May 20, 2025
BCFMWU has been contacted by Seafarers’ International Union of Canada / Syndicat International des Marins Canadiens regarding a request by Portugal-Flagged MSC Sagitta III.
Please see below for all information about the job postings.
They are looking for the following:
Master (1)
Chief Engineer (1)
Second Engineer (1)
Third Engineer (1)
Able Seaman (3)
Engine Fitter (2)
Should you be qualified and interested for any of the open positions, please email crewing@seafarers.ca and cc mailroom@bcfmwu.com by 17:00 EST on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
A1. Job Description – Master
A2. Job Description – Chief Engineer
A3. Job Description – Second Engineer
A4. Job Description – Third Engineer
A5. Job Description – Able Seaman
A6. Job Description – Engine Fitter
B. MSC Sagitta III – Salary Matrix with Wages – for SIU
C. MSC Training Matrices
D. Minimum Experience Requirements – MSC Sagitta III
The BCFMWU has added this external job posting page as a result of an increase in requests for letters of concurrence through the Seafarers International Union of Canada (SIUoC).
A letter of concurrence is requested when a company operating a vessel within Canadian waters is seeking mariners and wants to bring in temporary foreign workers (TFW). Prior to ESDC (Economic Skills Development Canada) providing a letter of approval for a company to use TFW’s non-Canadian mariners, Canadian Marine Unions are to be canvassed and if there are no Canadian mariners available then a letter of concurrence can be provided through the SIUoC to ESDC.
*Note that the wage outlined in a non BCFMWU posting is not necessarily reflective of the regional pay and will use a “prevailing wage” as the floor for compensation. This is typically lower that west coast rates of pay.
