Transport Canada is moving to restore credibility to the Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) program by tightening up testing standards requiring boat operators to prove competency to operate a boat. The program has been plagued by problems, with reports of various abuses. Currently, “approved trainers” charge fees to take a multiple-choice exam of 36 questions (on 149 key learning points) and provide the government card if you pass. Changes promised include more auditing, new rules for exams, a national registry of card holders, and possibly a tougher exam.All boat operators in Canada require the card is by the fall of 2009. About two million of Canada’s estimated seven million boaters already carry the card that is supposed to certify them as safe, knowledgeable mariners. The card is good for life. [Globe and Mail 07Aug4 | PCOC information] [ boatinginCanada.com | boating in Canada News & Archives ]

Rideau Canal named “World Heritage Site”
The United Nations declared the “monumental” Rideau Canal a world heritage site on its 175th anniversary this year, recognizing it for it’s place in Canada’a history, its amazing engineering feats, as well its beauty and importance to the area’s development. The oldest continuously operating canal in North America is a series of rivers and lakes connected by man-made canals and locks, which passes through the rock, forest, farms, and towns from Ottawa to Kingston, Ontario - truly a cruiser’s dream. [boating in Canada: Rideau Waterway] [ boatinginCanada.com | boating in Canada News & Archives ]

Rare Licenses PathEngine For Upcoming Xbox 360 Title
Gamasutra - In a recent Gamasutra tooling Around column, PathEngine founder Thomas Young was quick to note that the SDK is “more than just a pathfinding system,” explaining, “We definitely don’t aim to provide a generic solution to the overall problem of higher Plug in to get revved upNew Zealand Herald - Designer […]

Famous Boat restored in Campbell River
A 16-metre fish boat, the BP 45, is the centrepiece of Campbell River, B.C.’s new Maritime Heritage Centre. Built in 1927 by Burrard Shipyards in North Vancouver as part of a fleet of seiners owned by BC Packers, the BCP 45 is more famous for the photo taken in the 1958 Sockeye season north of Campbell River. This photo appeared on the Canadian five dollar bill from 1972 to 1986. After 68 years as a salmon seiner, troller, gillneter, beam trawler and tow-off for the winter herring, the BCP 45 was retired in 1996, and donated to the BC Maritime Museum in Vancouver. In 2002, it returned home to be restored. ( Victoria Times Colonist 07Mar25 | Maritime Heritage Centre) [ boatinginCanada.com | boating in Canada News & Archives ]

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