ROYAL CANADIAN SEA CADETS PHASE ONE INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE SECTION 1 EO M120.01 PARTICIPATE IN A DISCUSSION ON THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY AND MARITIME COMMUNITY Total Time: 60 min PREPARATION PRE-LESSON INSTRUCTIONS Resources needed for the delivery of this lesson are listed in the lesson specification located in A-CR-CCP-601/ PG-001, Phase One Qualification Standard and Plan, Chapter 4. Specific uses for said resources are identified throughout the instructional guide within the TP for which they are required. Review the lesson content and become familiar with the material prior to delivering the lesson. Check www.forces.gc.ca under CF Operations for current operations for the Royal Canadian Navy. Explore websites for information describing current civilian vessels, such as www.mi.mun.ca If available, have a guest speaker from the Royal Canadian Navy or a civilian maritime organization present the lesson. Photocopy Ship Name Word Scramble and Civilian Vessel Word Search for each cadet. PRE-LESSON ASSIGNMENT Nil. APPROACH An interactive lecture was chosen for this lesson to orient the cadet to the Royal Canadian Navy and civilian maritime community. REVIEW Nil. OBJECTIVES INTRODUCTION By the end of this lesson the cadet shall be familiar with the current resources and roles of the Royal Canadian Navy and those of the civilian maritime community. M120.01-1
IMPORTANCE Promoting an awareness of the Royal Canadian Navy is part of the aim of the cadet program. Knowledge of the civilian maritime community will complement this. M120.01-2
Teaching Point 1 Time: 30 min Provide a Brief Summary of the Royal Canadian Navy As It Exists Today Method: Interactive Lecture ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY The current resources of the Royal Canadian Navy include: twelve Halifax class Canadian Patrol Frigates (CPFs) (multipurpose); three Iroquois class Destroyers (DDGs) (air defence and antisubmarine); two Protecteur class Auxiliary Oil Replenishers (AORs) (replenishment); twelve Kingston class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs) (coastal surveillance and mine countermeasures); four Victoria class submarines; aircraft CH-124 Sea King helicopters and CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol planes (though they are operated by Air Force personnel, they act in support of naval operations); and miscellaneous auxiliary vessels (firefighting vessels, tugboats, diving tenders, etc.). The Royal Canadian Navy also makes use of 24 Naval Reserve Divisions across Canada. Many of the cadets may already have knowledge of vessel names. Show examples of these vessel types (see Attachment A Naval Fleet Picture). The Halifax class Canadian Patrol Frigates include: Her Majesty s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Calgary 335; HMCS Charlottetown 339; HMCS Fredericton 337; HMCS Halifax 330; HMCS Montréal 336; HMCS Ottawa 341; HMCS Regina 334; HMCS St. John s 340; HMCS Toronto 333; HMCS Vancouver 331; HMCS Ville De Québec 332; and HMCS Winnipeg 338. M120.01-3
Figure 1 HMCS Ottawa 341 http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/ottawa/about/ship_about_e.asp The Iroquois class Destroyers include: HMCS Algonquin 283; HMCS Athabaskan 282; and HMCS Iroquois 280. Figure 2 HMCS Iroquois 280 http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/iroquois/about/ship_about_e.asp The Protecteur class includes: HMCS Preserver 510; and HMCS Protecteur 509. M120.01-4
Figure 3 HMCS Preserver 510 http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/preserver/gallery/ship_gallery_e.asp?x=1&page=9 The Kingston class Coastal Defence Vessels include: HMCS Brandon 710; HMCS Edmonton 703; HMCS Glace Bay 701; HMCS Goose Bay 701; HMCS Kingston 700; HMCS Moncton 708; HMCS Nanaimo 702; HMCS Saskatoon 709; HMCS Shawinigan 704; HMCS Summerside 711; HMCS Whitehorse 705; and HMCS Yellowknife 706. M120.01-5
Figure 4 HMCS Brandon 710 http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/brandon/about/ship_about_e.asp The Victoria class submarines include: HMCS Chicoutimi 879; HMCS Corner Brook 878; HMCS Windsor 877; and HMCS Victoria 876. Figure 5 HMCS Victoria 876 http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/victoria/gallery/ship_gallery_e.asp?x=1&page=13 The CH-124 Sea King helicopters and CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol planes are not named or distinguished in the same fashion as the ships. M120.01-6
Figure 6 CH-124 Sea King Helicopter http://www.airforce.gc.ca/equip/ch-124/seaking2_e.asp Figure 7 CP-140 Aurora http://www.airforce.gc.ca/equip/cp-140/aurora1_e.asp Visit the Royal Canadian Navy Website at www.navy.gc.ca for the most up to date information on the fleet and its supporting aircraft. ACTIVITY SHIP NAME WORD SCRAMBLE Time: 5 min OBJECTIVE To review the names of the ships in the Royal Canadian Navy s fleet. M120.01-7
