 Hello everyone, this is Amit Dan of amitdan.com. Today I will have another episode of boating tips and tricks video and I'll talk about boating license and a few things you need to know about pcoc. If this is your first time on repeat visit, thank you for your support on this channel. I'm always trying different ideas. If you're into thinking outside the box, this is the channel for you. If you're looking for more boating videos, there will be links in the description box below and stay until the end of the video for a pro tip which is from my own experience. What is a boating license? In Canada the terms boating license both operator card or boater card refers to pcoc which stands for measure craft operator card. A pcoc is it looks like a driver's license or parade card and it is the same you know it has the same thickness and made of the same material as a credit card and it kind of looks like a driver's license except it doesn't have an expiration date. Who requires to carry a pcoc? Any persons operating a powered watercraft on any canadian waters require to carry a pcoc. The term powered watercraft means that any watercraft which has any kind of motor so as long as your watercraft has an electric motor or any type of motor you have to carry a pcoc and this is the law in all canadian provinces. How to get pcoc? There are two aspects of it. You have to finish an online course provided by transport canada accredited course providers and once you finish this course you have to take the pcac exam which is provided by transport canada but you're going to get a link from your course provider and usually it's under one package both the course and the actual exam. How much does it cost to get pcoc? So if you search online and get pcoc you're going to come up with many results so there are many course providers which can give you the pcac and they're all accredited by transport canada and the prices range from $20 to $50 and some of them give only one attempt of the exam and some of them would give you like you know as many attempts as you need so whenever you're purchasing the course just make sure that you know it meets your needs and you're getting the best value because at the end is the same pcoc but there are various charges and they you know let you try different attempts of the actual exam. Pro tips you can get a pcoc just starting online and taking the exam even without putting a foot on a boat what i recommend is that you know finish the intro to boating or intro to power boating 101 course because this course would teach you how to operate a boat and the basics of the boat which you'd definitely require if you'd like to you know drive a boat so taking the pcoc doesn't really mean anything because it doesn't teach you how to power a boat so we can take an intro to boating course anywhere where you know they have they offer this type of course and it's not too expensive so my recommendation before renting any boat is that take this course intro to power boating or intro to boating or intro to boating this type of course where they teach you you know how to operate a boat how to turn how to stop how to park a boat how to reverse a boat and all the basics in you know before we actually rent a boat and start in exploring otherwise you're going to be in trouble because if you don't know anything and if you just have the license and renting a boat because the pcoc course and the exam is just about the rules and regulations on water but it doesn't really anything it teaches you the basics of like you know the boat elements but it doesn't actually teach anything about driving a boat so definitely my recommendation would be to take the boating course first before stepping a foot on a boat if you're interested for more boating videos watch the next video i'll see you shortly thank you