You love being on the water and you have leadership skills.
You don’t want to be chained to a desk; you have a passion for the natural environment and may have heard a call in the ocean’s roar. You have good leadership and teamwork skills and believe that great efforts earn great rewards.
Program Location:
Marine Institute Campus, Ridge Road (St. John's)
Program Length:
Four years
Courses:
Practical Experience:
3 technical sessions + 360 sea days over three work terms
Application Deadline:
Fall:
April 15. Applications received after this date will be assessed as resources and space allow.
As a cadet, you'll train on a wide range of ships. In the classroom, you'll learn to manage and safely navigate a vessel while caring for cargo and protecting the marine environment you're operating in.
The program prepares you to qualify for Transport Canada's Watchkeeping Mate certificate of competency, allowing you to sail anywhere in the world as an officer. You'll also get a head start on higher-level certificates of competency from credits received towards Transport Canada exams and sea service exemptions.
Currently, there is a high demand for ships’ officers around the globe.
This four-year program consists of six in-class semesters, three technical sessions and two sea-phase work terms. This cadet program alternates between semesters on-campus and semesters at sea.
“The Nautical Science program enabled me the opportunity to work in the international maritime and oil & gas industries, take command of a 258 metre Floating Production and Storage unit Offshore (FPSO), become a certified marine surveyor, lecture at the Marine Institute and take a management position with one of the largest tanker companies in the world.”
-Rob McNamara