Becoming an Engine Room Rating in Canada

The costs of obtaining and maintaining a Transport Canada Engine Room rating classification
A list of "out of pocket" expenses, and time comitments, as of January 2013, to work as a ship's engine room professional in Canada. Does not
include lost wages, cost of transportation, housing, food, taxes, etc. Nor does it include numerous social costs.

Obtain Mariner's Discharge Book and a CDN number

Pictures for Mariner's Discharge Book (passport pic)
MED (Marine Emergency Duties) STCW VI/1 - Basic Safety **
MED STCW VI/2 - survival craft and rescue boats **
Survival Craft Examination ***
Marine Basic First Aid **
Seafarer's Medical Certificate
Written OR oral examination on General Engineering Knowledge ***

ER Rating

Total

Annual cost to
work / maintain
status

Unit Cost
Annually
$150.00
$75.00
$225.00
$45.00

Seafarer's Medical Certificate

Marine Basic First Aid **
Canadian Passport (depends on company)
Union Dues (depends on company)
Total

**
***

TC Fees
Training Fee Training Days
$0.00
0.5
$15.00
$1,590.00
6.0
$1,060.00
4.0
$27.50
1.0
$225.00
2.0
$150.00
1.0
$27.50
1.0
$70.00
$3,025.00
15.5

$120.00
$50.00
$545.00

$24.00
$600.00
$744.00

0.5
0.4
0.5
1.4

Western Maritime Institute, Nanaimo, BC

Transport Canada Marine Safety

Prepared by Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net, 11/01/2013

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