Short Courses Supporting Canada’s Quiet Vessel Initiative and Marine Industry

In partnership with and with the support of Transport Canada, CISMaRT is to provide three short courses, “familiarization”, “conversion” and “advanced” courses, to support the marine industry on the reduction of underwater vessel noise. The three courses, each with submodules, are at the post-secondary level for marine engineers and other functional specialists, such as policy officers, to increase the understanding of underwater noise caused by ships and its impacts on the marine environment.

The first familiarization short course, Introduction to Ships and the Shipping World, is designed for early-career naval architects and engineers, policy officers and non-technical personnel. It will be delivered through Brightspace, an online learning management system, from October 24 to November 2, 2023.

• Details on the first short course and the registration deadline can be found here.

The second conversion short course, Applied Naval Architecture, is designed for engineers, policy officers and non-technical personnel who deal with aspects of ships or ship operations but do not have previous training in naval architecture. The course lectures provide high-level coverage of technical topics normally covered in a naval architecture and marine engineering degree program. It will be delivered through Brightspace, an online learning management system, from February 6 to 28, 2024.

• Details on the second short course and the registration deadline can be found here.

The third advanced short course, Ship Underwater Radiated Noise, is aimed at naval architects, engineers, policy officers and non-technical personnel with an interest in understanding the sources, transmission, modelling and mitigation of underwater ship noise. It will be delivered through Brightspace, an online learning management system, from March 12 to 21, 2024.

• Details on the third short course and the registration deadline can be found here.