RESOURCES Word scramble (found at Attachment B). Pencils. ACTIVITY LAYOUT Give cadets the word scramble and have them complete it. Once they are done they can either hand it to the instructor for review or it can be corrected as a group. SAFETY Nil. INSTRUCTOR GUIDELINES Review the results with the entire class. ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY PARTICIPATION IN WORLD ORGANIZATIONS Operations that the Royal Canadian Navy participates in include: North American Treaty Organization (NATO); the United Nations (UN); other international missions working in cooperation with other international navies; and protection of Canadian coasts and Canadian controlled waters and other domestic needs. CURRENT ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY OPERATIONS Current operations that the Royal Canadian Navy is involved in include: NATO operations (including Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group [SNMG1]): NATO was formed by a treaty that was signed in Washington on April 4, 1949 with 12 founding member nations. It currently consists of 26 countries from North America and Europe. Its primary function is to safeguard the freedom of member countries, based on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and international law. Canada has maintained a vessel in the Standing Naval Force Atlantic since its inception. UN deployments: The UN was founded in 1945 to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development and social equity. Peacekeeping operations began in 1948 with the first mission to the Middle East. Some recent UN operations include: Iraq and Kuwait; Golan Heights; Yugoslavia and the Balkans; M120.01-8
Rwanda; Haiti; and Ethiopia, Eritrea. Canada is the only member country of the UN to have committed personnel to every UN operation; as of 2006 there have been 92 missions. Naval training exercises which allow the equipment and personnel to test their capabilities. The current operations of the Royal Canadian Navy can be found at www.forces.gc.ca/site/ operations/currentops. CONFIRMATION OF TEACHING POINT 1 QUESTIONS Q1. Name one of the Royal Canadian Navy s resources? Q2. What are some of the Royal Canadian Navy s current operations? ANTICIPATED ANSWERS A1. Destroyers, frigates, AORs, MCDVs, submarines, auxiliary vessels or naval reserves. A2. NATO and UN. Teaching Point 2 Time: 20 min Provide a Brief Introduction to the Resources of the Civilian Maritime Community Method: Activity/Interactive Lecture CIVILIAN MARITIME COMMUNITY FAMILIARITY Types and purposes of civilian vessels that can be found in Canadian waters include: cargo vessels (eg, bulk carriers, container vessels, Roll-On/Roll-Off [RORO] vessels, lakers [used for transportation on the Great Lakes], and liquid food product carriers); tankers (eg, crude oil carriers, Liquid Natural Gas [LNG] tankers, bulk ore carriers, chemical tankers); passengers vessels (eg, cruise ships, ferries, river boats, yachts); fishing vessels (eg, trawlers, seiners, factory ships); government services (eg, ice breakers, buoy tenders, fisheries and customs patrols); research vessels (eg, oceanographic research, hydrographic survey vessels); support vessels (eg, tugs, firefighting vessels, heavy lift ships, barges, floating cranes); and offshore oilfield development vessels (eg, production, storage and offloading vessels, supply vessels, anchor handling, drill ships). M120.01-9
ACTIVITY CIVILIAN VESSEL WORD SEARCH Time: 10 min OBJECTIVE To review the types of civilian vessels in the maritime community. RESOURCES Word search puzzle (found at Attachment C). Pencils. ACTIVITY LAYOUT Give cadets the word search puzzle and have them complete it. Once they are done they can either hand it to the instructor for review or it can be corrected as a group. SAFETY Nil. INSTRUCTOR GUIDELINES Review the results with the entire class. CONFIRMATION OF TEACHING POINT 2 QUESTIONS Q1. What are some of the types of civilian vessels that are found in Canadian waters? Q2. What are some of the purposes of civilian vessels? ANTICIPATED ANSWERS A1. Cargo vessels, tankers, passenger vessels, fishing vessels, government service vessels, research vessels, support vessels and offshore oil development vessels. A2. Transportation, oil development, cargo, containers, oceanographic surveys, towing, etc. END OF LESSON CONFIRMATION Confirmation of lesson objectives will take place during discussions associated with each teaching point and the puzzle activities. CONCLUSION HOMEWORK/READING/PRACTICE Nil. METHOD OF EVALUATION There is no formal assessment of this EO. M120.01-10
CLOSING STATEMENT Promoting an awareness of the Royal Canadian Navy is one of the aims of the cadet program. Knowledge of the civilian maritime community will complement this. INSTRUCTOR NOTES/REMARKS Nil. REFERENCES A1-007 A-CR-CCP-004/PT-002 D Cdts (1983). Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Manual Volume 2. Ottawa, ON. A1-013The Navy. www.navy.gc.ca. A1-011 Department of National Defence Canadian Forces. www.forces.gc.ca/site/community/insignia/ nava_e.asp. C1-004 www.readyayeready.com. Navy Ships Index. C1-013 Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland (2005). www.mi.mun.ca. M120.01-11
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Attachment A to EO M120.01 Instructional Guide NAVAL FLEET PICTURES Figure A-1 Kingston Class HMCS Brandon 710 Figure A-2 Iroquois Class HMCS Iroquois M120.01A-1
Attachment A to EO M120.01 Instructional Guide Figure A-3 Halifax Class HMCS Ottawa 341 Figure A-4 Protecteur Class HMCS Preserver M120.01A-2
Attachment A to EO M120.01 Instructional Guide Figure A-5 Victoria Class HMCS Victoria Figure A-6 CH-124 Sea King M120.01A-3
Attachment A to EO M120.01 Instructional Guide Figure A-7 CP-140 Aurora M120.01A-4
Attachment B to EO M120.01 Instructional Guide Unscramble each of the clue words. CANADIAN NAVY SHIPS WORD SCRAMBLE Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number. M120.01B-1
Attachment B to EO M120.01 Instructional Guide ANSWER KEY CANADIAN NAVY SHIPS WORD SCRAMBLE Unscramble each of the clue words. Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number. M120.01B-2
Attachment C to EO M120.01 Instructional Guide CIVILIAN VESSEL WORD SEARCH M120.01C-1
Attachment C to EO M120.01 Instructional Guide ANSWER KEY CIVILIAN VESSEL WORD SEARCH M120.01C-2