Boating accident Investigator Kevin J Wilson I.E.

Kevin J. Wilson Boating Accident Investigator Certificates, Awards and Expertise 

For the record, I have a lifetime of pleasure craft boating and practical operational experience on the water.  In 196I I completed 5 dingy sailing courses simply named Sail 1 through to Sail 5 at the Army Apprentice College Carlisle UK. (Course duration approximately 40 hours for each level).

 In 1962 I certified as a dingy sailing instructor to teach these courses to youth at the college. My certificates for these courses are lost and cannot be replaced or verified as the Army Apprentice College Carlisle UK was closed some years later.  

Canadian Courses and Certifications 1980 I emigrated to Canada and took courses with Canadian Power Squadron (now the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons) 

CPSS Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons 

• Navigation  

• VHF Radio operator CANADA    

1990 Canadian Yachting Association CYA (now Sail Canada) Certificates

• Basic cruising        5 days live aboard course

• Coastal Navigation        18 hours classroom 

• Cruising Instructor 5 days        5 days live aboard course 

• Advanced Cruising        6 days live aboard course 

• Intermediate Cruising Instructor 3 days exam and practical tests 

• Offshore Yachtmaster Awarded based on whole sailing record  

• Advanced Cruising Instructor 3 days exam and practical tests   

All of the above CYA certifications are verified in the CYA issued logbook (copies attached see 14164641- 14185583-14202901-14225473)   

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators Certificate  The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) has been at the forefront of developing, enhancing, and delivering boating accident investigation courses for more than two decades. 

Recognised as the gold standard for boating accident investigation. NASBLA’s Boat Operations and Training (BOAT) Program was established as a National Standard of training, qualification, credentialing and typing of maritime law enforcement and public safety officers throughout North America. 

This program gives pleasure craft boating accident investigators and law enforcement officers the opportunity to develop and perfect their skills in order to conduct a comprehensive recreational boating accident investigation.    

Courses and Certifications Certificates NASBLA Boat Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Certificate  This Certificate course features diverse boating accident scenarios with instruction centered on the pleasure craft boating accident investigator reconstruction best practices, utilizing a variety of boat collisions on-site for hands-on examination. Students are required to complete full case presentations to receive certificates.  (Copies attached see 14495343) 

NASBLA GPS Forensic Certificate is designed to provide investigators and officers the foundational knowledge, skills, and ability for recovering evidence from GPS devices and preparing it for courtroom presentation.  (Copy attached 14541311 - 14553082) 

• GPS Basics  

• Receiver Roundup,   

• Review Device Seizure and Evidence Collection,   

• Legal Considerations,   

• Conducting a GPS Examination,   

• Report Writing Essential for the pleasure craft boating accident investigator   

American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) is the essential source of technical information for the international marine industry. They develop product safety standards, credentialing, education, training, and other tools. Everything they do supports members to achieve the goal of making boating safer.  NOTE: ABYC are the standards adopted by Transport Canada    

ABYC Membership Certificates attached   

Courses and Certificates  

• Marine Law                   15030922 

• Winning Expert Witness Strategies 15050470 

• The Role of an Expert Witness 15054502 

• Fire and explosions onboard 15061816

Faro Technology’s Certificate Crash Reconstructionist  Courses and Certificates 

• Crash Reconstruction Workshop        15092055 

• Crash Reconstruction        15094935 

• Workshop Building Momentum. 15102248..    

• Zone 3D Core           15545021    

Author and Founder of International Sail and Power Academy (ISPA) 

ISPA courses and certification are used and are recognised by the following Authorities: - Canada, USA, Japan, (de facto basis) EU countries. Croatia, Queensland Australia, Bermuda Pending: Spain, Russia, Iceland. Certificates attached 15205483 15202601  

The ISPA story began in 1994 with my development of educational workbooks for recreational boater training. Subsequently, I founded the International Sail and Power Association and Academy (ISPA) with the plan to build and maintain a complete library of training manuals to meet the needs of non-commercial boaters.   

These ISPA course manuals are designed to be used by boating schools to create safe, knowledgeable, and competent boaters.   

