Navy to potentially create training ships on great lakes

[PuckChaser]

This is shocking to me that RCN hasn't thought of this before. I'm sure there's a ton about seamanship can be learned navigating the Lakes, especially Superior if you want them tested in difficult weather. Would be an amazing recruiting tool for a huge amount of the population to see HMCSs near their homes who may have never thought about sailing before.

 

[Stoker]

Orca, or Orca like training vessels on the great lakes makes a degree of sense, when we have 250+ NWO who can't get ship time. There would be numerous challenges such as berthing, maintenance, shore accommodation to name a few, but these are not unsolvable. The addition of being able to conduct NRETS more centrally is also very attractive.

You mean they can't their sea time on the Oriole?

 

[Kirkhill]

All joking aside, it would have to be berthed in Lake Winnipeg. There would be few options for periodic maintenance. The operating window would be Jun-Oct, which is shorter than on the great lakes. Travel and TD for any permanent crew would be excessive. Gimli looks close, but it's not. It would be better if CHW were equipped with a top notch bridge simulator which could be used for NRETS. There is enough real estate in the building for it to stand in for the rest of the ship. There is also an MDTU which could be used for MarTech training.

And don't forget Tecumseh. It can access the Glenmore Reservoir.