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Using Solent Open to Enhance

and Support Warsash Superyacht

Academy Short Courses

Chris LoweSenior Lecturer (Bridge Simulation)

Click to edit Master title styleA Superyacht is a privately (or corporately) owned pleasure vessel, of over 24m loadline length, typically carrying no more than 12 guests.

97m MY Vava II

97m MY Vava II

Click to edit Master title styleSuperyacht Industry

• The superyacht fleet has nearly doubled in the last ten years• c. 5,000 yachts > 24m length• c.45,000 crew and c.130,000 personnel in land-based jobs• Currently 734 yachts in build (2014/15)• 20,000-30,000 new crew required in next 5 years

• Expansion in fleet numbers and vessel size has increased demand for business support services and “quality” yacht crew• 80% of all yachts operate on UK MCA certification

Click to edit Master title styleMonaco Yacht Show 2015

Click to edit Master title styleWarsash Superyacht Academy (WSA)

• Specialist brand focussed on superyacht crew training• Young, mobile workforce - exceptionally well

networked• Self funded and highly motivated students with

high expectations of teaching staff• Yacht Rating to OOW(Y)- 7 courses, 9 weeks, £8173• Reputation is everything• 35% of Warsash enrolments now from Superyachts

Click to edit Master title styleMore seafarers trained with WMA/WSA than with any other institution globally

WSA,25%

Bluewater; 22%

ICT USA; 13%

UKSA; 10%

Rest; 30%WSA,38%

Bluewater; 25%

ICT USA; 20%

JPMA; 9%

Rest; 8%

Market shareYacht Deck Officer Training

Market shareYacht Engineering Officer Training

Click to edit Master title styleWSA Short Courses

• Four hours to three weeks• Pre-requisites vs actual ability on day 1• Course notes and pre course workbook - hardcopy

sent in advance• WSA App – course notes with no comment/highlight

function• Workarounds to use myCourse• myCourse access lost at end of course

Click to edit Master title styleSolent Open

• Moodle• Externally hosted (in the UK)• Developed by LTU for International Students• STLC 2015 success story!• Totally separate from other Solent University

systems• Self enrolment with or without an ‘Enrolment Key’• open.solent.ac.uk

Click to edit Master title styleSolent Open for WSA Courses

• Ongoing collaboration with LTU• All the advantages of moodle/myCourse

• Trackable usage• Interactive

Plus:• Personal email addresses• Flexible enrolment length• WSA Branding

Click to edit Master title styleSolent Open for WSA Courses

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Click to edit Master title styleCurrent Situation

• Two courses (ECDIS and YONR) supported on Solent Open with unlocked demonstration versions• Fantastic feedback from students:

"The pre course work, the course content and the material provided is industry leading. You are so far ahead of Hoylake and Bluewater its actually very funny. Congratulations"

• Lecture capture being trialled on ECDIS module

Click to edit Master title styleRoll Out

• Resistance to making course materials freely available• Time required to set up new online modules• Managing maintenance workload• Monitoring usage and identifying improvement

opportunities• Promoting Solent Open to students• Please have a look at the demo courses- feedback

very welcome

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Using Solent Open to Enhance

and Support Warsash Superyacht

Academy Short Courses

Chris LoweSenior Lecturer (Bridge Simulation)

open.solent.ac.uk