Applications are now invited from qualified students for the spring 2020 NPESC bursaries.
There will be two 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.
These bursaries have been made possible by the generous contribution of Captain Harry Allen and also from other endowment funds Income
Please note that the deadline for applications is April 30th 2020
There will very likely be another competition in the fall of 2020 with more Bursaries being offered. If you are not successful at this spring event, we encourage you to re-apply in the fall.
As always, the successful candidates are required to write to the Society after one year, to inform us of their progress and how the award was used. Such letters may be used in the Society’s newsletter or website”.
At noon today we were thrilled to present 5 successful applicants for our bursary awards with their certificates for 2019.
Capt. Joachim Ruether addresses the audience
Certificates were presented to Nautical Science students Noah Hendricks, Robert Jamieson, Justin Lamarche and Zachary Mauriks as well as Marine Engineering student Ahmed Beltmer.
Cadet Justin Lamarche receives his certificate from Capt. Harry Allen
It was a great pleasure to have one of our major benefactors, Captain Harry Allen, in attendance to make the presentation to Cadet Justin Lamarche. The bursary awarded to Justin was made possible by a generous donation made by Captain Allen.
Zachary Mauriks receives his certificate from NPESC Chair Capt. Richard Smith
Ahmed Beltmer receives his award from Captains Brian Johnston and Joachim Ruether of NPESC
Noah Hendricks received his certificate from Captain Smith
Captains Smith and Ruether bump elbows with Robert Jamieson as he accepts his certificate
Also in attendance at this presentation ceremony was Captain Barbara Howe who, in her capacity as a member of the Vancouver division of Master Mariners of Canada, presented a certificate to Cadet Dylan Shaver as the successful recipient of their Baugh Fund Scholarship. During her presentation, Captain Howe reminisced about receiving this self same award early on in her career and the ways in which it helped her.
Captain Barbara Howe presents the certificate for the Baugh Fund scholarship to Cadet Dylan Shaver
As the chair of the International Sailors’ Society of Canada (ISSC) Bursary Committee, Captain Smith also took the opportunity to present their 2019 Maritime Bursary Award certificate to Ahmed Beltmer.
Capt. Richard Smith presents the 2019 ISSC Maritime Bursary Award certificate to Cadet Ahmed Beltmer who is enrolled in the Marine Engineering program at BCIT
Captain David Whittaker was in attendance and also wearing two hats. Both as a founding member of the NPESC and single handedly responsible for publication of the NPESC publication “SEATIMES” as well as a member of the BC Branch of the Nautical Institute. It was in this capacity that he presented the 2019 NIBC/VTF (Nautical Institute BC Branch/Vancouver Transportation Foundation) bursary award certificate to Cadet Robert Jamieson.
Capt. David Whittaker presents the 2019 NIBC/VTF bursary certificate to Cadet Robert Jamieson
On Thursday February 6th, it was our pleasure to be able to make a book award to Master 150GT student, Thierry Lefebvre-Lepage, at the Western Maritime Institute campus in Ladysmith, Vancouver Island. In the attached photograph Thierry accepts his award (the DOKMAR international Collision Regulations Guide Book) from Captains Stan Bowles and Joachim Ruether of the NPESC.
We were very pleased to make a book award to Ms. Robin Haynes at Camosun College earlier this week. Robin is a student in the 150 Ton Master program and aspired to work in the coastal tourism industry as a skipperof a natural history cruise vessel. The book awarded to Robin was “Golden Stripes”in which Captain V.S. Parani combines the credibility of his seafaring experience with his talent as a master storyteller to reveal the leadership challenges at sea and his strategies for staying on course.
Captain Joachim Ruether presents Robin with her award
There will be an Open House at the Marine Campuson Friday the 18 of October from 10 am to 7 pm.
In addition to the simulators (Deck and Engine), survival craft demonstration, Machine shop and seamanship display we will be joined by 16 employers from the marine industry. The employers will have booths set up for recruitment.
For more details about the campus and directions to get there, click here.
Once again we were pleased to attend at the BCIT Marine Campus Convocation ceremonies for their cadet program and make book presentations to cadets who had made outstanding efforts and achieved good grades.
In the above photograph, Captain Achim Ruether presents Engineering Cadet Peter Didak with his book award.
In the above photograph Captain Stan Bowles presents Deck Cadet Stephen Wyatt with his book award.
In the above photograph, Captain Achim Ruether presents Engineering Cadet Peter Didak with his book award.