Navigation Officer

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Duties

As a Navigation Officer, you are responsible for the safety of the ship, your crew, and any other person on board the vessel. You must know how to safely navigate a vessel through confined and congested waters in all states of weather and visibility. You must understand safe navigation procedures and how to use the ship’s navigation equipment. You also directly supervise and coordinate the activities of the crew working on the bridge. You must keep the Commanding Officer informed of all events that might impact the vessel's mission, and vessel or crew safety.

Work environment

Want a career where you help save lives?

The Canadian Coast Guard offers a sea of careers that few can emulate. We are an organization that offers its employees the chance to save lives; protect Canada’s pristine environment; and travel to areas so remote that your only neighbour is wildlife. In short, we are anything but ordinary!

As an organization, we oversee ships of all types; cutting-edge helicopters; and employ about 4,500 people, who work tirelessly to protect and secure 243,000 kilometers of Canada’s vast and rugged coastline.

The Canadian Coast Guard has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2018 and 2019! Apply now so you don’t miss the boat!

Intent of the process

An inventory of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff positions on an indeterminate, term or acting basis.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Valid certificate (STCW 95) - TC Watchkeeping mate, near coastal (OOW/OQP Officer in charge of the watch -NC1); or CCG Watchkeeping certificate or higher.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Dependability

Working effectively with others

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Valid Marine Advanced First Aid Certificate.

Valid TC Chief Mate Near Coastal Certificate or higher.

Six months experience as a navigation officer.
*Six months experience = 84 days on board an operational vessel as an officer in charge of a watch.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

- Valid Health Canada medical for seagoing personnel.
- Maintain a valid Certificate of Competency.
- Requirement to go to sea for prolonged periods of time and in adverse weather conditions.
- Requirement to travel by air, land or by sea.
- Requirement to wear and maintain a uniform, safety footwear, and personal protective equipment to Canadian Coast Guard standards.
- Required to work overtime when required.
- Willingness to be deployed within the Atlantic Region.
- Compliance with the CCG Safety Management System and Standards.
- Adherence to the Canadian Coast Guard Respiratory Protection Program.
- For vessels assigned primarily to Search and Rescue operations, employees must be within 30 minutes response time to the vessel during assigned work period.
- Valid Canadian Passport (for identified positions).

Other information

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.