When both the Canadian endorsement and the foreign certificate it recognizes expire, the foreign seafarer must make arrangements with the issuing maritime administration to renew the foreign certificate(s). Once the certificates are renewed by the issuing maritime administration, the foreign seafarer and the authorized representative may apply to have the Canadian endorsement(s) renewed by submitting the documents listed below:
- new Application for a Canadian Endorsement form (82-0786) completed and signed by the foreign seafarer;
- new Declaration of the Authorized Representative form (82-0787) completed and signed by the authorized representative of the Canadian-flagged vessel who employs, or intends to employ, the seafarer (Page 1 only);
- copy of a valid medical certificate as described in ‘2. Certificates for which an endorsement is issued’;
- copy of the valid foreign certificate(s) for which renewal of the Canadian Endorsement is sought;
- copy of a Certificate of Proficiency issued by Canada, or a Certificate of Competency duly endorsed, issued by a state with whom Canada has a reciprocal arrangement, attesting to the completion of the following training, within the five (5) years preceding the date of making the application:
- STCW Basic Safety training (STCW A-VI/1) or refresher (STCW A-VI/1-1 and AVI/1-2);
- Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats training or refresher (STCW A-VI/2-1); and
- Advanced firefighting training or refresher (STCW A-VI/3).
- Unaltered passport-sized photo, taken within the last six (6) months.