ISPA certification provides internationally recognized credentials and serves as proof of competency on the water. ISPA certificates of competency are recognized by various governmental agencies as a standard for boater competency and training. 

They fulfill the requirements for bare-boat charter and are ideal for people who want to live the dream of adventure through boat ownership, chartering and or to pursue a career in the Pleasure Craft Industry.   

Today ISPA continues to provide boater training course materials and certifications for basic boating and safety through to advanced open ocean skills, but we now also provide online learning and multimedia training materials.   

I am the author of the following pleasure craft boating publications and standards   

1. ISPA Pleasure Craft Operator Card   

2. PCOC Student Course Manuals and exams for CCG and Transport Canada.   

3. Accredited Course Provider Transport Canada   

4. ISPA Safe Boating Workbook      

International Certificate of Competence SAIL Manuals      

1. ISPA Competent Crew Sail   

2. ISPA Day Skipper Sail  

3. ISPA Coastal Skipper Advanced Sail   

4. ISPA Yachtmaster Offshore   

5. ISPA Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of Competence Sail     

International Certificate of Competence Powerboat Manuals  

6. ISPA Competent Crew Power    

7. ISPA Day Skipper Power   

8. ISPA Coastal Skipper Advanced Power   

9. ISPA Yachtmaster Offshore Power   

10. ISPA Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of Competence Power 

Other International Certificates of Competence  

11. ISPA Coastal Navigation   

12. ISPA Complete Guide to Docking, Anchoring, and Mooring   

13. ISPA Practical Sailing Skills from Beginner to Offshore   

14. ISPA Weatherwise on the Water Coastal Yachtmaster Multi-Hull Sail and Power   

15. ISPA Personal Logbook     

Kevin J. Wilson Boating Certifications I have completed the following boating certifications:  

CYA / Sail Canada. 

Sailing and Power-boating 

Basic Cruising, 

Coastal Navigation, 

Intermediate Cruising, 

Advanced Sailing, 

Yachtmaster. and Advanced and offshore instructor.      

Instructor Teaching: all of the above. Certificate attached    14185583  

International Sail & Power Academy (ISPA) 

I am an Instructor Evaluator Ocean, 

Offshore Yachtmaster, Sailing and Powerboat. 

I certify all levels of Instructors and Instructor Evaluators    

In my work as an instructor trainer for pleasure craft boating, I have worked for decades training pleasure craft boating crews, navigators, skippers, captains, and yacht masters.    Certificate attached 15182345  

Teaching dinghy sailing throughout my teenage years.    In the late 60’S I trained civilian boating crews and British armed forces operational personnel in the Atlantic, Pacific, North Sea, and the Mediterranean       

Throughout the late 80’s 90’s up to 2007 I trained civilian boating crews and British armed forces operational personnel under contract in BC Inland & Coastal Waters, Pacific, East Coast of the U.S., the waters off Mexico and the Caribbean, the U.S., and the BV Islands.   

Awards and Recognition for Pleasure Craft Boating Safety  

Prime Minister of Canada 2001 Recognition Award for Volunteer Service to the Canadian Coast Guard  for the detailed work on the reform of the Canada Shipping Act 2001.   Copy attached 15162447     

Marine Services Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard for Fisheries and Oceans Canada 

I received the Fisheries and Oceans Award. Copy attached   15193078   

Instigator and original author of TP 15136 - Standard for Recreational Boating Schools Canada. 

Transport Canada recognized the contribution the International Sail and Power Association (Kevin Wilson) in support of recreational boating safety in Canada and for allowing his material to be used as the basis for this industry-wide standard for the training of recreational boaters.  

• Past Member CYA (Sail Canada) Provincial Learn to Cruise Committee BC Sail    
• Past Member CYA National Learn to Cruise Committee Sail Canada.     
• Co-Founder ISPA Japan and Board of Directors     
• Program, course, and exam joint development for the Canadian Coast Guard Pleasure Craft Operator Card   
• Past Member Canada Shipping Act Reform-Canadian Coast Guard Advisory Committee.     
• Past Member of the Canadian Marine Advisory Council to Transport Canada.       
• Past Director of the -Canadian Safe Boating Council    
• Past Member of the Education Committee of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators    
• NASBLA Member American Boat Yacht Council ABYC