Canadian Coast Guard Officer Training Program (OTP) - English Essential Positions

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Canadian Coast Guard Officer Training Program (OTP) - English Essential Positions
Reference number: DFO15J-010919-000071
Selection process number: 15-DFO-GLF-EA-139534
Canadian Coast Guard (an Agency of Fisheries and Oceans Canada) - Canadian Coast Guard College
Sydney, NS (during 4 years training not including sea training phases) - Various locations in Canada upon graduation.
SO-MAO-00
Anticipatory - Indeterminate positions (permanent)
Under review - Monthly allowance starting at $375 during training. Upon graduation, hourly rate of $27.07 (for SO-MAO-02, salary according to the Collective Agreement)

For further information on the organization, please visit Canadian Coast Guard (an Agency of Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

Information on Marine Communications and Traffic Services Officer Training Phase II can be found at: Canadian Coast Guard - College

Closing date: 29 January 2016 - 23:59, Pacific Time (more on closing date)
Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad.

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When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM
The Canadian Coast Guard recruits and develops candidates to become Canadian Coast Guard Officers. Successful candidates are initially recruited as Cadets and progress from SO-MOA-00 to the GSO-MOA-02 group and level contingent upon graduation (successful classroom and sea-phase training). Training is for a duration of 4 years through the departmental "Canadian Coast Guard Officer Training Program (CCGOTP)".

MARINE NAVIGATION PROGRAM:
Navigators are responsible for the safe navigation of a ship. Under the supervision of the Chief Officer, Navigation Officers are responsible for all aspects of watch keeping. In the Officer Training Program (OTP), Officer Cadets learn the navigation and handling of all sizes of Canadian Coast Guard vessels, including: movement within narrow channels and harbours or at sea, performance of ice breaking services, search and rescue, fisheries enforcement procedures, and the correct procedures for supporting other programs including science, environmental response, aids to navigation, and maritime security.

Training For Officer Cadets in Navigation is divided into five phases:
1. Eleven months at the College
2. Seven months at sea on a Coast Guard vessel
3. Ten months at the College
4. Eight months at sea on a Coast Guard vessel
5. Nine months at the College

MARINE ENGINEERING PROGRAM:
Under the supervision of the Chief Engineer, Marine Engineers keep vessels running. They operate, monitor and maintain the correct operation of a ship's engines and associated machinery, including electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic pump, piping and fuel, air conditioning and refrigeration. Intrinsic to these tasks is the responsibility to ensure the safe and efficient operation of all equipment on board.

Training for Officer Cadets in Marine Engineering is divided into five phases:
1. Eleven months at the College
2. Four months at sea on a Coast Guard vessel
3. Sixteen months at the College
4. Five months at sea on a Coast Guard vessel
5. Nine months at the College

Advertisement DFO15J-010919-000071 (Canadian Coast Guard OTP – English Essential Positions) and DFO15J-010919-000073 (Canadian Coast Guard OTP – French Essential Positions) are under the same collective process. The assessment of candidates for this collective process will be done through common assessments tools.

This is a rewarding, challenging, task-oriented career with much excitement and many benefits.

To view Canadian Coast Guard Videos, please visit: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/college-and-careers/videos
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The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is a national institution that contributes to maintaining a safe, secure, accessible and sustainable maritime transportation system. It is Canada's civilian maritime organization and plays an essential role in fulfilling the Government of Canada's maritime mandate. The CCG is also a symbol of Canada's sovereignty, providing Canadians with a federal presence and sense of safety and security on all three coasts and the Great Lakes.

The Canadian Coast Guard requires future leaders. Upon graduation from the 4 year Officer Training Program, each new officer receives a commercial certificate from Transport Canada which also grants them credits for higher certification. Such credits facilitate the acquisition of Master Mariner or Chief Engineer certification. This represents an investment in training, plus approximately 10 to 12 years experience within the Canadian Coast Guard. This experience is necessary to fulfill the operational requirements of higher certification for the larger Canadian Coast Guard vessels, and other related leadership positions.

Becoming a Fleet Officer requires diligence, intellectual effort, and commitment. The Officer Training Program provides Officer Cadets with a complete and thorough understanding of the ship's operation and the latest in marine technology. If you are selected as an Officer-Cadet in the Officer Training Program, you do not pay tuition, room and board or books; in fact, we pay you. In addition, you receive free uniforms and clothing and one trip home each year.

The Canadian Coast Guard Officer Training Program will provide:
- Bachelor of Technology Degree in Nautical Sciences granted in partnership with Cape Breton University;
- Commercial Certification as a Ship's Officer;
- Employment across Canada, within the Canadian Coast Guard;
- Opportunities for career advancement;
- Tuition-free education;
- Free room and board;
- Monthly allowance starting at $375 during training (additional allowances while at sea);
- Second language training.

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