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Marine Institute celebrates graduates in Iqaluit, Nunavut

The Fisheries and Marine Institute (MI) of Memorial University of Newfoundland has a group of excited and proud graduates in Iqaluit, Nunavut

Monday, June 13, 2011

The graduates are celebrating their success in recently completed Fishing Vessel Officer certification programs. The certification courses were delivered by MI’s Community Based Education Delivery Unit (CBED), in partnership with the Nunavut Fisheries Training Consortium and Nunavut Arctic College.

Mike Netser, Johnny Itulu and Rocky Aula were the first students to complete the Fishing Master IV program in Iqaluit, while Leeno Kublu and Kootoo Kilabuk were the first to complete the new Officer of the Watch for Fishing Vessels program. Both programs are nationally recognized and meet the standards set by Transport Canada – Marine Safety.

“We are quite proud of the successful delivery of two Fishing Vessel Officer Certification courses in Iqaluit. We are equally as pleased with the effort and talent displayed by the graduating students,” said Craig Parsons, director, CBED.

“An instructional team, which included Randy Pittman and Barry Hynick, commenced training in the Fall of 2010 in the various courses required to complete the Fishing Master IV and the Officer of the Watch for Fishing Vessels programs. The recent graduation is a symbol of how well the courses were delivered and how hard the graduating students worked along the way.”

Students in Iqaluit received training in Ship Construction and Stability; Navigation Safety; Chartwork and Pilotage; Seamanship and Specialized Training in Marine Advanced First Aid; Radio Operations and Marine Emergency Duties; as well as a Simulated Electronic Navigation course.

“The graduates have let us know they found the program to be first-rate in both the curriculum and delivery,” Parsons said. “We were very excited when they completed their final exams; tests that were administered by a Transport Canada examiner.” Parsons added the graduating students have indicated they are looking forward to applying what they have learned while working in the Nunavut fishing industry.

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