Annual General Assembly 2002 - Castine

Session I - WG 1 ~ Chair: Dr. V. Forbes

High-level management functions in MET

Damir ZEC, Serdjo KOS, Robert MOHOVIC
Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka
Studentska 2, Rijeka, 51000 Croatia
Email : zec@pfri.hr skos@pfri.hr mohovic@pfri.hr

Abstract

Recent trends in MET in Croatia show a significant increase in the number of requests for courses dealing with high-level management functions and which are dedicated for the top-level onboard personnel. These requests, primarily from well-established shipping companies, are well defined in respect of the curricula and duration, with clear goals and, as a rule, exceeding the scope of the STCW 95 convention. Basically, they are intended to improve various management capabilities of the onboard personnel such as team management, resource management, handling of sophisticated units, units with unusual characteristics or in a particular environment, etc.

Such courses have been held at Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, over past two years. Based on the experience already gained in such courses, the paper discusses their general structure and main features as well as their advantages and drawbacks, as seen by teachers and lecturers. Particular attention is paid to feedback and comments from responsible persons in shipping companies. Also, the possibilities for inclusion of the content and experience into the regular education are discussed.

Finally, a proposal for the unification and standardization of such courses, particularly in respect of their syllabi, duration and main objectives is presented and offered for discussion to IAMU members.

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