Nautical Professional Education Society of Canada
Please follow the link shown below to read the obituary for longtime NPESC supporter Captain Harry Allen.
https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/harry-allen-1091226779
This is sad news and truly a loss to the industry. Harry was a staunch supporter of our Nautical Professional Education Society (NPESC) assisting aspiring mariners with their careers. He will be missed.
Captain Stan Bowles
Chair NPESC
We are now accepting applications for our 2024 Fall Bursaries.
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The August 2024 edition of Seatimes is now available to read.
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Spring bursary applications are now being accepted
The NPESC is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Spring 2024 bursaries. CLICK HERE for more details.
NPESC is now able to accept payments and donations via electronic banking..
You may now donate and pay your membership dues directly to our RBC bank account through online banking. Use the email address treasurer@npesc.ca when making your transfer. A quick note identifying your payment may be added to the text of the transfer to assist us in allocating the funds correctly.
The ISSC is now accepting applications for its 2024 Sue Hanby Maritime Bursary Award from qualifying maritime students. The application form can be downloaded by clicking here. If you prefer you may apply online by going to their website by clicking here.
The last edition for 2023 is hot off the press
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Applications are invited from qualified students for the Fall 2023 NPESC bursaries. There will be five C$1,500 bursaries awarded to applicants enrolled in Nautical Science or Marine Engineering courses of a minimum length of 250 hours at a training institution approved by Transport Canada and registered with the British Columbia government.
For more information and to make an application please CLICK HERE
Please note that the deadline for applications is: October 31st, 2023
Students who have previously successfully won any of the above bursaries are not eligible to win the same ‘type-funded’ bursary again
There will be another competition in the Spring of 2024 with more Bursaries being offered. If you are not successful at this Fall event, we encourage you to re-apply in the Spring.
The successful candidates are required to write to the Trustees after one year, to inform them of their progress and how the award was used. Such letters may be used in the Society’s newsletter ‘Seatimes’ or website”.
It is with great sorrow and sadness that we report the passing of a founding member and a long-time supporter of the Nautical Professional Society of Canada (NPESC).
Brian went to sea at the age of 16 as a Cadet with “Eagle Oil” and remained with that company until he had obtained his Foreign Going Masters Certificate of Competency. In 1959 he left the sea and moved to Canada, working his way on a ship bound for ports in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In his search for work he took a job as a steeplejack but ships and the sea were what he knew and soon found a position on a Canadian Coastguard vessel based in Prince Rupert that led him to the Ship Safety Division of Transport Canada in Vancouver.
Brian was a warm, kind and humble man with an extensive knowledge of cargo ops and was known as the ‘go-to-person’ in Transport Canada, Ship Safety. He was well known throughout the marine Industry and avid supporter (Past Chairman and Fellow) of the Nautical Institute BC Branch. He will be sadly missed.