Technology innovations seen in maritime training schools

Technology innovations seen in maritime training schools
GENIVI FACTAO March 27, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/technology-innovations-seen-in-maritime-trai...

The National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) said new trends in the global shipping has forced maritime education and training institutions to innovate to meet the demands of the seafaring industry.

Mayla Macadawan, NMP deputy executive director, said the global developments would correspondingly require new skills requirements for seafarers and this would also demand for innovations on the part of maritime education and training (MET).

Macadawan’s presentation, “Innovating MET: Responding to Societal Change,” highlighted the current and emerging trends in shipping involving global connectivity, rapid technological advancements, autonomous shipping and digitalization.

“These advancements will eventually result to a need for seafarers who are capable to effectively perform present and future roles, with new sets of skills for hybrid, and upskilled responsibilities,” she said.

She added that they must possess good decision-making in some elements of the voyage to shift from on board to onshore, with the advent of autonomous shipping. The dramatic change in the roles and functions of the seafarers in the future may require a new training regime.

Maritime training institutions were seen upgrading their technology and requiring the use of simulators in high intensity training and assessment, with a syllabus that builds situational awareness. Students and trainees will be exposed to repeated critical situations onboard, such as crisis-response scenarios of progressively increasing levels of risk and complexity.

She said within a period of time individuals would attain satisfactory level of competence through this high intensity training and assessment.