Introduction
The Marine Certification and Training of Seafarers' Branch collects and
maintains seafarers’ records, issues seafarers’ identity documents,
discharge books and prepares statements of sea service. This Registry
contains information on all seafarers who serves aboard Canadian Registered
vessels of or over 50 registered tonnage including vessels of the Canadian
Coast Guard.
The Seafarers' Registry
The Seafarers’ registry was created in response to the Canada
Shipping Act and International Conventions and contains
individuals’ names, dates and place of birth, record of vessels and
periods of service. The records date back to 1948.
The purpose of the registry is to record information on Canadian
Merchant Seafarers in order to provide statements of
Sea Service, Seafarers’ Identity Documents and Discharge Books when
requested by seafarers, government departments and the private sector
ACES System
Ship Safety Automated Seafarer Examination Question System
[Automated Certification & Examination System (ACES)]:
As a result of concerns raised at the International maritime Organization
(IMO) convention on counterfeit and fraudulent use of certificates, there is
a new international requirement, under the Standard on Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW), to register, record and produce a new
digitized Canadian Certificate of Competency for ships’ deck and engineer
officers. Transport Canada is the certifying body responsible for Canada’s
approval of the new STCW through IMO. The existing certificates of
competency (approximately 40,000) will be replaced with digitized
certificates with a photo to accommodate new requirements under STCW-95.
Other Marine Related Online Systems:
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