1. Scope and Application

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1.1 Purpose

1. To inform marine stakeholders and seafarers about the requirement to successfully complete a Transport Canada Marine Safety and Security (TCMSS) approved Training Record Book for Engineers (TRBE). This is part of the mandatory minimum 6 months of sea service requirement before TCMSS is to examine applicants for the Fourth-class Engineer's certificate of competency (COC) with a STCW endorsement.

2. To provide details of the on-board training during the required seagoing service.

3. To provide an approved TRBE, that is to be successfully completed by applicants to the Fourth-class Engineer's COC with a STCW endorsement.

4. To provide an alternative to the training courses listed below that are integral part of the Practical Skills training for Marine Engineers (PSME) required under Regulation III/1 of STCW Convention and Code, as amended:

   1. Marine Laws and Regulations, and

   2. Ship Construction and Stability.

1.2 Scope

Compliance with:

1. Section 147 of the Marine Personnel Regulations (MPR), as amended, made pursuant to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (CSA2001).

2. Regulation III/1 of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention), as amended and mandatory requirements as detailed in Chapter III of Part A of the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code (STCW Code), as amended, to which Canada is a party, and

1.3 Effective date

1. This document enters into force on July 1^st, 2013.

1.4 Authority

1. Section 147 of the Marine Personnel Regulations (MPR),as amended, made pursuant to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (2001, c.26).

1.5 Background

1. Canada is party to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) STCW Convention, as amended and must implement all of its applicable provisions, including Part A of the STCW Code, as amended for all STCW-endorsed certificates issued by Canada.

2. Contained in section A-III/1 of the STCW 2010 Code is the requirement to document the on-board training. This is part of the mandatory minimum requirements for certification of officers in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room or as designated duty engineers in a periodically unmanned engine-room.

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