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84Maritime Reporter & Engineering News should be used prior to going on board.Attending ship superintendents shouldverify compliance. The technique of mentoring needs to be brought back andthe senior ship board staff has to be taken on board for this initiative. They must re- alize that it is their duty to mentor andtrain their juniors.? Qualification for Trainers Tolani Maritime Institute has its yard- stick in the selection process of trainers.?The minimum acceptable qualification for marine faculty is Chief Engineer/Master Certificate of Compe- tency and Post-Graduation in concerned field for non-marine faculty members,? said Dr. Saxena. ?Besides the qualifica- tion, industry experience and of course teaching experience are important. In my opinion though, a very long sailing career is not necessarily a very good qualifica- tion. The trainers must have good com- munication skills and an interest inupgrading their knowledge by undertak- ing courses / presenting papers. Besidesthese issues we also require an applicantto teach the related subject in a mockclass for at least half an hour.? Capt Deboo said, ?It is also importantfor us to know the companies he has sailed with. Because it is important for aperson to have known the best manage- ment practices and if he has sailed withgood companies he will bring in his ex- perience of good practices into the class.The third part is to find out his interest to- ward teaching: his motivation to become a teacher vis-à-vis to becoming an audi-tor, a superintendent etc. These being basic, one has to gauge other aspects: Visit us at IWBS Booth # 2262indiaBELOWThe introduction of the elec- tronically controlled camshaft-less low speed diesel engines is proceeding rapidly, with many ME engines or- dered, and consequently, many ME engines entering service. It is the need of the hour to train the MarineEngineer in the safe operation andmaintenance of the electronically controlled low speed diesel engine. Training is carried out on a complete ME simulator, so that crews can get realistic hands-on training. Photo
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