Small Domestic Vessel Basic Safety (SDV-BS)
UPCOMING SCHEDULED COURSES:
Location: Tsehum Harbour Authority Office (10441 Resthaven Drive, Sidney)
Date: April 7, 2025 | Time: 9am-5pm
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Location: Cortes Island - Linnaea Farm (1255 Seaford Rd, Mansons Landing)
Date: April 28, 2025 | Time: 8:30am-4:30pm
The Small Domestic Vessel Basic Safety (SDV-BS) course is an essential Transport Canada minimum requirement for virtually every commercial fisherman in Canada. Learn the basics of cold water survival, making a mayday call, fire fighting, using flares in an emergency and much, much more! Register now!
For BC commercial fishermen, Fish Safe delivers this course free of charge via its Safest Catch program on board your vessel where it is appropriate to do so
Alternatively, when larger groups are involved, Fish Safe can deliver this course via a classroom setting - again, free of charge to BC commercial fishermen. A valid Fisher Registration Card (FRC) may be requested to verify that you fish commercially.
1 day course.
Age requirement: A person must be at least 15 years of age to obtain this certificate.
BC commercial fishermen cost: FREE! (A valid Fisher Registration Card (FRC) may be requested to verify that you fish commercially.)
Non-BC commercial fishermen cost: Not available at this time
