The Centre for Applied Ocean Technology (CTec) underwater acoustics laboratory is designed to support applied research and development in the area of underwater acoustics. This includes design, development, testing and calibration of underwater acoustic devices and systems such as acoustic transducers, remote sensing devices (single and multi-beam sonars), acoustic modems and acoustic mechanisms.

The Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development (CASD) aquaculture facility has five independent recirculating systems capable of using fresh or salt water and two flow-through fresh water systems, a live food culture laboratory (zooplankton and algae), a quarantine laboratory, a feed preparation area, a necropsy laboratory, a bacteriology laboratory, a histopathology laboratory and an alarm monitoring system with 24 hour on call personnel.

The ballast control simulator replicates operations conducted in the ballast control room of an oil rig. The simulator is mounted on a two degree of freedom motion base and is supplemented by desktop trainers. Float-on/float-off vessels can also be simulated.

CSAR has a number of underwater cameras available for at-sea field work. Depending on the application, video signals may be viewed real-time via umbilical, or stored in self-contained recording bottles.

The lab can accommodate human participants or thermal manikins and is serviced by a data acquisition system and data storage RAID.

The Dr. C.R. Barrett Library is a unique resource, housing one of Canada's largest marine related collections. The collections support research and teaching at the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University and the Engineering Technology Centre of the College of the North Atlantic. They also serve the Newfoundland and Labrador marine, fisheries and engineering industries.

The Centre for Marine Simulation (CMS) houses three dynamic positioning simulators with custom built visualization systems designed by CMS. These simulators are used to replicate precision manoeuvring systems found on vessels operating in the offshore, scientific, cable-laying and cruise industries.

The electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) displays the information from system electronic navigational charts (SENC) with positional information from navigation sensors to assist the mariner in route planning and route monitoring.

The fire fighting facility and outdoor test tank is located in Foxtrap, Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Marine Institute is home to the world’s largest flume tank. This facility is used to carry out performance evaluations, gear tests and other observations on newly developed or existing fishing gears and other related equipment in simulated underwater and near surface conditions.

One of two full-motion ship's bridges in the Centre for Marine Simulation, the Full Mission Ship's Bridge Simulator is mounted on a six degree of freedom (DOF) aviation motion base. In addition to navigation and ship maneuvering training, this simulator is also extensively used in our industrial and applied research projects.

The global maritime distress and safety system simulator replicates emergency radio operations conducted on the bridge of a ship.

The Heritage Class Ship's Bridge simulator replicates operations of an offshore shuttle tanker.

The Human Performance Lab is outfitted with equipment for measuring three dimensional human motion (OPTOTRAK), eye movements, force generation under water, and basic human physiological, psychometric, and sensory performance.

The Indoor Environmental and Survival Training Theatre includes a 1008 cubic temperature regulated training tank, METS (Modular Egress Training System) or HUET (Helicopter Underwater Escape Trainer), a High-fidelity helicopter underwater escape trainer and more.

The Lewisporte Regional Fisheries and Marine Centre offers ongoing marine-based training and courses and community-based education.

The pilot plant facility is outfitted with various tank systems, separation, particle size reduction and drying equipment that are used to perform scale-up studies. Key pieces of the facility are Atlantic Canada‘s only pilot-scale biodiesel production unit and an oil extraction line with a capacity of 1000 kg/h.

The bioprocessing research laboratory is equipped for analytical work and small-scale process development. This 228 square meter facility features a laboratory-scale spray dryer and freeze dryer as well as a Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometry system, a variety of food chemistry and environmental analysis equipment.

The Marine Institute Planetarium is operated by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – St. John's Centre. Planetarium shows are available for booking from September to June each year and can be booked Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

The development of fishing gears for the commercial fishing industry has changed dramatically over the last few decades. Today's modern designs are more advanced and sophisticated as a result of increasing fuel costs, the need for species- and size-selectivity, stringent bycatch restrictions, and the necessity to minimize impact on the environment.

The Ocean Safety Research Unit has a variety of capabilities, whether at sea or in a labratory setting.

The Offshore Operations Simulator is mounted on a six degree of freedom (DOF) aviation motion base and is one of two full-motion ship's bridges in CMS.

The OSSC's Outdoor Firefighting and Oil Spill Test Tank is located in Foxtrap, NL.

CSAR houses the Marine Institute's hydrostatic test chamber. The 70 liter chamber is able to simulate ocean depths of up to 1800m.

The Propulsion Plant Simulator replicates the operations in the control room of a ship's engine-room. The simulator has a surround sound system, is supplemented by desktop trainers and can be interfaced with the full mission bridge simulator.

The CASD Seafood Processing Pilot Plant offers services such as product development, shelf-life testing and raw material processing for a wide variety of users, such as (Sea)food processors, the Oil and Gas Industry and MI programs.

The navigation instruments laboratory has been designed for a maximum of eight students and enables them to become familiar with the set up and operation of the various bridge gear as required by Transport Canada Simulated Electronic Navigation (SEN) 1A.

Commissioned in 1994 and upgraded in 2010, this navigation simulator is used to replicate navigation operations on the bridge of a ship and consists of four part-task bridges, each fitted with realistic equipment and a visualization system.

The School of Ocean Technology (SOT) has access to a number of cameras available for underwater video collection for both field work and tank projects. SOT also has a variety of small work class remotely operated vehicles (ROV) for training and observation.

The Underwater Exploration Lab is used by the School of Ocean Technology to enhance its education of students in the field of subsea robotics and to assist in ocean mapping research.

The Helicopter Ditching Simulator on motion bed generates the experience of a helicopter takeoff, the in-flight briefs, and the on-the-water steps to follow a controlled ditch.