Ship Safety Equipment Technician
About the role
Job Description SHIP SAFETY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN Richmond – Fleet Maintenance Unit
Fixed Term Casual
As a team player, you are a self-motivated individual with strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to communicate technical information effectively. You are responsible for servicing and maintaining firefighting, lifesaving, and other related shipboard safety equipment in accordance with regulatory and classification requirements.
You remove, maintain, test, transport, and replace fixed and portable firefighting, safety, and lifesaving equipment in compliance with applicable regulations, including SCBA, fire suits, fire detection systems, fire station alarms and panels, fire doors and dampers, fire extinguishers, fire hoses, deluge/drencher/sprinkler and water mist systems, tank void vents, anti-flash screens, deck scupper systems, lifejackets, liferings, 360-man overboard liferings, pyrotechnics, and line throwers. You perform SCBA servicing and hydrostatic testing in accordance with regulatory and manufacturer guidelines, and you clean and maintain freshwater tanks, including chlorination and dichlorination of potable and non-potable onboard water systems.
Additionally, you prepare and complete safety equipment documentation and certification records for regulatory review and approval, support periodic inspections of onboard and shore-based fire protection and potable water systems, and provide guidance to other employees as required. You also support Transport Canada and Classification Society regulatory inspections.
You have a basic knowledge of WCB regulations and safe working practices, a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the marine industry, and a valid BC Driver’s Licence. STCW Basic Safety and Advanced Firefighting MED certificates are required. A Watchkeeping Mate Certificate is considered an asset. The successful candidate must be willing to complete the required regulatory and technical training after appointment.
Join us! If this sounds like your next great career move, please apply online by February 19, 2026. "We connect communities and customers to people and places important in their lives”
At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering our commitment to customer safety, service and satisfaction. We support employment equity and diversity in the workplace and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
About BC Ferries
From our early beginnings with just two vessels operating on a single route, today we have grown to be one of the largest and most complex ferry systems in the world, with 37 vessels supporting 25 routes along 1,600 kilometres of coastline. From April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, our team of nearly 5,400 staff worked together to transport more people, vehicles, and goods than ever before. 22.6M passengers and 9.6M vehicles traveled with us on over 185K sailings — averaging more than 500 sailings per day. Our staff and crew are the heart of BC Ferries, every day they keep BC’s coast safe and moving.
Ship Safety Equipment Technician
About the role
Job Description SHIP SAFETY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN Richmond – Fleet Maintenance Unit
Fixed Term Casual
As a team player, you are a self-motivated individual with strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to communicate technical information effectively. You are responsible for servicing and maintaining firefighting, lifesaving, and other related shipboard safety equipment in accordance with regulatory and classification requirements.
You remove, maintain, test, transport, and replace fixed and portable firefighting, safety, and lifesaving equipment in compliance with applicable regulations, including SCBA, fire suits, fire detection systems, fire station alarms and panels, fire doors and dampers, fire extinguishers, fire hoses, deluge/drencher/sprinkler and water mist systems, tank void vents, anti-flash screens, deck scupper systems, lifejackets, liferings, 360-man overboard liferings, pyrotechnics, and line throwers. You perform SCBA servicing and hydrostatic testing in accordance with regulatory and manufacturer guidelines, and you clean and maintain freshwater tanks, including chlorination and dichlorination of potable and non-potable onboard water systems.
Additionally, you prepare and complete safety equipment documentation and certification records for regulatory review and approval, support periodic inspections of onboard and shore-based fire protection and potable water systems, and provide guidance to other employees as required. You also support Transport Canada and Classification Society regulatory inspections.
You have a basic knowledge of WCB regulations and safe working practices, a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the marine industry, and a valid BC Driver’s Licence. STCW Basic Safety and Advanced Firefighting MED certificates are required. A Watchkeeping Mate Certificate is considered an asset. The successful candidate must be willing to complete the required regulatory and technical training after appointment.
Join us! If this sounds like your next great career move, please apply online by February 19, 2026. "We connect communities and customers to people and places important in their lives”
At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering our commitment to customer safety, service and satisfaction. We support employment equity and diversity in the workplace and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
About BC Ferries
From our early beginnings with just two vessels operating on a single route, today we have grown to be one of the largest and most complex ferry systems in the world, with 37 vessels supporting 25 routes along 1,600 kilometres of coastline. From April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, our team of nearly 5,400 staff worked together to transport more people, vehicles, and goods than ever before. 22.6M passengers and 9.6M vehicles traveled with us on over 185K sailings — averaging more than 500 sailings per day. Our staff and crew are the heart of BC Ferries, every day they keep BC’s coast safe and moving.