Compass Revision is an independent study platform. It is not affiliated with, approved by, or endorsed by Sail Canada, Transport Canada, ISED, CanBoat, the Canadian Hydrographic Service, or the Canadian Coast Guard. These companions do not award certification, a PCOC, or an ROC(M), and do not replace recognized instruction, practical experience, or assessment.

Compass Canada

Compass Canada study companion

Basic Coastal Navigation Study Companion

Direct answer

Independent Canadian coastal-navigation preparation using original fictional charts, CHS terminology, metric soundings, tides, currents, pilotage, and passage planning. Independent knowledge preparation mapped to a published standard. Compass is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sail Canada. Completion does not award certification, demonstrate on-water competence, or replace recognized instruction and assessment. Compass charts are fictional and non-navigational; current official Canadian charts and publications remain essential afloat.

Price
$39.99 once
Course size
10 modules
Access
Lifetime access
Format
Independent online study companion
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Course route

Learn the knowledge, then take it afloat with an instructor

1Free

Navigator Role and Canadian Publications

Appraisal, planning, execution, monitoring, and the official Canadian publication set.

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2Full access

CHS Chart 1 and Canadian Symbols

Canadian chart colours, symbols, abbreviations, notes, scales, and original fictional chart extracts.

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3Full access

Position, Distance, Speed, and Time

Latitude, longitude, nautical miles, knots, plot labels, and distance-speed-time calculations.

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4Full access

Chart Datum, Depth, and Clearance

Soundings, drying heights, tidal height, under-keel clearance, overhead clearance, and safety margins.

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5Full access

True, Magnetic, and Compass Directions

Variation, deviation, bearings, headings, conversion, and compass-error checks.

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6Full access

Dead Reckoning, Estimated Position, and Fixes

Course and distance, position evidence, lines of position, fixes, DR, and EP.

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7Full access

Canadian Tides

Canadian tide stations, high and low water, tidal range, interpolation, time zones, and weather effects.

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8Full access

Canadian Currents

Current stations, direction, rate, set, drift, turns, and how current changes track and speed over ground.

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9Full access

Canadian Aids, Pilotage, and Electronic Navigation

Canadian aids, clearing bearings, transits, depth cues, GNSS, chartplotters, and cross-checks.

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10Full access

Passage Planning and Navigation Log

Route appraisal, hazards, weather, current, daylight, alternates, crew limits, monitoring, and logs.

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What the companion includes

Clear knowledge and practical boundaries

  • Original lessons and explanations
  • 18 questions and 12 flashcards per module
  • Three 40-question mixed knowledge assessments
  • Canada terminology, jurisdiction, and primary-source context
  • Practical-awareness prompts clearly separated from assessed knowledge

Not included

  • Sail Canada certification or an official examination
  • A Pleasure Craft Operator Card or ROC(M) certificate
  • Instructor-observed practical assessment
  • Copied textbook, chart, manual, or examination content
  • A guarantee of school, examiner, or charter-operator acceptance

Editorial record

Primary-source review

Course content is original to Compass and reviewed against published Sail Canada standards and current Canadian government sources. Provincial, local, vessel-specific, and operator requirements must be checked separately.