Tag: maritime safety

Tag: maritime safety

Using an LMS for Rapid Employee Communication During Critical Times

Apr 1, 2020 Marine Learning Systems 0 Blog , , , Introduction As you are all aware by now, the global community is going through an unprecedented time of uncertainty. For many of us, our day-to-day lives have drastically changed and organizations are scrambling to respond. From businesses using teleconferencing solutions to replace meetings to the public education sector transitioning into [...] READ MORE

Operator Spotlight: FastCat (Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corp)

Nov 14, 2019 Marine Learning Systems 0 Blog , , , , , Photo above taken by Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation Operator Spotlight is an interview series that explores different maritime operators and their experience using eLearning technology in their training programmes. For today’s post, we had the wonderful pleasure of interviewing Mary Ann Pastrana, Executive Vice President of Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation (FastCat). [...] READ MORE

Dragon Boating, Safety Culture and Empowering Your Crew

Jun 7, 2018 Peter Frankel 0 Blog , 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

Maritime Safety Culture and the Broken Windows Theory

Nov 23, 2017 Murray Goldberg 0 Blog , 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 Blog , , 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

Improving Safety Culture and Training: Lessons Learned

Aug 10, 2016 Murray Goldberg 0 Blog , Introduction This is a continuation of a blog post written last year on what maritime organizations can do to improve training and organizational culture without having a large budget to devote to the task.  I used as an example a small organization of 100 employees which felt as though their training program [...] READ MORE
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