Engine Room Team Management (ERTM)
Course Overview:
This course is designed to meet the requirements of STCW Regulation I/12, Sections A-III/1&2, and A & B-VIII/2, and is based on the guidelines outlined in IMO Model Course 2.07.
Target Audience:
This course is intended for personnel with an engineering background, including:
- • Engineering officers
- • Engineering officers preparing for promotion to senior ranks
- • Company superintendents
- • Managers
The program can be tailored to the specific operations of individual shipping companies.
Course Scope:
The course uses the Engine Room Simulator to enhance the team management skills of watchkeepers. It aims to:
- • Develop effective teamwork for optimal utilization of engine room machinery and human resources
- • Provide theoretical and practical training in the principles of human factors as applicable within the machinery spaces
- • Support a change in attitude and managerial skills, enabling the engine room team to respond efficiently to changing circumstances and contingencies
Key Topics Covered:
- • Theory of Human Factors: Understanding the impact of human factors on engine room operations
- • Complacency: Recognizing and combating complacency in the workplace
- • Assertiveness: Developing assertiveness for effective communication and decision-making
- • Communication: Enhancing communication skills within the team
- • Teamwork: Building and maintaining a cohesive team
- • Planning: Effective planning strategies for engine room operations
- • Responsibilities: Clarifying and understanding individual and team responsibilities
- • Stress Coping: Techniques for managing and coping with stress
- • Case Studies and Simulator Exercises: Using practical exercises and real-life case studies to illustrate theoretical concepts
- • Engine Room Team Management: As recommended in STCW 2010, Section B-VIII/2
Course Duration: 5 DAYS
