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AGM Seminar Copenhagen October 11th 2012

Ståle Nordvik

Area Sales Manager

Seafarers training in the 21. Century

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Ability profiling

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Seafarers training in the 21.

Century

Demand for training

Increased demand for training

New rules and regulations

Changes in existing rules and regulations

Charter requirements

New technology

Industry standards and best practises

STCW

ISM Code

ISPS Code

MLC

MARPOL

TOTS

SIGTTO

TMSA 2

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Demand for training

How can the demand for training be met?

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Maritime schools and academies

Commersial training centres

In-house training

Distance courses

E-learning – online and onboard

Onboard courses

E-learning benefits

Easy to distribute – quick access to new training

Content can easily be revised and distributed

No need for support or assistance by instructors

Built in assessment and record keeping

Effective learning with interactive content

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Seafarer benefits 6

E-learning is available at any time both

onboard and ashore

Trainees can work at their own pace

 

Trainees can repeat course material to

reinforce their understanding

Self development to further enhance own

competence and career opportunities

 

Protect the seafarers time ashore

Benefits for shipowners/managers 7

Training records are stored and accessible from other locations, and

managed for audit and verification purposes

 

Retain crew by providing them training for own career development

Keep your crew up to date

Uniform training material content

Save cost on travel, accommodation and course expenses

 

Conclusion

To be able to meet the increasing demand for training there has be other means for delivering this training than traditional shore based institutions

E-learning and onboard training is the most effective way to achive this and will be even more important in the future

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ABILITY PROFILING

APRO

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10WHAT is APRO?

A psychometric test designed to objectively assess individual differences in abilities

believed to be important in order to develop safety, reliability and quality in different kind

of ship operations

11WHAT is APRO?

12WHY APRO?

Avoid the ‘lottery aspect’ in the recruitment process

To avoid accidents on technically sophisticated vessels it is

not enough to have good procedures..

You also need intelligent seafarers

13WHY APRO?

In the recruitment process the objective is to spot the

person that acts without thinking

During employment the objective is to spot mental

disabilities that occurs before it affects the safe operation

of the vessel

14WHAT is APRO?

Input

Perceive info

NuFi, Hands

Processing

Thinking

Raven, BIF, FiCl

Output

Initiate action

FiDr, Dots

15WHAT is APRO?

60 trials, No time limit

Logic thinking, use old information in new conditions

16WHAT is APRO?

64 trials, 300 sec.

Attention span, observation techniques, visual search

17WHAT is APRO?

22 x 8 x 5 trials, 60 sec x 5.

Rapid movements, sustained psycho-motor activity, self-control

18WHAT is APRO?

49 trials, 300 sec.

Perceptual ability, global visual perception

19WHAT is APRO?

100 trials, 300 sec.

Rapid decision making, alpha-numeric analysis

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30 trials, 300 sec.

Abstract logic thinking, pattern recognition

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36 trials, 420 sec.

Analytic manual activity, smooth eye-hand co-ordination, space-perception

22WHAT is APRO?

Speed-Accuracy Ratio

APRO is fundamentally all about the measure of speed versus accuracy

Speed is the response time whereas accuracy is related to the number or percentage of

incorrect responses

23WHAT is APRO?

Mandatory 1 day training course for APRO assessors

Next course in Manila on november 13th

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Thank you