From a CG Cadet undergoing sea phase training: Everything on here about the Canadian Coast Guard College(CCGC) is about right, let me just throw in some facts to replace some of the speculations. The CCGC takes applications up until January of each hiring year, and there are no age restrictions. A f...

Hi Ian Why not just go back to the basics. You say you're going to pull her out and get a "Shave & Haircut" so why not have a look at the hub of your prop while your at it, it will have 2 numbers stamped in the first is usaully the diameter of the prop the other is the pitch usually in...

So you think getting a CEC is easy, think again, I tried back in 2001 and the paperwork is horrendous wait until you get to the part about writing the UKLAP exam. I took more than 1000 pages of documents with me from the MCA and when I got to the exam room the examiner said "is that all you bro...

Hi, I came across this the other day and thought I would add my 2 cents worth to this discussion. Let me start off by saying that I was a member of the SIU in Canada for 6 years the CMOU for 5 years and of course the CMSG for 26 years so I think that I may have a little insight into this. First off ...