master mariner

Job details

Master Mariner Recruitment Agency

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Employer details Manpower Services Canada Limit

Location: Port Malcolm, NS

Salary: $120,000 to $140,000 annually (To be negotiated) / 60 to 80 hours per week

Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time

Work site environment: Outdoors, Dangerous, Noisy, Wet/damp

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

5 years or more

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Command and operate ships or vessels to transport passengers and cargo
• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of deck crews
• Command and operate coast guard vessels
• Ensure safety and comfort of passengers
• Determine geographical position using navigational instruments, maps and charts
• Direct and oversee the loading and unloading of cargo
• Control, steer and navigate a vessel in various waterways
• Enforce regulations in Canadian waters
• Record vessel's progress, weather and sea conditions in ship's log
• Board vessels at berth or from pilot boats to advise ships' captains on the course to steer for safe passage into and out of ports, seaways or other waterways under pilotage authority

Supervision

Supervise 16-20 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Transport Canada Certificate of Competency
• Transport Canada Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers
• Transport Canada passenger safety management (PSM) course
• Watchkeeping Mate Certificate with Command Endorsement
• Master Mariner Certificate
• Ship Pilot License
• Nautical Institute Certificate
• Marine Officer Certificate
• Marine Advanced First Aid
• Marine Emergency Duty (MED) Training Program

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload

Benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a Canadian citizen
• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada.

Advertised until

2025-05-07

Important notice: This job posting is advertised by a recruitment agency on behalf of the employer. The agency acts as an intermediary between Job Bank and the employer. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure this job posting is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.