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OCN Ocean Crewing Network Inc.www.ocninc.com
Presented to Transport Canadas
by Brian H. Barnett President / CEO
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Mariner Shortages from a Marine Crewing Agency
perspective

• In the last four months Canadian vessels have
• been tied to the docks.
• Canada is now into a critical stage with
  shortages of Certificated Marine Engineers right
  across the Nation
• Marine Engineers are being recruited to
• Albertas Tar Sands.

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Mariner Shortages from a Marine Crewing Agency
perspective

• British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. requires
  sixty
• (60) Marine Engineers immediately.
• Great Lake Shipping and West Coast Tow Boat
• operations in desperate need of Engineers.
• Marine Engineer's with 4th and 3rd Class Motor
  
• Certificates are presently in the highest
  demand in
• Canada

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Marine Colleges Problems

• B.C.s Camosun College funding cut by 2.6
  Million for 2008 by the Provincial Government
  with more cuts to come.
• Majority of public school students have no
  knowledge of marine careers. Marine Colleges need
  to target Junior High School Students.
• Too many industry silos which do not cross train
  or involve each other in a general training plan.

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Marine Colleges Problems

• Attendance is down at the Colleges as Ship
  Owners/Employers are not willing to allow their
  mariners time off to attend courses.
• The marine industry attitude is seafarers should
  be already trained.
• Limited training capacity at the marine campuses
  due to limited interest in, and understanding of,
  marine matters by the provincial colleges.
• Canada does not have a "marine" culture, hence
  the general populace does not see this as
  important to the economy, even though 80 of our
  trade is by water.

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Foreign Ships Officers to man Indian ships July
11, 2008 The Indian Government has finally
decided to allow Indian ship-owners to employ
foreign officers to man Indian-flagged vessels.
The Director General of Shipping is expected to
issue a circular on it next week. The idea is to
cover the shortage of trained marine officers
faced by the Indian ship-owners. But sources
have clarified that each application will be
examined on its merits and on the condition that
only two foreign officers will be permitted for
each vessel. The order will not apply to
ratings as they are in surplus in the domestic
market. The Indian National Ship-owners
Association (INSA) has estimated the shortage of
officers in Indian flag vessels at 1,000 whereas
more than 3,000 Indian officers are serving
foreign flagged vessels. Though domestic
ship-owners have been asking the government for
permission to use foreign nationals to man Indian
ships, the sudden decision is attributed to
pressure from oil companies which have expressed
deep concern for safety of the tankers.
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CANADA SHIPPING ACT 2001, part 3, personnel,
certificates, positions on board Canadian
vessels, acceptance of foreign certificates

89. (1) If the government of a foreign state has
entered into a reciprocal arrangement with the
Government of Canada to accept certificates of
competency issued under this Part in lieu of
certificates of competency of that state and if
the Minister is satisfied that the requirements
under the laws of the foreign state for a
certificate of competency meet or exceed the
requirements under this Act, the Minister may
direct, subject to any conditions that the
Minister specifies, that the foreign certificate
may be accepted in lieu of a certificate of
competency issued under this Part.
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