- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
This is an introductory marine engineering course for participants seeking the Transport Canada Small Vessel Machinery Operator Certificate of Competency (unlimited). Upon successful completion of this course, the candidates are required to provide a record of 30 days of sea time to qualify for the oral exam at Transport Canada. A holder of a Small Vessel Machinery Operator Certificate of Competency (unlimited) can work as a Chief Engineer or Watchkeeping Engineer on a Canadian commercial vessel, with propulsion power and voyage limitations as outlined in the Marine Personnel Regulations.
Prerequisite(s)
- Minimum 18 years of age and valid TC CDN
Credits
5.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Perform engineering watchkeeping duties and report on machinery operation.
- Identify routine duties carried out during a watch, record movements and activities related to engine-room machinery, record significant machinery readings, and understand their importance.
- Prevent fires on board, participate in fire drills, and describe the actions to be taken in the event of a fire, including oil system fires.
- Participate in abandon ship drills, operate survival craft and rescue boats, and comply with accepted safety practices and standards.
- Identify and operate fire doors, watertight doors, ventilation closures, detection devices, alarms, fire pumps, and fire extinguishing systems.
- Prevent pollution during shipboard operation, and obey laws and regulations applicable to Canadian vessels.
- Operate internal combustion engines, fuel pumps and injectors, cooling and lubricating systems, starting devices and ignition systems, and prevent crankcase explosions.
- Prepare main and auxiliary machinery for operation, identify common engine room machinery malfunctions, and take necessary actions to prevent damage.
- Plan and carry out safe electrical vessel operations, start, couple, and change over vessel alternators, identify common faults and action to prevent damage, and follow emergency vessel power procedures.
Effective as of Winter 2024
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.