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TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - MARINE DIESEL MECHANICS
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
This program prepares graduates for either successful
sea-going career as an engine room rating or a shore based
career as an engine technician
CAREERS
Graduates of the Marine Diesel Mechanics Technical
program can expect to gain employment as an Engine
Room Rating on merchant vessels including those of The
Canadian Coast Guard. Employment can also be found on
board offshore drilling platforms, at marine service centres,
marine fabrication and repair yards as well as in the marine
engine service industry.
Students may complete either a 60 day sea-going work term
or a 50 day shore based work term.
Transport Canada Certification
Upon graduation Transport Canada recognizes this program
as meeting both the Practical Skills Training for Marine
Engineers and the Engine Room Rating Training Program
requirements. Upon successful completion of a Transport
Canada approved (60 day) work term the graduate may
qualify to write the Transport Canada Engine Room Rating
Certificate exam (proof of graduation and eligible sea service
must be submitted to transport Canada)
Sample Job Descriptions:
Sea Based
• Work as an engine room rating onboard commercial or
government vessels, work as a mechanic on oil drilling
platforms.
Shore Based
• Work as an engine mechanic in engine repair shops or as
a marine technician in marine industrial fabrication/repair
facilities.
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