Training in Engine Room Resource Management and Teamwork
Training in Engine Room Resource Management and Teamwork
Persons successfully passing this course must:
– be familiar with: the basic rules for resource management in the engine room (ER); the statutory requirements for carrying a safety watch in the ER; establishment of a safety and security organization in the ER; assessment of human resource resources; evaluation of the professional qualification of the team in the ER; the basics of fatigue management and stress; the principles for building and managing the team in the ER; the general theory of risk assessment in the ER; organizing and conducting training and trainings of the ER team; the foundations for self-assessment of personal qualities,
– be able to: Build and manage effectively the ER team under normal and specific conditions; evaluate the degree of endurance and alertness of the team in the ER; assess the internal and external factors affecting the normal functioning of the ER; implement and use a rational form and communication scheme; apply in practice the theory and tools for risk assessment in basic engineering activities; manage resources in the ER to minimize risk.
The course is conducted using a machine simulator.
Learners in the course must be maritime qualified persons at operational or managerial level as defined in STCW’78 and its amendments, or persons who have completed a higher or secondary maritime education in the specialty “Ship machines and mechanisms” or “Electricity and Electrical Equipment of the Ship “Or other high school specialty and possess a chief engineer officer, a second mechanic, a power mechanic and an electric mechanic.
Course manager: assoc. prof. PhD Ivaylo Bakalov
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