LOOR Training Requirement Update
Limited Coastal Personal Survival course availability waiver now possible!
LOOR will be granting a waiver of the Training Requirement this year if you tried to take the course but could not.
To have your request for a waiver considered, send an email to safety@loor.ca, outlining your circumstances, such as if you are registered for a later course or tried to register for a course but they were full.
Please ensure you’re on a waiting list to be contacted when new courses are added and help Ontario Sailing with planning.
Ontario Sailing is continually adding Coastal Personal Survival Courses sessions, please check to see if one is added that you can take, even after granting of the waiver, to alleviate the need for it.
The waiver provided is to be submitted by the Person-in-Charge as part of the completed entry requirements in lieu of the certificate for the Sail Canada Coastal Personal Survival Course (one-day) or World Sailing approved Offshore Personal Survival Training course, such as the Sail Canada Offshore Course (two-day), or the confirmation of recognition of equivalency.
It's expected that boats in this situation will have the necessary crew members on the waiting list.
The LOOR 2024 phase-in requirements are:
Only applies to LOOR OSR Category 3 races.
Only 15% of crew must meet the Training Requirement, minimum of one.
Can be met by any members of the crew, doesn’t have to be the Person-in-Charge/Skipper.
The Training Requirement is met by taking a Sail Canada Coastal Personal Survival Course (one-day) or equivalent.
Although not required, a World Sailing approved Offshore Personal Survival Training course, such as the Sail Canada Offshore Course (two-day) is recognized as meeting the training requirement.
Other requests for equivalency are addressed on a case by case basis. Submissions for consideration of equivalency should be sent to safety@loor.ca.
US residents that do not have a World Sailing approved Offshore Personal Survival Training course, that want to race in a LOOR OSR Category 3 event should email safety@loor.ca to inquire about their options.
Anyone who has completed a Sail Canada Coastal Survival Course, or a World Sailing approved Offshore Personal Survival Training course which validity expires in 2024 should email safety@loor.ca to inquire about a possible acceptance by LOOR for all its OSR Category 3 events in 2024.
There are NO Training Requirements for LOOR OSR Category 4 races, i.e., LOOR LOSHRS Races 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.
LOOR OSR 3 Training Requirements for 2025.
The only change that LOOR is considering for 2025 is that the Person-in-Charge/Skipper must meet the Training Requirement.
LOOR OSR 3 Training Requirements for 2026 and beyond.
LOOR is looking at full implementation of the Sail Canada Prescription in 2026.
Below is the extract of the Sail Canada Prescription as of January 15, 2024.
6.01.2 Sail Canada prescribes that, starting January 1, 2023, at least 30% but not fewer than two crewmembers, including the Person in Charge, shall have undertaken a one-day Sail Canada accredited (or equivalent) coastal personal survival course within the five years before the start of the race.
6.01.3 When there are only two crewmembers, at least one shall have undertaken training within the five years before the start of the race in OSR 6.02 Training Topics
Sail Canada prescribes that undertaking a one-day Sail Canada accredited (or equivalent) coastal personal survival training course will meet the requirements of OSR 6.01.3 above.
See the FAQ below for fuller details
For more information or to submit queries.
For more information on Sail Canada Personal Survival Courses, especially providers outside Ontario, see www.sailing.ca/personal-survival-training.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email safety@loor.ca.
FAQ on LOOR’s OSR Category 3 Training Requirements
1. How many people on the boat need training?
Count all the crew, which includes the Person-in-Charge/skipper. You only need 15% trained for 2024, with a minimum of one. Only crews of seven or more will require a additional trained individuals. (Crew up to 6 = 1, Crew 7 to 13 =2)
2. Where is training registration posted?
For Ontario residents, go to www.ontariosailing.ca and click on “COURSE REGISTRATION” in the upper left corner, above the line over the menu items.
For providers elsewhere in Canada go to www.sailing.ca/personal-survival-training. US Residents should email safety@loor.ca for directions.
3. Which training is needed?
The Sail Canada Coastal Personal Survival Course (one-day) is the requirement. If you have this, you have met the requirement. While not required, the World Sailing approved Offshore Personal Survival Training course, e.g. the Sail Canada Offshore Personal Survival Course(two-day) is accepted.
4. I can’t get registered for a Survival Course?
Courses offered by Ontario Sailing are being posted one after the other. Keep checking the Ontario Sailing website. We have 5 more scheduled between now and the LO300.
5. Struggling with registering for an Ontario Sailing Survival Course?
Check with Megan at Ontario Sailing and get on the wait list. megan@ontariosailing.ca
6. On a wait list for a Survival Course, but not getting a spot in time for the race?
You may qualify for a one time waiver. Have the Person-in-Charge/Skipper email safety@loor.ca.
7. I have some kind of existing training and want to know if it is equivalent?
Email safety@loor.ca. Some trainings are equivalent, and some are not, so email early to ask to give yourself enough time to get on a training course if needed.
8. Why would I take the much more expensive Offshore Personal Survival Course (two-day course)?
The Sail Canada Coastal Survival Course (one-day) course is all that is required under the LOOR OSR Category 3 and for most other Category 3 races in Canada. However, you may want to take the Sail Canada Offshore Personal Survival Course (two-days) for a number of reasons, such as:
·Exposure to additional material, e.g., exposure to a life raft in a pool. Useful if you’re doing extended blue water cruising and have a life raft.
Considering participating in a race that is OSR Category 0, 1, or 2, where the training requirement most likely is the World Sailing approved Offshore Personal Survival Training course, e.g. the Sail Canada Offshore Personal Survival Course(two-day). There is no bridging course to upgrade the Sail Canada Coastal Personal Survival Course (one-day) to obtain the World Sailing approved Offshore Personal Survival Training course. This means taking and paying for the one-day and two-day courses rather than initially taking and paying for the two-day course.