Tag: Training

November 14, 2022

Available Nautical Bursary

Applications are invited from qualified students for the fall 2022 Nautical Professional Education Society of Canada bursaries. There will be five C$1,500 bursaries awarded to applicants enrolled in Nautical Science or Marine Engineering courses of a minimum length of 250 hours at a training institution approved by Transport Canada and registered with the British Columbia government. For more information and...

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March 31, 2022

TC to issue CoR to Ukrainians CoC

Canadian ship owners are facing some serious crewing troubles! Decades of cajoling and bullying labour has resulted in a pointed lack of Canadian seafarers, which is starting to have significant effect on operations. Trying to get young people in the industry is a difficult endeavour, but even retaining crew has become a challenge, with many looking to move away from...

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January 27, 2022

Mystery of the missing engineer(s)

In the mid-nineties, I was in Diesel Engine mechanic training program at Camosun College, in Victoria BC. The instructor, Don Wilson, a legend in the diesel mechanic world of these parts, approached me with an interesting career prospect. He was in contact with Ian Smart, Director at the Marine Branch of the BC Ministry of Transportation, which oversaw the “fresh...

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August 22, 2021

The $1.5 million dollar deckhand

The Trans Mountain pipeline was / is a project in Canada, that takes Alberta oil sands oil to a marine terminal in Burnaby, in the neighboring province of British Columbia (BC). With very little benefits to BC, and significant risks, it was overwhelmingly rejected by the public in that province. As a result, the Federal Government which campaigned on being...

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December 7, 2020

Western Maritime opens campus on “Mainland”

We are happy to inform you that WMI is on the mainland. Our new campus is strategically located at Unit 217, 9801 King George Blvd, Surrey, right by the Skytrain station. You are curious? Take a look – click here Courses are now being offered starting with the Marine advanced First Aid – Dec. 14-18, 2020 followed by Ship Construction...

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February 10, 2020

$5K donation to BCIT to commemorate “dieselduck”!

In late December 2019, I was excited to send a CAD$5000 financial gift to the British Columbia Institute of Technology Foundation (BCIT) to commemorate Martin’s Marine Engineering Page – www.dieselduck.net – 20 years of being online. Earlier in the year, I received the financial gift from a long time user of the website, a marine engineering professional working in Canada,...

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November 17, 2017

Western Maritime Institute Launches Engine Room Rating Program

Program is First of its Kind in Western Canada Ladysmith, B.C. – November 17, 2017 – In response to the shortage of Marine Engineers in the Canadian and international marine industries, Vancouver Island based Western Maritime Institute has launched the first Transport Canada approved Engine Room Rating program in Western Canada. The 9-week program provides entry-level Marine Engineering training for...

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October 20, 2017

Spreading the good word about Mari-Tech 2018

Mari Tech 2018 – Honing the leading edge Technical conference and Marine Exhibition Victoria Conference Center, Victoria, BC, Canada April 18-20, 2018 Its been a while since the West Coast of Canada has seen this annual gathering of marine professionals. Allot has happen since the last successful Mari Tech, hosted by Vancouver Island Branch of the Canadian Institute of Marine...

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Martin Leduc on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 28, 2024
actually... after my watch rounds, i don't. I, and many active seafarers sailing at sea, thank you for the pity.…
Another foogle user on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 26, 2024
It's a fictitious film not real life what does it matter if it's heavily modified or international sea regulations blah…
Another foogle user on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 26, 2024
What's next the Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean wouldn't float or it wasn't made from the correct timber
Another foogle user on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 26, 2024
Have you nothing better to do with your life than start pulling a fictional film apart you're quite sad I…
Falling through the cracks on Canada – Marine Personnel Regulation Proposed ChangesJanuary 28, 2024
I took the first Electro-technical Officer RO course in Canada in 2019. Between the training Institute and Transport Canada, we…