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www.marinelink.com 23tional testing standards into their de-velopment process. The conference will highlight the latest innovations and how operators can incorporate these developments into their require-ments.Crew This increasing operational capabil-ity facilitated by enhanced craft no longer means that the vessel is simple to operate within the full operational envelope. Slow speeds and benign environments are relatively simple to operate in, but as speed increases, the environment deteriorates. As systems become more complex the competen-cies demanded of the crew move to a higher level and are more like those required by a helicopter crew where effective situational awareness and Command & Control (C2) become crucial for performance and safety. The needs of regular passengers in-creasingly need to be considered by the crew as they are often being transported at speed to perform tasks on a fixed or moving platform. This includes ships pilots, boarding teams and wind farm engineers. The confer- ence will examine demands on crew and passengers and how the crew may be supported to overcome these. Training As the capability of the craft and its systems have advanced the crew, in evolutionary terms, remains un-changed and can be outperformed by the craft. To counter this a part of the integrated solution is enhanced train-ing. Boats very rarely operate alone and so standardization is required to ensure effective interoperability. This ranges from teamwork between two boats to multiple craft operat-ing together in coalition operations. The conference will examine current developments in training programs and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and how they are being devel-oped and disseminated to the global community. Human Factors Engineering (HFE) With new and retrofitted craft being capable of out-performing the crew it is essential that the designers focus on designing for the human crew to en-sure that they can operate the craft at the edge of its operating envelope to ensure operational success and safety for the crew and their passengers. The conference will highlight develop-ments in HFE, often called ergonom- ics, specific to fast craft design and operations.QualificationsQualifications help to differentiate between individuals. They also al- low marine employers to recruit good crew members and provide them with a developmental career structure. Qualifications are the foundation of Standardization-for-Interoperability. It is essential that the international marine community have a qualifica-tion system that provides minimum standards of competence. The system also needs to demonstrate the ad-vanced competencies required to op-MR #5 (18-25).indd 23MR #5 (18-25).indd 235/3/2013 2:04:34 PM5/3/2013 2:04:34 PM