STCW and Transport Canada Approved Training, and Canadian & International Offshore Training in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Established in 1996, Survival Systems Training Limited (SSTL) provides safety and survival training courses for the marine and offshore industries in Dartmouth, Canada. SSTL’s programs meet or exceed regulatory directives in oil and gas, marine, aviation and industrial sectors. SSTL delivers training on-site at its Dartmouth center, or as a satellite delivery project at the client’s premises.
Survival Systems Training programs emphasize the effectiveness of performance-oriented training and has trained thousands of employees from over fifteen hundred companies around the world. SSTL delivers two recognized standards of marine training, STCW and the Transport Canada crew safety certification, to meet the needs of vessels of different sizes with different safety equipment requirements and the needs of clients operating in Canadian or other jurisdictions.
SSTL provides specialized marine training solutions in boarding larger vessels from small boats – transfers or interdictions, yachting / offshore racing, and commercial marine activities such as tourism, film production, tidal energy, and aquaculture. SSTL also offers Canadian and international offshore training programs.

Training Programs
STCW and Transport Canada Approved Training
- Marine Emergencies Duties A1
- Marine Emergencies Duties A2
- Marine Emergencies Duties A3
- Passenger Safety Management Course
- Small Vessel Operator Proficiency
- STCW Officer Refresher (6.1, 6.2, 6.3)
- STCW Rating Refresher
- STCW 6.1 Basic Safety
- STCW Basic Safety Refresher
- STCW 6.2 Proficiency in Survival Craft
- STCW Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Refresher (PSC - R)
- STCW 6.3 Advanced Fire Fighting
- STCW Fast Rescue Boats
- STCW Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats Refresher (FRB - R)
- Dockside Cold Water Safety
- Domestic Vessel Safety, MED DVS
- Ship Boarding and Cold-Water Survival
Canadian Offshore Training
- Basic Survival Training
- Basic Survival Training Recurrent
- H2S Alive
- Regulatory Awareness
- Offshore Survival Introduction
- Offshore Helicopter Safety
- Offshore Flight Safety Attendant
- Helicopter Landing Officer
- Helideck Team Training
- Offshore Fire Team
- Fast Rescue Craft
- Management of Major Emergencies
- Person In Charge Assessment
- Atmospheric Gas Testing
- Survival Craft Coxswain-Recurrent
- Survival Craft Coxswain
International Offshore Training
- OPITO Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training
- Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training (T-BOSIET)
- OPITO Further Offshore Emergency Training
- Tropical Further Offshore Emergency Training (T-FOET)
- OPITO Helicopter Underwater Emergency Training
- OPITO Tropical Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (T-HUET)
- Re-Breather/Air Pocket/ Emergency Breathing Systems
Other Courses
- Rotary Wing & Fixed Wing Underwater Egress Training Courses
- Worker Safety & Rescue Training
- Human Factors & Management of Risk Courses
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Transport Canada Approved Online Training Programs:
- STCW Security Awareness Course (VPWOSR/PSA)
- STCW Designated Security Duties (VPWSR/PDSD)
- STCW/ISPS Ship Security Officer Course (SSO)
- ISPS Company Security Officer Course (CSO)
- ISPS Marine/Port Facility Security Officer (MFSO/PFSO)
- ISPS Port / Marine Facility Personnel with Designated Security Duties (Port DSD).
- ISM Designated Person Ashore Course (DPA)
- ISM ISPS MLC Maritime Internal Auditor
- ISM Lead Internal Auditor Certification
LAST UPDATED ON Apr 19, 2023