FVQ - Mandatory Pre-requisites

Mandatory Pre-requisites (dinghy)

Pre-requisites for learn to cruise instructors

In order to be eligible for the instructor training program, you must:

    -Be at least 16 years old
    -Produce copies of: Bronze Sail IV or higher
    -Current First Aid certificate
    -Current Boat Rescue certificate or current Swimming certificate (Bronze Medallion or higher)
    -NCCP Coaching Theory
    -Pleasure Craft Operator Card

In order to help you update, the Quebec Sailing Federation will offer pre-requisite weekends during which it is possible to obtain the First Aid and Boat Rescue certificates, as well as one Green clinic and one Blue clinic during which pre-requisites training will be included.

Details :

First Aid	Any national program at the Emergency level (CPR recommended but not mandatory)
Recognized national programs are : Red Cross (1-800-JY CROIS) St. John’s Ambulance: Montreal and other regions: (514) 842-4801 Quebec : (418) 627-4500 The only LSS program recognized as an equivalency for First Aid is National Lifeguarding (Junior RCR and Senior RCR will not be considered as equivalencies).
Certification Period: 2 - 3 years, depending on certifying organization
Swimming	Boat Rescue (see clinics schedule) or Bronze Medallion or higher
Certification Period: 2 - 3 years, depending on certifying organization
NCCP theory	Level	Montreal : (514) 722-2551 Quebec : (418) 877-9490 Trois-Rivières : (819) 379-5810 Sports-Quebec (Mtl) for all other regions: (514) 252-3114
Green - Level 1 Blue - Level 2 Orange Red Black	NCCP 1 NCCP 2 NCCP 3
Pleasure Craft Operator Card	Any Canadian Coast Guard accredited program (including Spark Start program offered by FVQ instructors - (514) 252-3097)

Certification Period

Sailing Instructor certification is valid for three (3) years, starting December 31 of certification year.