Conducting Mariner Assessments

This report describes the final phase of a research project that examined some key technical requirements of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Seafarer's Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code (STCW Code), as amended in 1995. During this final phase, the issues associa...

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Main Authors: McCallum, Marvin C, Barnes, Alice E, Forsythe, Alice M, Smith, Myriam W, Maynard, George E
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ASSESSMENTS
COAST GUARD OPERATIONS
IMO(INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION)
Marine Engineering
MARINERS
MARITIME INDUSTRY
MERCHANT VESSELS
PERFORMANCE TESTS
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
PREPARATION
PROFICIENCY
RELIABILITY
REQUIREMENTS
SHIP PERSONNEL
SIMULATORS
SKILLS
STCW(SEAFARER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING CODE)
TEST AND EVALUATION
TRAINEES
TRAINING
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Summary:This report describes the final phase of a research project that examined some key technical requirements of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Seafarer's Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code (STCW Code), as amended in 1995. During this final phase, the issues associated with the conducting of valid and reliable assessments were examined on simulators, on training ships, and, in particular, on commercial vessels. Assessment procedures were adaptable to the circumstances of each of these settings. On commercial ships, regular officers with little training in the process and with little time to devote to preparation, conducted successful assessments using self-contained and ship-specific procedures. Thorough prior preparations of the assessment package to be handed over to them were found to be a necessary prerequisite. The different assessment settings (e.g., simulators, training ships, or commercial vessels) offer different strengths for assessing proficiencies, and are discussed in the report. Prepared in cooperation with Battelle Seattle Research Center, Seattle, WA, Contract No. DTCG39-94-D-E00777.