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operations. We could collect “macro”

The Author data such as assignment, exam and course grades, and even information

Goldberg from incident reports.

Murray Goldberg is CEO of Marine Learning Systems which

We could collect “micro” data such provides software and services to optimize knowledge, skills as how long trainees spend on learn- and behavior in maritime operators. [email protected] ing materials, how long they spend answering each test question, and how they navigate through the learning con- tent. We could collect the stream of real-time navigational decisions and actions, equipment control input, and current conditions. Each of these has the opportunity to reveal how seafarers learn and operate. In a short time we could have a very deep and very wide pool of data to mine for insights.

Ballast Water Management System

So how, speci? cally, do we col-

Superior reliability, lect this data to establish a base upon service and which we can ultimately gain insights?

The most direct path is to consider big performance data in every technology procurement choice we make.

We must consider this every time we procure electronic training, administra- tion and operational systems such as simulators, learning management sys- tems, skill assessment systems, bridge navigation systems, HR and crewing systems, and so on.

Ask the vendors what data the system is able to record and expose in the effort to build a robust and granular dataset for future data mining. It takes years to build these datasets, so the time to be- gin is now.

Once we have a suf? cient initial data set, how do we mine it for insights? The most powerful technique is a form of arti? cial intelligence called machine learning. This may sound dif? cult or 75% of shipowners now complex, and in some sense it is. But selecting Ecochlor technology never fear. There are tools available that make it relatively easy to derive in- have tried other BWMS and sights from big data. We do not need to continue to select Ecochlor be experts. The next edition of Training after gaining experience with

Tips for Ships will look at some of the our System and services.

insights we can hope to gain by using tools to collect and examine our organi- www.ecochlor.com zation’s big data.

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Until then, keep healthy and sail safe- ly.

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