Can you help teach Boating 6 and 7?

Boating 6 and 7

Mar 12, 2020

The course chair for Boating 6 & 7 (Offshore Navigation) is looking for members interested in teaching those courses online.  This is a great opportunity to share navigation stories with other members and augment the number of Senior Members (SN) we have in our organization. 

Please contact Tony Gardiner at 416-483-5209 or acg@ieee.org.  Tony will be happy to explain how the online method of teaching can be extremely rewarding as well as the ins and outs of this important way to get navigation techniques out to members across the land.

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