• Advanced Diploma in Marine Engineering Technology at Georgian College is offered as a 3 years (6 semesters) program.
  • It is an on-campus, co-op program offered on a full-time basis.
  • This is a Transport Canada Marine Safety and Security (TCMSS) approved program.
  • Students are immersed in a co-operative marine engineering cadet program designed in co-operation with TCMSS and Canada’s shipping companies.
  • Students focus on developing competencies required to function as part of a shipboard marine engineering team.
  • The content of the program includes, and is based upon, the TCMSS Engineering Officer Education Training (EOET) program requirements.
  • The program involves four academic semesters accompanied by two mandatory co-op terms. Engineering cadets (students) get a total of 210 days of sea time over those two work terms.
  • This program is accredited by the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education(CAFCE).
  • The final two semesters are open to anyone holding an STCW Reg. III/1 Marine Engineer Certificate of Competency.
  • These students can apply for advanced standing exempting them from the first 2 years of the program.
  • Upon completion of semesters five and six, students may be exempted from written examinations for 2nd and Chief Engineer Officer.
  • The Centre for Marine Training and Research is Canada's most advanced marine simulation and research centre. It recently underwent an extensive $8-million renovation to enhance hands-on training for students.
  • Marine companies support this program by providing a variety of inland and coastal placements for cadet work terms, which can lead to employment upon graduation.
  • Starting salaries range from 43,500 USD to 52500 USD.