72603 Engineer officers, water transport

What this occupation covers

Engineer officers in water transport, operate and maintain main engines, machinery and auxiliary equipment aboard ships and other self-propelled vessels, and supervise and coordinate the activities of engine room crews. They are employed by marine transportation companies and federal government departments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 5 main duties for this code.

• Operate main engines, machinery and all auxiliary equipment aboard ships, such as boilers, steering and deck machinery, motors, pumps, generators and condensers
• Stand engine room watch, monitoring and noting performance of engines, machinery and all auxiliary equipment
• Inspect and conduct maintenance and emergency repairs to engines, machinery and all auxiliary equipment
• Supervise and coordinate the activities of the engine room crew
• Maintain records and prepare reports on engine performance and failures.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 5 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 72602 Deck officers, water transport
• 70020 Managers in transportation
• 21399 Other professional engineers
• 21301 Mechanical engineers
• 74201 Water transport deck and engine room crew

Excluded from this code

• Deck officers, water transport (See 72602 Deck officers, water transport)
• Managers in transportation (See 70020 Managers in transportation)
• Marine engineer AND naval engineer (See 21399 Other professional engineers)
• Marine mechanical engineer (See 21301 Mechanical engineers)
• Water transport deck and engine room crew (See 74201 Water transport deck and engine room crew)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

apprentice marine engineer officer · assistant engineer - water transport · chief engineer - water transport · chief marine engineer - water transport · Coast Guard vessel chief engineer · Coast Guard vessel first watchkeeping engineer · Coast Guard vessel marine engineer officer · Coast Guard vessel second engineer · Coast Guard vessel second watchkeeping engineer · Coast Guard vessel senior engineer · Coast Guard vessel third engineer · Coast Guard vessel third watchkeeping engineer · engineer officer - water transport · factory freezer trawler chief marine engineer · factory freezer trawler first engineer · factory freezer trawler second engineer · fishing vessel chief engineer · fishing vessel engineer officer · fourth engineer - water transport · junior engineer - water transport · marine engineer officer · marine engineer officer - water transport · marine engineer officer-cadet (except armed forces) · marine second engineer - water transport

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of a three-year cadet program in marine engineering from an approved marine training institute or Approximately three years of experience as an engine room crew member and six months of formal training at an approved marine training institute or Approximately three years of experience as an engine mechanic and six months of experience as an engine room crew member are required for certification as a fourth class marine engineer.
• A marine engineer officer certificate of competency, issued by Transport Canada, is required.