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AGM Seminar Copenhagen October 11th 2012

Seafarers training in the 21. Century

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Ståle Nordvik
Ability profiling Area Sales Manager
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Seafarers training in the

21. Century
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Demand for training

STCW
MLC
New rules and regulations
ISM Code
Changes in existing rules and regulations
MARPOL
Charter requirements
Industry standards and best practises ISPS Code
TOTS
New technology
SIGTTO

TMSA 2

Increased demand for training

 Demand for training 4

How can the demand for training be met?

Maritime schools and academies

Commersial training centres
In-house training

E-learning – online and onboard

Onboard courses
Distance courses
 E-learning benefits 5

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

 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

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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

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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
 WHAT is APRO? 10

 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
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 WHY APRO? 12

 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

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 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
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Processing
Thinking
Raven, BIF, FiCl

Output Input
Initiate action
FiDr, Dots Perceive info
NuFi, Hands
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60 trials, No time limit

Logic thinking, use old information in new conditions
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64 trials, 300 sec.

Attention span, observation techniques, visual search
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22 x 8 x 5 trials, 60 sec x 5.
Rapid movements, sustained psycho-motor activity,
self-control
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49 trials, 300 sec.

Perceptual ability, global visual perception
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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
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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
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Mandatory 1 day training course for APRO assessors

Next course in Manila on november 13th

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Thank you