Navigating Canadian Marine Certification
Navigating Canadian Marine Certification for Internationally Trained Officers
Course Code: PD-MCC-01
Delivery: Live Virtual / Online
Duration: 8 Hours over 2 Days
Class Size: Maximum 5 Participants
Tuition: $395 CAD
Course Overview
Navigating Canadian Marine Certification for Internationally Trained Officers is a practical professional-development course designed for deck and engineering officers who obtained their maritime qualifications and sea service outside Canada.
The Canadian certification process can be difficult to navigate, particularly when foreign Certificates of Competency, sea-service records, training certificates, and Transport Canada requirements all need to be considered together. This course helps participants understand how the system works and how to approach the process in a more organized and informed way.
Participants will learn about the main certification and recognition pathways, including Direct Examination, foreign-certificate recognition, document preparation, sea-service evidence, Transport Canada assessments, and common remaining requirements such as examinations, approved training, medical, radio, and MED requirements.
The course is highly practical. Participants will work with structured worksheets, document checklists, pathway exercises, and a Personal Certification Action Plan to help identify what they already have, what may be missing, what needs clarification, and what questions should be directed to Transport Canada.
Each participant also receives one individual review of their maritime documents with personalized professional feedback, helping them identify potential gaps, inconsistencies, or areas that may require further verification.
By the end of the course, participants should have a much clearer understanding of their Canadian certification pathway and a practical set of next steps to move forward.
Who Should Attend?
Designed for internationally trained:
- Deck Officers
- Engineering Officers
- Masters and Chief Mates
- Marine Engineers
- Holders of foreign CoCs and STCW qualifications
- Seafarers preparing for or undergoing a Transport Canada assessment
What’s Included
- 8 hours of live online instruction
- Maximum 5 participants per class
- Participant workbook and practical exercises
- Personal Certification Action Plan
- One individual maritime document review
- Personalized professional feedback
- Certificate of Completion, subject to course requirements
Individual Document Review
Each participant receives one review of their relevant maritime documents to help identify:
- Documentation gaps
- Inconsistencies
- Translation or verification needs
- Sea-service documentation issues
- Questions requiring confirmation with Transport Canada
The review is educational and preparatory and does not constitute an official Transport Canada assessment.
Course Outcomes
Participants will leave the course better prepared to:
- Understand the Canadian certification pathway
- Organize their maritime documents
- Identify missing or unclear requirements
- Understand their Transport Canada assessment
- Prepare focused questions for Transport Canada
- Develop a practical certification action plan
Important Notice
PD-MCC-01 is an independent professional-development course offered by HS Maritime Academy. It does not replace a Transport Canada assessment or guarantee certification, equivalency, sea-service credit, examination exemptions, or regulatory outcomes.
How to Register
Registration and payment are completed through the DEMKIS. Once the minimum number of participants is reached and the class is confirmed, registered participants will receive the course schedule and joining instructions by email.
If you experience any difficulty during registration, please contact info@hsacademyservices.com.