Transport Canada Ship Safety Bulletin 09/2017 allows seafarers working in engine department to challenge the following exams in order to obtain their 4th Class Engineer Certificate of Competency:
Our Engineering Department offers self-study packages to help candidates who would like to challenge the Transport Canada exams. Students who are using our self-study packages will have access to an instructor for their questions. The time and the duration of the student-instructor sessions will be planned by the instructor.
Once the student has completed each study package and feels that they are ready to challenge the exam, they can contact their local Transport Canada office to schedule an exam.
The following subjects are offered as self-study packages:
This course is intended to prepare students for the Transport Canada 3MA exam, which will test their theoretical knowledge of applied mathematics. The self-study package provides the student with the knowledge of arithmetic, logarithms, algebra, graphics, geometry, and trigonometry. The TC exam is 3½ hours in length and consists of problem-solving essay-style based calculations, of which the student must answer 6 of 9 questions.
This course is intended to prepare students for the Transport Canada 3APM exam which will test their theoretical knowledge of applied mechanics. The students who have successfully completed this self-study package acquire the knowledge of basic physics concepts such as vectors, force, simple machines, density, and friction. The TC exam is 3½ hours in length and consists of problem-solving essay-style based calculations, of which you must answer 6 of 9 questions.
This course, which is intended to prepare students for the Transport Canada 3HH exam, will test their theoretical knowledge of thermodynamics. The self-study package provides the student with the knowledge of thermal properties, the gas law, heat transfer principles and thermal relations such as the indicator diagram and fuel consumption. The TC exam is 3½ hours in length and consists of problem-solving essay-style based calculations, of which you must answer 6 of 9 questions.
This course is intended to prepare students for the Transport Canada 3ELC exam, which will test their theoretical knowledge of basic electrotechnology. The students who have successfully completed this self-study package will be conversant with subjects such as simple electric circuits, voltage, conductors, switchboards, and magnetism. The TC exam is 3½ hours in length and consists of problem-solving essay-style based calculations, of which you must answer 6 of 9 questions.
This course is intended to prepare students for the Transport Canada 3NAR exam, which will test their theoretical knowledge of Naval Architecture. The students who have successfully completed this self-study package will have the knowledge of ship geometry, transverse and longitudinal static stability and ship’s structural components. This exam is 3½ hours in length and consists of problem-solving essay-style based calculations, of which you must answer 6 of 9 questions.
To register for a course, please email
marine@hollandcollege.com
or call 902-888-6485.
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*Please note: All course prices are subject to change.
