The IRB Program is an exciting summer job opportunity.
Students are first trained by the Coast Guard and then assigned to various Central Region Inshore Rescue Boat Stations to:
- Perform search and rescue operations
- Provide assistance to pleasure craft operator
- Deliver public education on boating safety
Prerequisites:
- Be a full-time post secondary student
- Have a Restricted Radio Operator Certificate: Maritime
- Have a standard first-aid certificate with a cardio-pulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) Level C - Have a Pleasure Craft Operator Card
- Have a valid Canadian driver’s license
Don’t have all the certificates? We can help you!
Contact us at: DFO.Inshore_Rescue_Boat@dfo-mpo.gc.ca