Fishing Masters Programs
Students entering Transport Canada Certification Training Programs are required to be familiar with Transport Canada regulations governing the examination and certification of seafarers.
Transport Canada requires that candidates attempting certification examinations have specific minimum periods of sea-service and/or prior certification qualifications.
Applicants should refer to Transport Canada's TP2293 for details on the periods of time required for each certificate. Candidates interested in pursuing Canadian Certification for Seafarers should note that they are subject to certain minimum physical requirements that are prescribed by Transport Canada.
Transport Canada examination and certification of seafarers is available only to Canadian Citizens and landed immigrants.
Please see Transport Canada’s list of Designated Physicians or visit the Marine Transportation page for more information.
The holder of this certificate may act as a Master on board a fishing vessel of not more than 100 gross tonnage engaged on a near coastal or sheltered waters voyage and as Officer in charge of the watch of a fishing vessel of any tonnage engaged on near coastal and sheltered waters voyage.
Fishing Master IV is offered over the course of 14 weeks, and includes the following tutorials and courses:
- Chartwork & Pilotage, Level 1
- Ship Construction & Stability, Level 1
- Navigation Safety, Level 1
- General Seamanship, FM4-O
- Simulated Electronic Navigation – Limited (SEN-L)
- Restricted Operator’s Certificate – Maritime Commercial (ROC-MC)
- Marine Advanced First Aid
- Marine Emergency Duties – Domestic Vessel Safety (formerly MEDA1)
Fisheries and Marine Institute offers a variety of short courses to assist individuals with the requirements to challenge a Transport Canada exam. Short courses for the Fishing Master IV are delivered at Marine Institute, online and in the community for individuals to complete over the course of 14 weeks.
Locations for community offerings of Fishing Master IV vary from year to year, if minimum number of registrants in a community are met and there is access to adequate resources in a geographic region. Individuals who are interested in completing a Fishing Master IV in a community site should contact fishingmasters@mi.mun.ca to indicate their interest or visit our Fishing Masters Registration Information to learn more.
Please visit the CBED Training Opportunities for current Fishing Masters offerings.
The holder of this certificate may act as Master of a fishing vessel of any tonnage engaged on a near coastal or sheltered waters voyage and an Officer in charge of the watch of a fishing vessel of any tonnage engaged on an unlimited voyage.
Fishing Master III is offered over the course of 16 weeks, and includes the following tutorials and courses:
- Chartwork & Pilotage, Level 2
- Communications, Level 1 and Level 2
- General Ship Knowledge, Level 1
- Meteorology, Level 2
- Ship Construction & Stability, Level 2
- Navigation Safety, Level 1
- General Seamanship, FM3-O
- Simulated Electronic Navigation – Limited (SEN-L)
- Restricted Operator’s Certificate – Maritime Commercial (ROC-MC)
Fisheries and Marine Institute offers a variety of short courses to assist individuals with the requirements to challenge a Transport Canada exam. Short courses for the Fishing Master III are delivered online for individuals to complete over the course of 16 weeks.
Community offerings may be offered, if minimum number of registrants in a community are met and there is access to adequate resources. Individuals who are interested in completing a Fishing Master III in a community site should contact fishingmasters@mi.mun.ca to indicate their interest or visit our Fishing Masters Registration Information to learn more.
Please visit the CBED Training Opportunities for current Fishing Masters offerings.
The holder of this certificate may act as Master of a fishing vessel of any tonnage engaged on a near coastal or sheltered waters voyage and as Chief Mate of a fishing vessel of any tonnage engaged on an unlimited voyage.
Fisheries and Marine Institute offers a variety of short courses to assist individuals with the requirements to challenge a Transport Canada exam. Some courses to assist individuals with challenging a Transport Canada exam for a Fishing Master II are delivered online for individuals to complete over the course of 16 weeks.
At present, individuals who wish to complete any courses toward a Fishing Master II are asked to contact fishingmasters@mi.mun.ca to indicate their interest and options for course enrollment.
The holder of this certificate may act as Master of a fishing vessel of any tonnage engaged on an unlimited, near coastal or sheltered waters voyage.
Fisheries and Marine Institute offers a variety of short courses to assist individuals with the requirements to challenge a Transport Canada exam. Some courses to assist individuals with challenging a Transport Canada exam for a Fishing Master I are delivered online for individuals to complete over the course of 16 weeks.
At present, individuals who wish to complete any courses toward a Fishing Master I are asked to contact fishingmasters@mi.mun.ca to indicate their interest and options for course enrollment.
Community Based Education Delivery
Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland
t: 709 778 0623
f: 709 778 0535
P.O. Box 4920, St. John’s, NL Canada A1C 5R3
