We offer courses in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, NWT, Ontario, Nunavut and BC

Interlake Safety Training offers the following programs to assist corporate and government organizations in meeting Transport Canada requirements for small commercial vessels:

Basic Safety
3 days (19.5 hours) MED A1
Designed specifically for people starting a marine career. The course provides basic information on marine hazards including fire and abandonment procedures and survival and rescue skills.

Small Vessel Training
4 days (26 hours) MED A2
Recommended for officers and crew of small passenger vessels and pleasure craft. Course covers marine hazards and emergencies, emergency preparedness, firefighting, sea survival distress signals, emergency equipment inspection, maintenance and use and passenger control during emergencies.

Basic Safety
1 day (8 hours) MED A3
Emergency safety training tailored for crew members working on inland waters in Western Canada or the Territories as fishers or fisher helpers on fishing boats up to 150 tons; as deckhands on small commercial vessels, including passenger vessels not offering berthed accommodations; and as crew or operators of commercial vessels up to 60 tons.

Small Non-Pleasure Vessel Operator Proficiency Training
3 days
Designed to meet the needs of small vessel masters (fishing and cargo) operating not more than 20 miles offshore. MED A3 prerequisite is required.

Master Limited Certificate
102 hours*
Prepares people with appropriate prerequisite theoretical training and sea service to act as Masters of vessels up to 60 tons.

Fishing Master,
4th Class  140 hours*
Prepares people with appropriate prerequisite theoretical training and sea service to act as Masters of fishing vessels of between 15 and 100 gross tons.
*Credit may be given to candidates who have completed prior applicable training programs.

Practical On-water Training
Interlake Safety Training (IST) can design a practical on-water course that will ensure that your organization’s employees have received instruction and skill development necessary to operate small vessels in a safe manner on the rivers, lakes and oceans.

Marine Advanced First Aid
COMING LATE FALL 2009

Who Needs Marine Emergency Duties
(MED) Certification?

Under current Transport Canada regulations, if you are working on small vessels in a non-pleasure or non-recreational environment you will require some level of marine emergency duty training. The MED Certificate that you need will depend on the size, type and location of where you operate.

Please contact us or your local Transport Canada office ( www.tc.gc.ca ) to determine which level of certification your organization requires.

Where Do I Get the Training ?
Interlake Safety Training clients are those corporations or government organizations that require marine certification training. We specialize in delivering on-site in your marine environment. Our training is delivered by qualified instructors with first hand west coast, inland and arctic commercial marine navigation experience.
 

Interlake Safety Training’s owner and chief instructor Terry Simcox holds a Master’s Certificate for vessels up to 500 tons and is a certified Marine Emergency Duties Instructor. Terry has worked for over 30 years in both the commercial marine industry and with the Canadian Coast Guard. Terry’s commercial experience started out in the commercial fishing industry on Lake Winnipeg. He then proceeded to the deep sea as a Merchant Seaman and then finished off his commercial career in tug and barge operations in the Arctic.

Terry’s present position is as Officer-In-Charge of a Search and Rescue Station with the Coast Guard. He has both Great Lakes and West Coast experience. Terry started out as a crewperson with Coast Guard in 1985 and was instrumental in developing and instructing the Rescue Specialist program in the Central & Arctic Region.

Terry has been instructing for over 20 years and has the ability to tailor training to meet a variety of learning and cultural needs present in groups and organizations, as well as provide a comprehensive evaluation of your organizations equipment and program requirements.

Interlake Safety Training delivers Transport Canada approved training programs throughout all provinces and territories in Canada.

How Do I Reach You?
To register for a course or to get more information on regulatory requirements, training programs or to organize a training program for your organization or group—please contact us by telephone or email.

Phone: toll free 1-866-237-3906
Email:  interlakesafetytraining@yahoo.ca