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Dragon Boating, Safety Culture and Empowering Your Crew

Jun 7, 2018 Peter Frankel 0 maritime safety, Safety Culture Introduction There was a recent mass-fatality incident that you likely didn't hear about; 17 people perished in a dragon boat accident in China last month, when 2 boats capsized in fast-moving water. As a seasoned dragon boater, I have some perspective of how this may have happened - both from an environmental [...] READ MORE

Do we need to regulate training for maritime trainers?

Mar 15, 2018 Murray Goldberg 1 Maritime Training, Teaching Introduction Operations and training is highly regulated in the maritime industry. Yet there is comparatively little regulation in the amount and type of training which maritime instructors must have. Is this a fundamental flaw? Maritime trainers help ensure the successful transfer of the skills and knowledge needed for safe operations. Then why [...] READ MORE

Online Trainer Community for Maritime Organizations

Mar 1, 2018 Murray Goldberg 0 Maritime Training, Mentorship, Teaching Introduction An issue with maritime training in large organizations is that trainers and assessors often operate in isolation. They work in different vessels and locations, and lack the opportunity to discuss training with one another. This reduces standardization across the company as practices diverge. In addition, the difficulty in sharing best practices [...] READ MORE

The “Flipped Classroom” and Maritime Training

Dec 7, 2017 Murray Goldberg 0 Maritime Training, Student-Centered Training Introduction Every once in a while a new idea on how to improve learning makes the rounds in education circles. Although these ideas are not typically born of the maritime industry, they almost all have implications within it, and trainers should be on top of them. The subject of this [...] READ MORE

Maritime Safety Culture and the Broken Windows Theory

Nov 23, 2017 Murray Goldberg 0 maritime safety, Safety Culture Introduction The human element as it relates to safety culture is both fascinating and important. Anyone involved in maritime safety needs to have a basic understanding of how human nature influences organizational safety attitudes and performance. This article looks at one important aspect which explains why it is difficult to [...] READ MORE

Launching the Global Maritime Training Insights Database

Nov 7, 2017 Marine Learning Systems 0 maritime safety, Maritime Training, Survey We're very excited to announce the launch of MarTID - the Maritime Training Insights Database, a historic initiative to study global maritime training practices. Vessel operators and maritime training centers continually invest significant resources into creating effective training programs. However, the industry as a whole does not have a central [...] READ MORE