Careers

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1. Master Mariner
2. Chief Engineer

1. Master Mariner

Note: Seatime accumulated aboard commercial vessels will vary for each certificate of competency. Factors affecting the calculation of seatime will be amount of time worked in a day, tonnage of the ship and geographic sailing area. Transport Canada is the sole authority to assess seatime for your progression as a Mariner.

The Cadet program puts all the courses in one program. Outside the Cadet program, a student would complete individual courses between work with a company to alternate between completing courses and accumulating seatime.

There are a number of smaller Canadian Domestic certificates namely Master 150 Domestic, Master 500 Domestic and Master 3000 Domestic GT(Gross Tonnage). To obtain these certificates one also completes a series of MED courses, seatime and the successful completion of examinations. Details for each of these Domestic certificates can be seen on the individual program page.

To see the detailed requirements of any Transport Canada issued certificate of competency visit Marine Personnel Regulations.

2. Chief Engineer

Note: “Qualifying time” accumulated aboard commercial vessels will vary for each certificate of competency. Factors affecting the calculation of “Qualifying time” will be amount of time worked in a day. Transport Canada is the sole authority to assess “Qualifying time” for your progression as a Mariner.

The Cadet program puts all the courses in one program. Outside the Cadet program, a student would complete individual courses between work with a company to alternate between completing courses and accumulating “Qualifying time”.

To see the detailed requirements of any Transport Canada issued certificate of competency visit Marine Personnel Regulations.

*Career path is subject to change without notice.