Must be St Johns thing, Exams are scheduled by Ottawa every week to be administered in every TC across Canada at the same time (allowing for time differences) The Schedules are in TP2293, section 4.4
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/tp ... -154.htm#4
Engineering Exams are in Table VIII
Section 1.5 (1) of TP 2293 says:
1.5 Application for examination
1) Under section 110 of the Marine Personnel Regulations, the examiner
may postpone the examination an applicant seeks to take if the applicant does not provide the examiner with an application and the required documentation at least two weeks before the date set for the examination.
("The Examiner MAY postpone"........However, a day or so is usually sufficient to get the Exam ready (it's not rocket science). Likewise, there is nothing to prevent you writing several Exams in the same week, if you are eligible to do so.)
That said, the Marine Personnel Regulations, section 110 (2) referenced above says:
(2) An applicant
shall provide the following to the examiner, at least two weeks before the first of the examinations referred to in these Regulations that the applicant seeks to take:
(a) a signed application containing the information and declarations set out in Schedule 2 to this Part;
(b) the applicant’s birth certificate or equivalent;
(c) all of the discharge books and any certificates of discharge in respect of the qualifying service required for the certificate or endorsement sought;
(d) any testimonials, containing the required signatures and at least the information set out in Schedule 4 or 5 to this Part, as the case may be, in respect of the sea service required for the certificate or endorsement sought; and
(e) any pertinent certificate held by the applicant, including certificates issued by an Administration, other than the Minister, recognized by the IMO as being compliant with the STCW Convention.
4.1(1) of TP 2293 says:
Applicants must make arrangement with the examiner and present themselves at the examination center according to the scheduled time and date of the examination. An applicant who does not appear for examination at the appointed time will forfeit the examination fee.
1st July 2007 saw the Canada Shipping Act 2001, and the Marine Personnel Regulations come into force.....and things changed drastically! Now, some parts of Canada have to catch up to 2007......
Got problems? Try a different TC office and a different Examiner. Here is a list of all TC offices in Canada, from TP 2293, section 1.8
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/tp ... 2145.htm#8
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
800 Burrard Street, suite 810
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2J8
Tel.: 604-666-0834
Fax: 604-666-9177
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
501-1230 Government Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1Y3
Tel.: 250-363-0394
Fax: 250-363-0330
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
60 Front Street
Room 208, Federal Building
Nanaimo, BC
V9R 5H7
Tel.: 250-754-0244
Fax: 250-754-0245
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
400-309 2nd Ave. West
Prince Rupert, BC V8J 3T1
Tel.: 250-627-3045
Fax: 250-624-9305
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
Prairie & Northern Region
344 Edmonton St.
Winnipeg, MA R3P 0P6
Tel.: 204-983-7498
Fax: 204-984-8417
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
Canada Place, 11th Floor
1100-9700 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 4E6
Tel.: 780-495-4023
Fax: 780-495-6472
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
100 Front St. South
Sarnia, ON N7T 2M4
Tel.: 519-383-1826
Fax: 519-383-1997
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
31 Hyperion Court, 2nd Floor
Kingston, ON K7K 7G3
Tel.: 613-545-8676
Fax: 613-545-8714
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
Landmark Building
43 Church Street, 7th Floor
St. Catharines, ON L2R 7E1
Tel.: 905-688-4360
Fax: 905-688-6285
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
P. O. Box 247
44 Hurontario Street, 2nd. Floor
Collingwood, ON L9Y 3Z5
Tel.: 705-445-3320
Fax: 705-445-9531
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
103-33 S. Court Street
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2W6
Tel.: 807-345-6953
Fax: 807-345-0521
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
4900 Yong Street, 4th Floor
North York, ON M2N 6A5
Tel.: 416-952-1018
Fax: 416-973-8133
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
901 Cap Diamant, 4th Floor
Quebec, QC G1K 4K1
Tel.: 418-648-3234
Fax: 418-648-5106
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
800 West René Lévesque Blvd Suite 620
Montréal, QC H3B 1X9
Tel.: 514-283-7056
Fax: 514-283-6595
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
180 de la Cathédrale Street
Rimouski, QC G5L 5H9
Tel.: 418-722-3040
Fax: 418-722-3332
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
P.O. Box 1013
45 Alderney Drive Queen Square, 14th Floor
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4K2
Tel.: 902-426-9321
Fax: 902-426-6657
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
Federal Arts Building, 2nd. Floor
196 George Street
Sydney, NS B1P 1J3
Tel.: 902-564-7002
Fax: 902-564-7648
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
P.O. Box 850
248 Pleasant Street
Yarmouth, NS B5A 4K5
Tel.: 902-742-6860
Fax: 902-742-6866
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
811 Reeves Street, Unit 1
Shediac Plaza,
Port Hawkesbury, NS B9A 2S4
Tel.: 902-625-0803
Fax: 902-625-1722
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
97 Queen Street, 2nd Floor,
Dominion Building Box 1270
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7M8
Tel.: 902-566-7987
Fax: 902-566-7991
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
189 Prince William Street, 1st Floor
Saint John, NB E2L 2B9
Tel.: 506-636-4748
Fax: 506-636-4756
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
P.O. Box 1207
275 Main Street, 5th Floor
Bathurst, NB E2A 4J1
Tel.: 506-548-7491
Fax: 506-548-7180
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
P.O. Box 1300
10 Barter`s Hill, 9th Floor
Cabot Bldng, Tower 2
St. John’s, NL A1C 6H8
Tel.: 709-772-5166
Fax: 709-772-0210
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
P.O. Box 1143
E.K. Jerret Building
Marystown, NL A0E 2M0
Tel.: 709-279-2201
Fax: 709-279-1188
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
Herald Towers
P.O. Box 22
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6C3
Tel.: 709-637-4390
Fax: 709-637-4391
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
P.O. Box 237
122 Main Street Chipman Complex
Lewisporte, NL AOG 3AO
Tel.: 709-535-2503
Fax: 709-535-8297
Marine Safety
Transport Canada
C.P. 596 701, Boul. Laure, Suite 205
Sept-Îles (Québec) G4R 4K7
Tel.: (418) 968-4991
Fax: (418) 968-5516