Crew Team Management

Purpose and goals

The course is designed to cut the number of incidents and accidents plus the ship’s downtime by addressing potential human errors as well as watch keeping arrangements and procedures.

With focus on the human factor the purpose is to reduce the number of errors and the consequences of the errors that are made anyhow. The participants are provided with tools to improve teamwork, communication, management, decision-making and resource management. The participants will learn to understand how these team management skills contribute to redundancy and increased safety.

The course provides understanding and training of the Team Management concept for officers on board.

It is an intensive course that sets focus on procedures and behavior when the contingencies changes. The course provides the participant with effective tools which can be used in improving personal skills and the performance of the team as well.

Target group

The course intended for officers (Bridge Team and Engine Room Team) on board any kind of vessels.

Content

Human factors and how the ships safe and efficient operation is effected by the individual behaviour and the interaction in the team are addressed through theory classes and practical cases.

Training is provided within:

• What is team management
• Resource management
• Near miss, incidents and accidents
• Communication methods, perception, inquisitive technique and active listening
• Team balance, assertiveness, flexibility
• Stress effects and stress signals
• Situation assessment and decision making
• Principles and practice of planning
• Efficient communication
• Management functions

Preceding qualifications

Preferably the course participants are to uphold certificates on their respective positions on board.

Duration

3 days 

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Other remarks

The course is conducted as interplay between theoretical presentations and supervised training in a Full Mission Simulator.

The simulators at SIMAC are capable of simulating the total shipboard operation situation. The specific exercises, scenarios and configuration of simulators are adjusted according to the service experience of the participants.

Depending on the participants experience the exercises can be conducted on one of 3 ships equipped with either medium speed multiengine propulsion machinery simulator (ferry, supply ship or similar),  a ship with a slow speed Wärtsilä RTA propulsion machinery (a typical containership) or a ship with a slow speed MAN-B&W propulsion machinery (a typical motor tanker).

Each course normally consists of 6 deck officers and 6 engineers put together to make up two bridge teams with one Master each and 2 engine room teams with one Chief-Engineer each.

The course meets the STCW v. 2011 code section A-II/1 and A-II/2 for deck officers and section A-III/1 and A-III/2 for engine officers.

A Certificate of Achievement will be awarded on satisfactory completion of the course.