Canadian Yachting February 2017 - 59

JUST
ASK
JOHN

Let me start by thanking Dale Holland, AP, Prince Edward
Squadron, National Co-ordinator RVCC Program; Mary
Ridgewell, AP, Alderney Squadron, Atlantic Regional RVCC
Co-ordinator, Gaetan Leveillé, AP, Trois Rivieres Squadron,
Quebec Regional RVCC Co-ordinator; Pete Barbour, Tillsonburg Squadron, Ontario Regional RVCC Co-ordinator
and Jerry Powers, SN, Vancouver Squadron Western Region
RVCC Co-ordinator for their valued efforts this season. They
and the efforts of their Squadrons have helped to grow the
program this year.
2016 has been a much better year for the CPS-ECP RVCC
program. By October 3rd, which was the cut-off date for the
awards calculations, we had received a total of 1684 completed RVCC forms and as of October 17th we have received a
total of 1716 which represents a 27% increase from the 1354
reports that we received in 2015.
All Districts and 50 of their Squadrons participated in 2016.
We lost 10 Squadrons who participated in 2015 but we gained
10 new Squadrons.
This program gathers very valuable information that is
used to identify gaps in the carriage of required safety equipment and education that is needed to close those gaps and
inform boaters about other major information and training
initiatives. It also gives CPS-ECP Squadrons the opportunity
to speak face-to-face with boaters and talk about the added
value propositions that CPS-ECP can offer them. This is reason alone for all of our Squadrons to become involved in the
program.
This year we added another video feature to our training
video. It is a short promotional video that explains the RVCC

process and shows potential volunteers in real time what is
involved. Our sincere thanks go to Jim and Gina Lee, Peterborough Squadron, who participated in this video.
We are also updating the training video for 2017. It will
include the in-water RVCC check on a sailboat and a dry land
check on a small fishing boat. It still only takes about 20 minutes to view and there is a down loadable Declaration to sign
and send in to indicate that you have watched and understand
the video. Simple, so why not check it out? Again, our thanks
go to Jim and Gina Lee who showed how easy it is.
Here are the RVCC awards as announced at our National
Conference and AGM in Vancouver during the last week of
October:
* the Top Squadron who carried out 189 RVCCs was the
Vancouver Squadron
* the Top District who carried out 326 RVCCs was the
Rideau District
* the Most Improved Squadron was the Kingston
Squadron who increased the number of RVCCs from
2015 by 161
* the Top Individual RVCC Volunteer was James C.
White from the Port Alberni Squadron who carried
out 117 RVCCs
* second Place went to Bob McGill, Kingston Squadron
and
* third Place went to Bruce Harris, Britannia Squadron.
Congratulations!

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THE PORT HOLE

John Gullick, AP
Manager, Government and Special Programs

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