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The ÍæÔ˲ʼ´Ê±±È·Ö's marine traffic, and search and rescue teams keep mariners safe and Canada's ocean economy thriving from coast to coast to coast.

We're currently hiring for maritime search and rescue coordinators and marine communications and traffic services officers across Canada.

On this page

• Marine Communications and Traffic Services officer
• Assistant maritime search and rescue coordinator
• Maritime search and rescue coordinator
• Response specialist
• Senior response specialist

Marine Communications and Traffic Services officer

Marine Communications and Traffic Services officers are the eyes and ears of Canada's waterways. They work from 12 centres across Canada.

Duties

Some of a Marine Communications and Traffic Services officer's duties are:

• listening for distress and safety calls from mariners on the water
• monitoring and coordinating marine traffic to prevent accidents
• broadcasting safety information to vessels in Canadian waters, like weather and navigational warnings
• preventing the entry of defective or deficient vessels into Canadian waters
• ensuring compliance with Canadian policies and regulations

Requirements

To apply for a Marine Communications and Traffic Services officer position, you must:

• have a secondary school diploma or a combination of:
  • training
  • education
  • experience
• have good memory
• have skills in:
  • memory
  • coding
  • spatial reasoning
• be able to type at least 30 words-per-minute with 95% accuracy

Classification and salary range

• RO-01
• Annual salary range: $49,712 to $70,700 (more information about the )

Assistant maritime search and rescue coordinator

Assistant maritime search and rescue coordinators help organize our responses to marine search and rescue incidents. They help plan and coordinate search and rescue resources from:

• the ÍæÔ˲ʼ´Ê±±È·Ö
• our partners
• volunteers

Duties

Some of an assistant maritime search and rescue coordinator's duties are:

• helping to coordinate and monitor on-water search and rescue operations
• managing maritime communications, including communicating with persons and boats in distress
• helping to develop operational plans and standards to support search and rescue operations
• gathering and sharing important maritime information in reports
• tracking search and rescue resources, including:
  • boats
  • aircraft
  • personnel
• keeping key technology up to date, including the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
• participating in exercises with partners and stakeholders

Requirements

To apply for an assistant maritime search and rescue coordinator position, you must have:

• a secondary school diploma or a combination of:
  • training
  • education
  • experience
• experience working in one of the following:
  • the maritime industry
  • in public-facing services
  • as a first responder

Classification and salary range

• GT-04
• Annual salary range: $74,995 to $85,266 (more information about the )

Maritime search and rescue coordinator

Our maritime search and rescue coordinators organize our responses to on-water emergencies, including vessels in distress. They plan and coordinate search and rescue resources from:

• the ÍæÔ˲ʼ´Ê±±È·Ö
• our partners
• volunteers

Duties

Some of a maritime search and rescue coordinator's duties are:

• coordinating maritime search and rescue operations, including:
  • planning and establishing action plans
  • working with our partners and stakeholders, including the:
    • Royal Canadian Air Force
    • Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    • United States Coast Guard 
• controlling and monitoring search and rescue operations on the water
• helping to develop operational plans and standards to support search and rescue operations
• coordinating the ÍæÔ˲ʼ´Ê±±È·Ö's search and rescue resources, including:
  • boats
  • aircraft
  • personnel
• organizing and participating in exercises with partners and stakeholders

Requirements

To apply for a maritime search and rescue coordinator position, you must have:

• a secondary school diploma or a combination of:
  • training
  • education
  • experience
• a valid or a Watchkeeping Mate, Near Coastal certificate
• at least 12 months of experience working in maritime search and rescue services. This can include working:
  • as a navigation officer in charge of a watch
  • in the ÍæÔ˲ʼ´Ê±±È·Ö's operations branch
  • as a maritime coordinator in a Joint Rescue Coordination Centre or Marine Rescue Sub-Centre

Classification and salary range

• GT-06
• Annual salary range: $93,148 to $106,393 (more information about the )

Response specialist

Response specialists help carry out marine environmental response activities, including cleaning up marine pollution and oil spills on the water. They help keep Arctic waters healthy and safe.

Duties

Some of a response specialist's duties are:

• helping to respond to marine pollution incidents, including:
  • investigating reports of pollution
  • determining a course of action
  • inputting incident information into reporting systems
  • preparing reports
• advising on plans and procedures, including:
  • technical guides
  • emergency preparedness plans
  • action plans for specific incidents
• maintaining and operating specialized equipment, including:
  • pumps
  • skimming systems
  • including containment booms
• assisting in on-the-water exercises with partners and local communities

Requirements

To apply for a response specialist position, you must have:

• a secondary school diploma or a combination of:
  • training
  • education
  • experience
• experience working in any of the following fields:
  • firefighting
  • law enforcement
  • search and rescue
  • environmental response
  • aquaculture
  • commercial fishing
  • field research
  • dockside or at-sea monitoring
  • outdoor field services (e.g., guiding services for hunters or fishers)
• experience researching and preparing reports and/or technical documents

Classification and salary range

• GT-04
• Annual salary range: $74,995 to $85,266 (more information about the )
• Employees living in the Arctic also receive isolated post allowances, which range from $2,740 to $54,327, in addition to their regular pay

Senior response specialist

Senior response specialists coordinate and carry out marine environmental response activities, including cleaning up marine pollution and oil spills on the water. They help keep Arctic waters healthy and safe.

Duties

Some of a senior response specialist's duties are:

• developing and implementing plans and procedures, including:
  • training and exercise plans
  • emergency preparedness plans
  • oil spill and other pollutant response plans
  • health and safety plans for the marine environmental response team
• purchasing and maintaining specialized clean-up equipment
• managing and monitoring the response to pollution incidents as the on-scene lead
• preparing reports on pollution investigations
• providing advice and direction on environmental response issues to the:
  • public
  • partners
  • stakeholders
• determining priorities for the marine environmental response team and helping to prepare budgets

Requirements

To apply for a senior response specialist position, you must have:

• a secondary school diploma or a combination of:
  • training
  • education
  • experience
• experience working in any of the following fields:
  • firefighting
  • law enforcement
  • search and rescue
  • environmental response
  • aquaculture
  • commercial fishing
  • field research
  • dockside or at-sea monitoring
  • outdoor field services (e.g., guiding services for hunters or fishers)
• experience in:
  • planning or managing incidents
  • conducting research and preparing reports and/or technical documents
  • collaborating with Inuit, First Nation or Métis communities or organizations

Classification and salary range

• GT-05
• Annual salary range: $ 84,174 to 95,704 (more information about the )
• Employees living in the Arctic also receive isolated post allowances, which range from $2,740 to $54,327, in addition to their regular pay