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

Intermediate Coastal Navigation Study Companion

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Independent advanced Canadian coastal-navigation preparation for current, leeway, intermediate tides, fixes, night pilotage, and longer passages. 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. Plotting exercises use original fictional non-navigational charts rather than CHS chart reproductions.

Price
$49.99 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 Responsibility and Collision Rules

Continuous navigation, lookout, safe speed, traffic separation, restricted visibility, and the effect of Rules 5, 6, 10, and 19.

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2Full access

Intermediate Tidal Heights

Tidal curves, interpolation, secondary stations, datum, time zones, and uncertainty.

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3Full access

Current Atlases and Intermediate Rates

Reference ports, atlas arrows, chart tables, interpolation, turns, rate, direction, and local limitations.

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4Full access

Deviation and Instrument Calibration

Transit checks, deviation cards, compass headings, depth-sounder offsets, and log calibration.

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5Full access

Leeway Estimation

Wind-driven sideways motion, signs, estimates, course correction, vessel differences, and changing conditions.

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6Full access

Canadian Aids and Regions A/B

Canadian lateral and other aids, daybeacons, light characteristics, Region A/B comparison, and geographic applicability.

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7Full access

Set, Drift, Course to Steer, and EP

Deriving current from observed positions, applying a known current, leeway, vector triangles, and estimated positions.

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8Full access

Running Fixes and Distance/Bearing Fixes

Advancing lines of position, running fixes, one-object methods, soundings, dipping ranges, and uncertainty.

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9Full access

Night and Restricted-Visibility Pilotage

Light identification, clearing lines, safe sectors, depth contours, radar/electronic support, timing, and contingency plans.

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10Full access

Long-Passage Planning and Electronic Checks

Appraisal, route strategy, weather, tides, current, nightfall, traffic, electronics, alternates, and monitoring.

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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.