- Resume — standard information plus 3 references, city and province, email and phone number
- Grade 12 certificate Optional
- Bridge Watch Rating certificate
- MED STCW Basic Safety certificate
- MED STCW Proficiency of Survival Craft certificate
- Marine Basic First Aid
- Restricted Operator Certificate — Marine Commercial
- Food Safe
- Transport Canada marine medical
- RCMP Criminal Record Check — non-fingerprint check
- Valid passport — photo page only
- Discharge Book Optional
- SVMO Asset
Careers
Jobs on the water
Every position below is a union job — negotiated wages, benefits, and dispatch that puts members first. Here's what you need to get started.
Certification requirements
What each position needs
These are minimum certification requirements. Only registered applicants may apply for jobs on the job line — register with the union office first, then call dispatch.
- Resume — standard information plus 3 references, city and province, email and phone number
- Grade 12 certificate Optional
- MED A2 If required*
- Marine Basic First Aid If required*
- Restricted Operator Certificate — Marine Commercial If required*
- Transport Canada marine medical
- RCMP Criminal Record Check — non-fingerprint check
- Valid passport — photo page only
- Discharge Book Optional
- SVMO Asset
*As per the Vessel Trading Certificate. Seaspan employment: a Bridge Watch Rating certificate must be obtained within 6 months of employment.
- Resume — standard information plus 3 references, city and province, email and phone number
- Food Safe
- MED STCW Basic Safety certificate
- MED Proficiency in Survival Craft certificate
- Transport Canada marine medical
- Valid passport — photo page only
- RCMP Criminal Record Check — non-fingerprint check
- Resume — standard information plus 3 references, city and province, email and phone number
- Marine Basic First Aid
- Transport Canada marine medical
- MED A1 Asset
- RCMP Criminal Record Check — non-fingerprint check
- Resume — standard information plus 3 references, city and province, email and phone number
- Master Limited — vessels under 60 tons
- MED Domestic Safety MED A1/A2
- Marine Basic First Aid
- ROC — Restricted Operator Certificate
- Transport Canada marine medical
- RCMP Criminal Record Check — non-fingerprint check
- Resume — standard information plus 3 references, city and province, email and phone number
- Supervisor of Oil Transfer Operation certificate or Marine Tanker Endorsement
- MED STCW Basic Safety certificate
- Marine Basic / Advanced First Aid
- Transport Canada marine medical
- Restricted Operator Certificate — Marine Commercial
- Valid passport — photo page only
- Nexus Pass If available
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods
- RCMP Criminal Record Check — non-fingerprint check
- Resume — standard information plus 3 references, city and province, email and phone number
- Class 1 drivers license
- Drivers Abstract
- RCMP Criminal Record Check — non-fingerprint check
Apply directly through the employer. Vehicle technician positions are not filled through union dispatch.
Next step
Register, then call dispatch
Only registered applicants may apply for jobs on the job line. Contact the union office to register, then call when you're ready to work.