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Training Tips for Ships

Tip #9

MarTID 2020

A call to action.

he 2020 Maritime Training Insights Da- again, please visit the MarTID website to complete the sur- tabase (MarTID) survey has just been vey. It will not take long.

launched. The industry needs you to take When visiting www.MarTID.org on your way to complete

T 20 minutes to complete the survey at www. the survey, take the opportunity to review some of the revela-

MarTID.org before it closes. Your contri- tions contained in the 2019 training practices report. There is bution will enable the creation of 2020’s some fascinating data there. For example, the report details comprehensive, freely distributed, global maritime training what are considered to be the top training drivers (mostly practices report that members safety and regulations, but also of our industry rely on more others that might surprise you), heavily each year. how training budgets are chang-

The maritime training prac- ing (mostly going up – but with

Take the Survey tices survey and its resulting exceptions), and where some of annual report are non-com- the money is going.

Why is MarTID Important?

mercial initiatives launched Also, are you aware that train-

This MarTID initiative is the ? rst of its kind in the world. by the World Maritime Uni- ing methods are shifting? If not,

There is broad agreement that roughly 80% of maritime versity, New Wave Media, now would be a very good time accidents involve human factors causes. As such, vessel and Marine Learning Systems to read the data. All forms of eL- operators and maritime training centers are pouring sig- in partnership together. This earning are on the rise as is simu- ni? cant resources into creating best practice and innova- year, like last, we have creat- lator training. Face-to-face train- tive training programs. The MarTID database will grow in ed three separate surveys: one ing is on the decline. Are you breadth and depth annually with your participation, shin- to be completed by seafarers, considering a move to more re- ing a light on the training approaches and successes of global vessel operators and training centers. Insightful, one by vessel operators, and current training? The report de- hard-to-get information inside the report include global one by maritime training in- tails what other organizations do trends in training budgets, average training amount stitutions. If you work in the in this regard. Likewise, see how spent per seafarer and trends in training technologies industry, it is almost certainly organizations are assessing their and training models.

the case that one of these ap- seafarers so you can determine plies to you. The more re- how the assessment methods of

Vessel Operators: sponses we have, the more your organization compare. Do https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDOperator accurate and useful the data in you use in-person demonstrative the report. And the early trend evaluations? Exams? Simulator-

Training Institutions: is excellent – the 2019 survey based assessments? There are https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDMETI received twice the responses important trends to be aware of, of the 2018 survey. Please understand, and prepare for.

Seafarers: help us double the responses Additionally, the survey con- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDSeafarer again for the 2020 survey. So tains fascinating information on 12 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2020

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