualifies you to write the online PCOC exam.

Chapter 1 _{(PDF 0.61 MB)}
Introduction To Boating Terminology
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Chapter 2 _{(PDF 0.97 MB)}
Required Safety Equipment
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Chapter 3 _{(PDF 0.94 MB)}
Rules of The Road
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Chapter 4 _{(PDF 0.64 MB)}
Aids to Navigation
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Chapter 5 _{(PDF 0.53 MB)}
Before Heading Out
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Chapter 6 _{(PDF 0.63 MB)}
Underway
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Chapter 7 _{(PDF 0.88 MB)}
Emergencies
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Deliver the Transport-Canada-accredited online PCOC course;
Administer the official online PCOC exam; and
Issue official Pleasure Craft Operator Cards (PCOCs).

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