Atlantic Branch

Branch Meeting May – Atlantic

May 2025

DATE: THURSDAY, May 15, 2025

TIME: 1200 noon Atlantic Time

LOCATION: Brightwood Golf Club

TITLE: FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTMS – SUPPORTABILITY INTO THE FUTURE

Ken Croooks & Allan MacDonald – D.R. Brenton Ltd.

Mr. Crooks and Mr. MacDonald will lead a discussion on both conventional gas-based and environmentally friendly alternative fire suppression systems. The session will cover the following topics:

Conventional Gas-Based Systems (FM-200 and FK-5-1-12 / Novec)
Viable and Environmentally Friendly Alternatives
Inert Gas Systems (IG-541)
Water Mist Systems (Hi-Fog)
Aerosol Suppression (FirePro)

RSVP

Travis Franklin,

Secretary, Atlantic Branch

travisfranklin67@gmail.com

Branch Event – Atlantic

Battle of the Atlantic Ceremony

May 4, 2025

DATE: SUNDAY, 04 May 2025

TIME: 1025 hrs

LOCATION: Halifax Memorial, Point Pleasant Park

Battle of the Atlantic Memorial – May 4, 2025

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest and one of the most critical naval campaigns of the Second World War, spanning from 1939 to 1945. This campaign was a strategic struggle for control of the North Atlantic, where Allied forces relied heavily on maritime supply routes to transport essential personnel and materials from North America to Europe. German U-boats relentlessly targeted Allied merchant convoys in an effort to disrupt these lifelines, while the Allies responded with coordinated convoy defenses, submarine-hunting tactics, and the development of advanced anti-submarine technologies.

To honour those who served and sacrificed, the annual Battle of the Atlantic Memorial will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at the Halifax Memorial in Point Pleasant Park.

Serving and retired members of the armed forces are asked to attend in No. 1 dress with medals.
All other attendees are kindly requested to wear business attire.

Please RSVP by April 30, 2025 to 902-427-2342 or marlantsovp@forces.gc.ca.

We hope you will join us in paying tribute to the brave individuals who played a vital role in this defining campaign.

2025 Marine Skills Competition Career Fair and Gala

March 14, 2025
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2025 Marine Skills Competition Career Fair and Gala

Once again, this year, CIMarE Atlantic participated in the 5-6 Mar 2025 NSCC event. We had four members of the Atlantic Branch attend and the overall event was a great success. On March 5, at the Gala event, Don Levy as Atlantic Branch Chair presented scholarship awards to the Adam Rose ($1,000) and Alyra Halyn ($1,000). Over 200 staff, students, companies and guests attended the Gala and it was great to see such a professional event.

On 6 Mar 2025 the branch members set up a booth for CIMarE and there were several students, faculty and companies interested in CIMarE membership! Overall, a great event and time well spent by the Branch volunteers. Looking forward to doing the same all over again next year!!!

Marine Skills Competition – 5 Mar 2025

The Skills Competition brings together Navigation, Engineering and Bridge Watch cadets in team building exercises designed to test their knowledge and ability but also to help develop leadership skills and confidence as they prepare to enter the industry as qualified ships officers. Students will be teamed together to test their proficiencies where safety, knowledge of regulations and technical skills will be demonstrated and executed in stations such as Marine Engineering, Marine Navigation, Seamanship and Safety.

Branch Meeting April – Atlantic

March 14, 2025
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Branch Meeting April – Atlantic

April 2025

DATE: THURSDAY, April 17, 2025

TIME: 1200 noon Atlantic Time

LOCATION: Brightwood Golf Club

TITLE: Polymer Repair Solutions for the Marine Industry

Brock Hopkins is a Principal and Technical Services Engineer at Belzona Atlantic.

He will discuss repair and corrosion protection solutions for:

stern tubes,
rudders,
shafts,
pintle bearings and housings,
deck reinforcement and joint sealing,
pipe and tank repair,
bow thrusters and kort nozzles,
chocking and shimming of equipment,
internal coatings for protection vs. corrosion and chemical attack.

The presentation will be in person at Brightwood Golf Club (227 School St, Dartmouth, NS B3A 2Y5) and will be available via GoTo Meeting for those that would like to attend virtually. Please RSVP to receive a meeting link.

Presenter: Brock Hopkins

Brock Hopkins is an Environmental Engineering graduate from Dalhousie University class of 2010. Following University he worked in engineering consulting as a geotechnical/environmental engineer, and as a health, safety and environment officer for the Department of National Defence for over 6 years. Brock has been a member of the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP, formerly NACE) since 2017 after first completing the Coatings Inspector (CIP) Level 1 course. He is currently a CIP Level 2 in the role of Technical Services Engineer and vice-president with Belzona Atlantic Canada for nearly 8 years, where he specializes in designing composite wrap systems for the repair of corrosion defects in pressure piping and vessels. Working closely with the oil and gas, power generation, marine, and many other industries, he has seen a wide variety of different corrosion related problems these industries face. He enjoys playing hockey in the winters, golf in the summers, and time with his wife of 11 years and 4 year old daughter.

