Lights, give-way and stand-on, buoys, charts, compass error, stability, anchoring, weather warnings and distress calls: in the manual it's a wall of text. Here each topic fits on one page, with the drawing and what you need to remember. 58 illustrated pages.
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One topic per page, the drawing that shows you how it works and the boxes with what you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 9 parts and 54 topics.
You've read three times who gives way when two boats cross. You close the manual...
...and on paper you no longer know if you stand on or give way. It was just lines of text.
Here it's one page, two power-driven boats drawn from above: the one that has the other on her starboard side gives way. The other holds course and speed.
And on the pages next to it every situation has its own: head-on, overtaking, the lights you'll meet at night, sound signals, the lateral buoys and the forecast warnings.
First you understand why each boat does what it does. Then remembering who gives way takes care of itself.
The SVOP exam, your vessel, seamanship, collision regulations, navigation, Canadian buoyage, weather and emergencies, rules and radio, and the final review: 58 pages, all drawn
Picture this:
Instead of rereading half a page about lateral buoys without being able to see them...
...you open the page and find the channel drawn the way you see it from the helm: red, pointed, even numbers on your right; green, flat-topped, odd numbers on your left.
And navigation lights, crossing situations, compass error, stability and distress calls turn into drawings and tables you read at a glance.
You stop repeating and start understanding.
That's exactly what The SVOP Sketchbook does. It's not “just another manual.” It's 9 parts and 54 drawn topics, and at the end the frequent mix-ups side by side and an exam day checklist.
Because what your brain sees organized, it remembers.
Who needs the SVOP certificate, how the course and the 50-question exam work, the 70% pass mark, and pleasure craft vs commercial vessel.
The boat from bow to stern, displacement and planing hulls, hull types, outboards, stern drives, inboards and jets, engine start and alarms, and stability with G, B and the righting arm.
Rope types, knots, bends and hitches, mooring lines and fenders, propeller effects, docking in wind and current, and setting and weighing anchor.
Safe speed, lookout, stand-on and give-way, head-on, crossing and overtaking, small vessel lights and the ones you'll meet, sound signals, shapes, restricted visibility and radar reflectors.
Reading a chart, symbols and depths, latitude and longitude, variation and deviation, bearings, GPS, radar basics and voyage planning.
Lateral buoys, cardinal buoys, special and information buoys, and the lights on buoys and daybeacons.
Marine forecasts and warnings, wind, waves and fog, safe work on deck, emergency equipment, person overboard, fire, flooding, abandoning the vessel, distress signals, search and rescue, and pollution.
The Canada Shipping Act, 2001 and its regulations, the departure checklist, ROC-M radio basics, distress, urgency and safety calls, and DSC.
The frequent mix-ups side by side and the exam day checklist.
At the end of the book: The frequent mix-ups side by side and an exam day checklist.
60 drawn situations to name on your own, each with its answer, so you practise until telling lights, buoys and give-way from stand-on takes one look.
Printable cards with the term on the front and a one-line definition plus a small sketch on the back, so the vocabulary sticks for the course and for the boat.
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PDF by email: The SVOP Sketchbook reaches your inbox as a PDF, and the two free books come by email too. One-time payment, no installments or hidden costs.
Lights, rules, buoys and stability, one topic per page, to review between course sessions.
The whole syllabus in order, and at the end the frequent mix-ups side by side and an exam day checklist.
A quick drawn review of what you use every day: dock lines, anchoring, buoys, forecasts and radio calls.
📄 This is a digital PDF book sent to your email: nothing is printed or shipped.
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You have 30 days to try The SVOP Sketchbook and the two bonus books. If it didn't help you with the course, if a file won't open or if something doesn't arrive, tell us what didn't work and we'll refund 100% of what you paid. One-time payment, no subscriptions, no surprises.
You get The SVOP Sketchbook as a high-resolution PDF by email, at the address you enter at checkout. The two bonus books, Lights, Buoys and Rules Flash Workbook and 200 Small Vessel Terms on Cards, also come by email.
One-time payment of CA$34.99. Your card converts it to Canadian dollars at your bank's rate. No installments and no subscription.
For anyone taking an approved SVOP course in Canada: fishing and hunting guides, water taxi and tour operators, work and research boat crews, small fishing vessel operators and marina staff. It works whether you're new to boats or have years at the helm. It follows Canadian rules only and is not for US licenses. Check the table of contents above to see every topic.
On the Transport Canada SVOP course syllabus (TP 14692), the Collision Regulations with the Canadian modifications, the Canadian Aids to Navigation System, the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 and the Small Vessel Regulations. Canada only.
No. It's an independent study companion. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Transport Canada, ISED or any course provider.
No. The approved course is mandatory and there is no stand-alone exam. The book helps you follow the course and review it. The ROC-M radio certificate is a separate certificate.
No. The 60 situations in the Flash Workbook are written for this book. They are not official exam questions: they're there for you to practice.
Yes. You can read it on your phone or print it to keep on board. Every chart is redrawn and marked Not for navigation.
30-day guarantee: tell us what didn't work and we'll refund 100%.
You don't have to reread the same page hoping it sticks this time.
You don't have to memorize rules you can't picture.
And you definitely don't have to walk into the exam not knowing where to start.
There's a simpler way. And it's one click away. Now it's your turn.
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