NOC 2021 · 72603 · TEER 2
Engineer officers, water transport
Unit group 72603 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Engineer officers in water transport, operate and maintain main engines, machinery and auxiliary equipment aboard ships and other self-propelled vessels, and supervise and coordinate the activities of engine room crews. They are employed by marine transportation companies and federal government departments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Example job titles
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- apprentice marine engineer officer
- assistant engineer - water transport
- chief engineer - water transport
- chief marine engineer - water transport
- Coast Guard vessel chief engineer
- Coast Guard vessel first watchkeeping engineer
- Coast Guard vessel marine engineer officer
- Coast Guard vessel second engineer
- Coast Guard vessel second watchkeeping engineer
- Coast Guard vessel senior engineer
- Coast Guard vessel third engineer
- Coast Guard vessel third watchkeeping engineer
- engineer officer - water transport
- factory freezer trawler chief marine engineer
- factory freezer trawler first engineer
- factory freezer trawler second engineer
- fishing vessel chief engineer
- fishing vessel engineer officer
- fourth engineer - water transport
- junior engineer - water transport
- marine engineer officer
- marine engineer officer - water transport
- marine engineer officer-cadet (except armed forces)
- marine second engineer - water transport
- marine senior engineer - water transport
- mobile platform chief engineer - offshore drilling
- offshore drilling rig marine engineer officer
- second engineer
- second engineer - water transport
- self-propelled barge marine engineer officer
- self-propelled drilling rig chief engineer
- self-propelled drilling rig first engineer
- self-propelled drilling rig marine engineer officer
- self-propelled drilling rig second engineer
- ship engineer officer
- third engineer - water transport
- tugboat engineer
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.