RSVP

Travis Franklin,

Secretary, Atlantic Branch

travisfranklin67@gmail.com

Branch Meeting February – Atlantic

February 10, 2025
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Branch Meeting February – Atlantic

February 2025

DATE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025

TIME: 1200 noon Atlantic Time

LOCATION: Brightwood Golf Club

Paul Jamer, President of Helm Management Services, will share a presentation on the current vessel life extension for the CCG Terry Fox.

The CCG Terry Fox vessel life extension project is being conducted by Ontario Shipyards in St Catherines and the vessel has been in the yard since April 2024. A large multitasked icebreaker, the ship is capable of sustained operations in the Arctic archipelago over the summer months and icebreaking escort operations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and East Coast of Newfoundland in the winter. The vessel also assists in various CCG programs including Arctic scientific missions.

RSVP

Travis Franklin,

Secretary, Atlantic Branch

travisfranklin67@gmail.com

Shipbuilders and Marine Engineers Golf Tournament

May 21, 2024
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Registration closes JUNE 13, 2024

Good afternoon everyone on this beautiful day! We are about a month away from the Shipbuilders and Marine Engineers Golf tournament 2024 and registration is now over half full! We will be having the tournament at the beautiful Chester Golf Course this year on Thursday June 13, 2024 starting at 830am!

We are happy to be able to keep the cost at $175.00 per player, $700.00 per team of 4 this year with golf cart included. Adjustments will be made for current members for golf and dinner only. We will be having BBQ chicken dinners at the end of the tournament. If there are any dietary restrictions please let us know

With everyone receiving a prize we are always looking for donations and will gladly accept any prizes or monetary donations to help with the prizes. All profits from the tournament will be given as donations to the Mission of Seafarers and Bonny Lea farm.

If you have any donations please drop them off at International Paint at 250 Brownlow Avenue Suite 2 or I can pick them up and we will ensure they are included with the prizes. Remember the more donations, the more we can donate as a group to Bonny Lea and Mission to seafarers.

Get your team registered today to hold your spot! There will be 18 teams of 4 available this year. The registration form can be downloaded here.

Any registration cheques and prizes can be dropped off at International Paint Suite 2, 250 Brownlow Ave Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

We look forward to seeing everyone!

October 5, 2023
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CIMarE ATLANTIC BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR AN INFORMATIVE WEBINAR

DATE: Thursday, October 12th, 2023

TIME: 12:00 Atlantic (8:00 Pacific, 11:00 Eastern, 12:30 NFLD)

Location: Brightwood Golf and Country Club, https://www.brightwoodgolf.ca/

(In person) and GoTo Meeting Video Link through CIMarE.

Timing: 1215-1315 (Please arrive at 1200 as presenter will start at 1215)

GREENING THE MARINE INDUSTRY – OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES

Abstract:

In recent years, the marine industry has put a significant emphasis on making the world’s fleets “greener” and more environmentally friendly. Driven by public opinion, and enforced by IMO, flag state and other regulators, alternative fuels and advanced propulsion and power generation arrangements have become mainstream.

As always, stakeholder enthusiasm does not necessarily result in marine operators achieving their desired goals. Not all initiatives result in reduced emissions and even fewer provide the necessary operational reliability and a solid business case. To succeed long term, all of these requirements must be met.

This paper will provide an overview of the history of the industry’s greening efforts, identify challenges left to overcome, and look at several real life applications that have successfully been deployed and are delivering the promised results.

Speaker:

Paul Jamer

Paul has been a well-known member of the marine and offshore community for many years. He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been a guest lecturer at Colleges and Universities both in Canada and Internationally. He has been an active board member for several marine and energy related organizations, specifically as a Chair of the Maritimes Energy Association and Chair of FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy).

April 24, 2023
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CIMarE ATLANTIC BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR AN INFORMATIVE WEBINAR

DATE: Thursday, May 11th, 2023

TIME: 12:00 Atlantic (8:00 Pacific, 11:00 Eastern, 12:30 NFLD)

Location: Brightwood Golf and Country Club, https://www.brightwoodgolf.ca/

(In person) and GoTo Meeting Video Link through CIMarE.

Timing: 1215-1315 (Please arrive at 1200 as presenter will start at 1215)

Note: Clubhouse lunch will be available for purchase and delivered at 1315 once speaker finishes presenting and questions!!

Expert Witnesses: The Superheroes of Witnesses

Summary:

Norm Letalik presents a survey of the special role that experts play in the litigation process including assessing matters to determine fault, recording evidence, interviewing witnesses, preparing reports and testifying in courts or at arbitrations or assisting in finding solutions at mediations.

