Volunteering with Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RMCSAR) has been one of highlights of coming back to Canada for this simple sailor. I am out on the water a lot with work and play - 35 different boats over 100 different boat trips just last year - but it is great to learn new skills and have a higher purpose.
Over the last five years under some great tutelage and mentorship I have slowly progressed to coxswain. I was not very daunted by the operation of the vessel although a bit different than my usual boating; however, the wide scope of our missions is daunting. Looking forward to some new challenges !
Copied from RCMSAR 36's social media:
The road to becoming a RCMSAR coxswain is long. The coxswain is the captain of the Fast Rescue Craft responsible for the crew, the vessel, and of course the successful completion of the assigned mission. A station’s coxswains are also the instructors for the continuous training that is required to keep a station mission-ready.
RCMSAR HQ has just promoted RCMSAR 36’s Max Shaw to “Coxswain” after five years of service, which included the completion of the 105 required sign-offs, the famed Coast Guard RHIOT course, the RCMSAR Coxswain Leadership II Course, and 400+ hours of service. Max is a Canadian Armed Forces veteran and now a Yacht Broker and Yachtmaster Instructor in Sidney.
More on RCMSAR 36 here: https://www.marinerescue.org/
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