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DTSTAMP:20260417T151500Z
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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Cadboro Bay Room - Main Floor, 3475 Ripon Road, Victoria, BC
UID:sas@bcsailing.bc.ca
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Offshore Personal Survival Course (2 days) is=0D=0A  for experienced sailors who are participating in offshore and oceanic=0D=0A  races and passages, typically Offshore Special Regulations categories=0D=0A  0-1-2.  The course includes classroom and practical sessions.  Topics=0D=0A  covered include personal safety equipment, man overboard, emergency=0D=0A  communications & signals, search & rescue, weather forecasts,=0D=0A  heavy weather & storm sails, damage control & fire,=0D=0A  hypothermia & cold water immersion.  Practical, hands-on sessions=0D=0A  include using lifejackets and life rafts in a pool environment; damage=0D=0A  control; emergency signals.  This 2 day course is Sail Canada=0D=0A    - World Sailing Approved.  Participants who successfully=0D=0A  complete the course receive an Offshore Personal Survival Course=0D=0A  certificate, valid for five years.  =0D=0A=0D=0A  Background=0D=0A=0D=0ASailors around the world take offshore personal survival training=0D=0A  (a.k.a. Sea Survival, Safety at Sea) to prepare themselves and their=0D=0A  boats.  Offshore personal survival training courses are offered for=0D=0A  sailors in many countries, including Australia, Canada, France,=0D=0A  Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, and the=0D=0A  United States.  Some sailing event organizers recommend or require=0D=0A  offshore personal survival training for participating crews.  World=0D=0A  Sailing specifies offshore personal survival training requirements in=0D=0A  section 6 of the Offshore Special Regulations, and outlines a model=0D=0A  course in Appendix G of those regulations.  =0D=0A=0D=0AIn British Columbia, the Vic-Maui=0D=0A    International Yacht Race and the Van Isle 360 International Yacht=0D=0A  Race require some crew members to hold current Offshore Personal=0D=0A  Survival Course (2 day) certificates, and the Southern Straits Yacht=0D=0A    Race, Swiftsure=0D=0A    International Yacht Race, and Patos Island Race require or=0D=0A  recommend personal survival training (half day, one day, two days).  =0D=0A=0D=0A  Course Information=0D=0A=0D=0AComprehensive information about this course is available at Offshore=0D=0A    Personal Survival Course.  Please pay extra attention to the=0D=0A  Participant Requirements which are available at OPSC=0D=0A    Participant Requirements.   =0D=0A=0D=0AIf you have any questions, please contact us by email at sas@bcsailing.bc.ca. =0D=0A
SUMMARY:Offshore Personal Survival Course (Victoria BC, Friday-Saturday April 17-18, 2026, class Alpha)
PRIORITY:3
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