Abstract:

The special powers given to expert witness come with additional responsibilities to the court to provide objective expert opinion and to interpret facts and educate the court so that the evidence can be better understood by the trier of fact. Unlike ordinary witnesses, expert witnesses may testify on evidence that would otherwise be excluded as hearsay evidence. We will review what characteristics courts expect experts to possess and how experts need to communicate with lawyers retaining them. Experts need to comport themselves as being independent so that their message will be heard and adopted by the courts.

Speaker:

Norm Letalik , M.A LL.B LL.M

Norm Letalik, has been called to the Bar in Ontario since 1989 and to the Rolls as a Solicitor in England and Wales since 1998. He practiced as a litigator in BLG’s Toronto office for 28 years handling all matter of marine, aviation and product liability claims. Following his retirement from private practice he was General Counsel for Volkswagen Group Canada and now resides in Halifax and is Counsel to Metcalf and Company. Prior to practicing law, Norm was a law professor at Dalhousie Law School and a Research Associate and Assistant Director of the Dalhousie Ocean Studies Program

Nautical 150- Marine Skills Competition and Career Fair

January 10, 2023
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NSCC Nautical is proud host the annual Marine Skills Competition and Career Fair. This year marks the Nautical Institute’s 150 Anniversary and we plan to celebrate.

Save the Date: March 8-9, 2023

The event this year will include three components:

Marine Skills Competition
Nautical 150 Gala
Career Fair

We will be reaching out to alumni, community and industry partners from throughout the Nautical Institute’s history to mark this special occasion.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of the Nautical Institute’s premier showcase. Join the crew as a competition sponsor. Click here to see the opportunities available!

April 7, 2022
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C.I.MAR.E. ATLATNIC BRANCH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR AN INFORMATIVE WEBINAR

DATE: THURSDAY, April 21st, 2022

TIME: 12:15 Atlantic (8:15 Pacific, 11:15 Eastern, 12:45 NFLD)

Adapting to New Technology Insertion and Design Changes Through the Use of a Novel Design-Management Simulator

Abstract:

Many defence projects have incurred significant cost overruns and delays, with the causes attributed to program pressure, changing requirements, immature technology, under-estimation of risks, and the lack of organizational integration. Traditional practices and measures are unable to predict the impact of new technology and design changes. Moreover, there is not a practical approach or tool to help integrate multiple disciplines so as to better understand system and program complexity and the impact of changes. Understanding risks, potential changes and technologies through knowledge gain early in the design can help reduce costs and schedule delays. Furthermore, the use of set-based design and engineering principles can provide for a robust design that can better accommodate changes. Along with these principles, systems thinking, system dynamics, techno-socio-economic and cultural factors are considered in development of a novel design-management simulator. This simulator is presented through application of a case study on an advanced marine integrated power system. The simulator provides an integrated ‘big picture’ perspective not possible with the use of separate engineering and management models.

Speaker:

Ray Jonkers, PhD, PEng, PMP

During the past 17 years, Ray has held engineering positions in industry as a Program Performance Manager, Operations Manager, Transformation Manager, Central Engineering Manager and currently serves as a Consultant at Merlantec Management and Engineering Inc.

Prior to this, Ray completed 22 years with the Royal Canadian Navy as a Marine Systems Engineer, where he assumed management roles in maintenance, operations, project management, quality assurance, and test and trials.

Ray has a PhD in Systems Engineering, a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, and a MBA. Ray resides in Milford Station Nova Scotia with his wife, daughter, son and beloved Lab.

RSVP: dehughes09@gmail.com

Atlantic Branch

Branch Meeting May – Atlantic

Branch Meeting May – Atlantic

May 2025

Branch Event- Atlantic Branch

Branch Event – Atlantic

Battle of the Atlantic Ceremony

May 4, 2025

2025 Marine Skills Competition Career Fair and Gala

2025 Marine Skills Competition Career Fair and Gala

Branch Meeting April – Atlantic

Branch Meeting April – Atlantic

April 2025

Branch Meeting February – Atlantic

Branch Meeting February – Atlantic

February 2025

Shipbuilders and Marine Engineers Golf Tournament

Registration closes JUNE 13, 2024

GREENING THE MARINE INDUSTRY – OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES

Expert Witnesses: The Superheroes of Witnesses

Expert Witnesses: The Superheroes of Witnesses

Nautical 150- Marine Skills Competition and Career Fair

Save the Date: March 8-9, 2023

Sponsorship Opportunities

Technical Presentation: Adapting to New Technology Insertion and Design Changes Through the Use of a Novel Design-Management Simulator

Adapting to New Technology Insertion and Design Changes Through the Use of a Novel Design-Management Simulator