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Training

MARITIME TRAINING:

What Happens Between Seeing a Risk and Speaking Up

By David Christie, FCMI vessel is approaching a berth. The bridge team operational excellence also depends on what happens be- has a passage plan, functioning equipment and tween recognising a change and responding to it together. experienced of? cers. Then one of? cer notices Knowledge held silently by one person cannot improve a

A that the vessel is setting closer to the edge of decision made by another.

the planned track than expected. The master is engaged with the pilot. The of? cer has the information, but pauses The Part of Competence that is Easy to Miss before speaking. Over the past three years, our organization has support-

This is an illustrative situation, not a report of an inci- ed Enhanced Bridge Resource Management with more dent. Its signi? cance lies in a question that applies far be- than 300 deck of? cers. The work has reinforced something yond one bridge: how quickly does an observation become I have believed throughout my career in human factors information that the whole team can use? training: communication, leadership and self-awareness

We spend considerable time and money teaching peo- cannot be treated as optional additions to technical com- ple the technical aspects of their roles. We should. But petence. They in? uence whether technical competence is 16 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • November 2026

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