Location

Deanery of Maritime Education and Training Quality Affairs

Objectives

• This course provides knowledge and skills for trainees to administer, supervise and assess training and learning facilitated by simulators for the achievement of the competencies set out in the STCW Convention as amended with particular reference to STCW Regulation I/6, STCW Code A-I/6 on “training and assessment” as well as STCW Regulation I/12, STCW Code A-I/12 on “use of simulators”. The course contents are premised on a consideration of the contents of IMO Model Course 6.10 – Train the simulator trainer and assessor

Outcomes

Participants, after the training sessions, should be able to: 1. Appreciate the range of simulators available for MET 2. Have developed specific simulator instructor and assessor knowledge and skills with respect to the psychology of learning, instructor-trainee interaction, fidelity and transferability of training 3. Identify training needs of different levels of simulator trainees 4. Plan, organize and deliver training via simulators 5. Communicate effectively in the delivery of simulator-based training 6. Appreciate the potential limitations of simulator-based training 7. Communication and learning domains and models

Course Contents

1. The structure and training requirements of the STCW Convention and Code 2. Types, classification and design simulators & Simulator Familiarization3. Relevance and scope of simulator training for MET competence training 4. Determination of program/subject matter for simulator training 5. Planning the simulator learning process 6. Creation of simulator exercises 7. Conduct of simulator exercises 8. Assessment of simulator-based learning