Annual General Assembly 2006 - Dalian

Project Session 1

Modeling Reforms In Maritime Education At
The Operational Level - The Complete
Revision Of The Deck Training Program For
Summer Cruise At The California Maritime Academy

Peter J. Hayes, William Schmid

ABSTRACT

Practical training for deck cadets in the merchant marine is an essential segment of the complete training regimen. The skills and knowledge-based competencies learned and demonstrated during this training are equally as important as the academic foundations ascribed to the accomplishment of procuring a license upon matriculation from a maritime academy. In the Fall of 2001, the Department of Marine Transportation came to the consensus that the at-sea Deck Training Program for the seniors and sophomores needed a complete revision. A strategic plan was developed and members of the Marine Transportation Department, Maritime Operations, and the Student Health Center formulated a new practical training regimen. This program encompasses fully one-third of the cadets' cruise experience. The program revision required new curriculum development and current curriculum review, program resource origination, and the creation of assessment and measurement attributes.

Keywords: curriculum development; program design; assessment; leadership training; resource origination

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