2025 Speaker Series Session – Marine Radio “Lite”

Jan 31, 2025

Join us on Thursday, February 6, at 7:00 pm as CanBoat / NautiSavoir – Peterborough hosts the first Speaker Series Session of the season featuring John Brewster, Commander of the RCAF Trenton Squadron, on the subject of Marine Radio.

John will be talking about common errors and misconceptions, answering frequently asked questions, and providing tips for effective use of your VHF marine radio. In addition, you’ll hear about FLAREX, a live-fire program developed by John to demonstrate the usage and safe disposal of incendiary flares in boating situations. This is done with the full cooperation of the Base Commander of 8 Wing, CFB Trenton and, as far as we know, is the only facility permitting this type of live-fire demonstration.

As an added bonus, John will also talk about the Dock Stewardship Program, an educational tool for marina staff to ensure their knowledge of what boaters need when docking in their facility. For boaters, it’s important to know what to expect from the marina staff and what to do if the help is inadequate or incorrect, and how to remedy the situation.

This is a virtual session via ZOOM so everyone is welcome. Following is the link to join the session:

Join 15 minutes early to ensure you get in.
Topic: Peterborough Speaker Series
Time: Feb 6, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83300520879?pwd=bM2O1GMkGrt9h6QHjQvnGbqNP7xlHs.1

Meeting ID: 833 0052 0879
Passcode: 339236
Dial by your location
• +1 204 272 7920 Canada
• +1 438 809 7799 Canada
• +1 587 328 1099 Canada
• +1 647 374 4685 Canada
• +1 647 558 0588 Canada
• +1 778 907 2071 Canada
• +1 780 666 0144 Canada
Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/keeqOIVRvp

For more information about this session, please contact Gina Lee at  mailto:admin@peterboroughsafeboating.org

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