MCA Helm (O) Operational

Course Content:

Identify good practice in shipboard human resource management. 

Identify the importance of the 'human element' in shipboard operation.

Apply the underpinning knowledge related international maritime conventions and recommendations, national regulations, and codes of practice and guidelines covered in other mandatory units when controlling the operation of the ship and the care for persons onboard at the operational level.

Apply the elements of task and workload management including, planning, co-ordination, allocation and prioritisation of human and physical resources when controlling the operation of the ship and care for persons onboard.

Apply effective resource management techniques with regard to: allocation, assignment & prioritisation of resources; use of effective communications onboard and ashore.

Team-working principles.

Use of assertiveness, leadership and motivation principles.

Identifying and considering generated options including the decision-making process; the influence of culture on decision-making; selecting a course of action; and evaluating outcome effectiveness.

Managing fatigue and stress with regard to:

• Causes and effects of fatigue

• Causes and effects of stress

• Relation between fatigue and stress

• Identifying signs and symptoms of stress and fatigue

• Developing stress and fatigue management strategies to prevent stress and fatigue from affecting safety

Contribute to shipboard training, learning, assessing and developing human potential with regard to:

• Formal and informal learning

• Learning from mistakes

• Continuous professional development

• Shipboard training, learning, coaching, mentoring and assessment. 

Assumed Knowledge: Relevant sea time 

Duration: 3 Days 

Costs Include:

• Course Notes Book

• All Equipment Necessary