Write your Exams In-Person @ BYC or NSC:
To book an in-person exam, please RSVP or one of our pre-scheduled exam dates.
RSVP HERE: https://calendly.com/advantageboating
You have the option to write the following exams:
- Sail Canada Basic Cruising: 2-hour time limit, closed book
- Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising: 2-hour time limit, closed book
- Sail Canada Basic Coastal Navigation: 3-hour time limit, open book
- Sail Canada Intermediate Coastal Navigation: 3-hour time limit, closed book
- VHF-ROC(M): 1-hour time limit, closed book
- IYT-ICC/IBS: 2-hour time limit, closed book
- PCOC: 1-hour time limit, closed book
FEE: Each of our courses includes 1 free writing of your exam. Please bring a pen or pencil and don’t forget your logbook. If you are writing a Navigation or IYT exam, don’t forget to bring your plotting tools and a sharp pencil.
Time limits for completing your courses:
- Sail Canada Basic Cruising: exam must be completed in the year you took your on-water course
- Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising: exam and prerequisites must be completed in the year you took your course on-water course
- Sail Canada Basic and Intermediate Coastal Navigation: exam must be completed within 1 year of registration. Coastal Navigation exam may be written remotely with an invigilator however extra fees will apply.
- VHF-ROC(M): exam must be completed within 1 year of registration
- IYT-ICC/IBS: exam and prerequisites must be completed in the year you took your course on-water course.
- PCOC: exam must be completed within 1 year of registration.
NOTE: Additional fees may apply if writing beyond these time limits. We do not offer exam writing session between November – April.
VHF Exams (Zoom):
VHF Radio
Advantage Boating students enrolled in our VHF in-person, Zoom classroom, or home-study courses have the option to write their exam via Zoom invigilation on the third night of any of our VHF Zoom classroom courses. That evening includes a short instructor-led review of key concepts, followed by the exam.
Please note that VHF challenge candidates are required to book an in-person exam.
VHF examination via Zoom is divided into two parts on separate evenings:
Students will need access to a printer, scanner and E-mail to complete VHF exam via Zoom.
Part 1: of the exam starts with ~1 hour review of the VHF material. The multiple-choice exam will follow and consists of 60 multiple-choice questions that the instructor will read out loud along with the 4 possible answers. You will be asked to record your answer on an answer sheet we will provide you prior to your exam. Immediately after the exam, you be required to scan your completed answer sheet as a PFD and send it to us via E-mail for marking.
Part 2 of the exam you will be asked to demonstrate a Distress, Urgency or Safety message as well as to use the phonetic alphabet.
Out of town students & writing your Sail Canada exams.
If you took a course with Advantage Boating and you live out of town, you have the option to write your Sail Canada exam with a local (to you) Sail Canada Instructor acting as your invigilator.
FEE: Extra fees may apply, Contact Advantage Boating for more information.