I agree JK, the training regime at CCGC is very good and well worth pursuing. The required courses are all paid for, and you get paid for taking them! You're right, it is a sweet deal when you consider the basic BSME course, which lasts a year, costs $7000. Any "Alternate path" route costs...

Brian, I'd refer you to section 151 (2) of the Marine Personnel Regulations which states: (2) Despite item 1 of the table to subsection (1), an applicant for a Small Vessel Machinery Operator certificate restricted for use on board a specified passenger-carrying vessel that has a propulsive power of...

Thanks Martin. I can't grasp how or why people get their jollies that way, they really must be a different species.

That link from "lovingthenet" takes you to a spam site BEWARE!

JK, you asked "So can anyone tell me why going through the CCGC is a disadvantage?" Did I answer that question? I think I pointed out that the college itself is a distinct advantage in that all required courses and training are paid for. Nobody "looks down" on CCG Engineers, they...

Brian, there are, indeed, sample questions for SVMO, 15 to be precise, in TP14754. The TP can be downloaded in html or pdf format here http://www.tc.gc.ca/publications/app/en/corral.asp?itemid=53449&tpnumber=14754&language=US&source=istore The syllabus for SVMO is laid out in TP 2293 cha...

Brian, the SVMO Study Guide is here: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/tp-tp14814-menu-1313.htm There is a sample question at the end of each section. The guide is just that, a guide as to what to study, it is not a text book. Resources, including text books and web references, are listed in sect...

My experience with CCG engineers, with whom I have come into contact only after leaving the sea and coming to work ashore, has been somewhat mixed. While I agree that many are very professional in their outlook, they tend to have a common trait. It appears that the majority have no concept of commer...

Here's a handy-dandy link to the UK MCA, specifying requirements for direct entry from the RN. http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-stcw_msf4294_whole.pdf You want to look at section 10.1.1 (3) which enumerates who, in RN rank, is elegible, and at 10.1.2 which tells you how to go about it. (Pages 55 an...

Turbo, your best bet is to contact an Examiner of Engineers for his assessment. The procedure here in Canada is that RCN candidates are processed in the same way as a direct entry from overseas, eg UK, India, Russia etc. All relevant documentation is submitted to HQ in Ottawa and assessed on it's me...

In Canada, there is a direct relationship between Navy and STCW qualifications, they are enumerated here :- The Examination and Certification of Seafarers TP 2293E Chapter 2 – Administration of Examinations and Eligibility Revision no. 5 2.8 ENGINEERING CERTIFICATES 1) An applicant must meet the fol...

Marine Engineer/Power Engineer, two different animals altogether. To qualify that, I, with a First Class Motor, 4th Class Steam, was assessed here in Nova Scotia as Fourth Class Stationary Engineer and permitted to write for 3rd Class. The assessment from Alberta was for 3rd Class. Each Province has...

Here is the link for courses and Institutions approved by Transport Canada Marine Safety. http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/tp-tp10655-menu-1046.htm Cadet programmes start in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Memorial University, St. Johns, NL and many other places in Canada, the school year generall...

First Class Naval Arch (1NAR) is the largest question bank on 1st Class (Applied Mechanics has it in 2nd). The syllabus is spelled out in TP2293, Examination and Certification of Seafarers and consists roughly 60/40 stability/ship construction. http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/tp-tp2293-chapter2...

I think that this is the appropriate place for this comment. Should you be contemplating 3rd Class Applied Mathematics and Applied Mechanics, may I suggest that you have a go at the 2nd Class Applied Mechanics? The cost is $27:50, same as each of the other two, and the standard of mathematics requir...