Marine Personnel Regulations — 181
181 An applicant for a Maintenance Supervisor, MOU/surface certificate shall meet the requirements set out in column 1 of the table to this section and the corresponding specifications set out in column 2. TABLE Item Column 1 Column 2 Requirements Specifications 1 Hold a certificate Fourth-class Engineer, Motor Ship 2 Experience (a) If holding a First-class Engineer, Motor Ship certificate, acquire at least 3 months of qualifying service performing engineering duties on board one or more MOUs/surface after having obtained a Second-class Engineer, Motor Ship certificate; (b) if holding a Second-class Engineer, Motor Ship certificate, acquire at least 12 months of qualifying service performing engineering duties on board one or more MOUs/surface after having obtained a Fourth-class Engineer, Motor Ship certificate; (c) if holding a Third-class Engineer, Motor Ship certificate, acquire at least 24 months of qualifying service performing engineering duties on board one or more MOUs/surface after having obtained a Fourth-class Engineer, Motor Ship certificate; (d) if holding a Fourth-class Engineer, Motor Ship certificate, acquire at least 36 months of qualifying service performing engineering duties on board one or more MOUs/surface after having obtained that certificate; and (e) if holding a Maintenance Supervisor, MOU/self-elevating certificate, acquire at least 12 months of qualifying service performing engineering duties on board one or more MOUs/surface after having obtained that certificate. 3 Certificates, or their approved equivalents, to be provided to the examiner The applicant shall provide the following certificates or, as an alternative, in the case of each certificate referred to in paragraphs ( a ) to (f), a certificate referred to in the Canadian East Coast Offshore Petroleum Industry, Standard Practice for the Training and Qualification of Personnel , published by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, if the Minister has determined it to be equivalent to the relevant certificate: (a) MED with respect to STCW basic safety; (b) MED training with respect to proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats; (c) MED in advanced fire fighting; (d) MED for senior officers or the Command and Control and Management of Major Emergencies training course described in TP 10937; (e) MOU courses described in TP 10937 with respect to (i) basic offshore survival, and (ii) hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S) training; (f) marine advanced first aid; and (g) ship management practices taught using a propulsive plant simulator. 4 Pass examinations (a) Written examinations (i) at the second-class engineer level, on technical drawing, and (ii) at the first-class engineer level, (A) on applied mechanics, (B) on thermodynamics, (C) on electrotechnology, and (D) on naval architecture; (b) examination on ship management practices using a propulsive plant simulator, after providing the certificate referred to in paragraph 3(g); (c) written examination on general engineering knowledge at the first-class engineer level, after meeting the requirements of items 2 and 3 and paragraphs (a) and (b); (d) written examination on engineering knowledge of motor vessels at the first-class engineer level, after meeting the requirements of paragraph ( c ); and (e) oral examination with respect to an MOU/surface, after meeting the requirements of paragraph (d).