Guide licensing
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Sea Chaser
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My buddy was out fishing with me last weekend and he pointed out a boat that him and a few buddies went out on last year from a Craigslist add . Guy says if dfo comes around just say we are all buddies .
coastalmarinesafety
Active Member
it’s Transport Canada and the RCMP that will take issue with non-pleasure craft operations without C#, SVOP, stability, etc. Send TC in Victoria the names and info of the guys giving the rest of the industry a bad or unsafe name.
Alex_c
Well-Known Member
All fun and games until there’s an accident and you get sued into oblivion
Rain City
Crew Member
It's about a week and close to a grand in the end. I would say that most lazy and entitled people would call that a hardship and a barrier to entry.
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Rain City
Crew Member
Plus first aid. Although, I would already call 4 days "about a week" lol
Loghauler
Well-Known Member
Sounds like common sense to me !
But we all know it’s not common to use common sense !
Clint r
Well-Known Member
Changed it up. Renamed it and added material to the course. Not sure if it’s still lifetime either but us old school SVOP guys are still good for life.
Just googled it and it hasn’t changed yet. If you’re interested, I’d get it now before they do.
Rain City
Crew Member
I'm glad I did it all last year. Nice to have. It also scares the **** out of you.
Alex_c
Well-Known Member
Interesting, what did you find to be scary?
Maybe if I had a license I could justify a bigger boat purchase. Lord knows I have a bunch of skeg-biters for friends and acquaintances who always want me to take them out for half a soggy sandwich and $18 in toonies for gas.
Rain City
Crew Member
It's a great reminder of what can go wrong. And the role you play in making sure you have your butt covered from a liability standpoint. It's not just buy insurance and you're good kinda deal. It's daily logs and training and maintenance schedules and proper orientation with guests. I'm sure most guys don't do half of what they "should" be doing.Interesting, what did you find to be scary?
Maybe if I had a license I could justify a bigger boat purchase. Lord knows I have a bunch of skeg-biters for friends and acquaintances who always want me to take them out for half a soggy sandwich and $18 in toonies for gas.
Alex_c
Well-Known Member
Never underestimate the arrogance and willful ignorance of someone who stands to make a buck from either.
Clint r
Well-Known Member
This! Someone I know “thinks” he’s a guide. Same guy is the first one to do something not quite legal to catch a fish.
Alex_c
Well-Known Member
And I’m sure he ******* and moans about fishing rules and restrictions while doing it.
Aces
Well-Known Member
It’s always been that way.
Clint r
Well-Known Member
Copied this off Datum Marine webpage:
Transport Canada has proposed some changes to the Small Vessel Operator training regime (currently the SVOP certificate). The validity of SVO certifications may be extended to operators of larger vessels (up to 12 meters long). Nothing is finalized yet, but here’s what we know so far:
1. Any changes to the SVOP course will not come into effect until 2024 (or later!)
2. Existing SVOP certificates will still be valid, but holders may have to take additional courses if they want to operate larger vessels (more than 5GT, less than 12m)
3. The SVOP course will probably be a few hours longer
Transport Canada is changing from a Gross Tonnage measurement for boats to a length measurement. This is a much easier measurement, as it just involves measure the length of your boat! The current SVOP is good for vessels up to 5 GT, which is generally about 9 meters long, the new SVOP will be good for vessels up to 12 meters long. We hope these changes will mean a “new and improved” SVOP for bigger boats.
When I took my course, our teacher was the guy who helped transport Canada write the training manual. He told us we’re good up to 40’ and 12 passengers and current SVOP holders will be grandfathered in to whatever the new regs will be.
Rain City
Crew Member
What's up with the exclamation points? Odd choice.
