Research article

EXPLORING THE ROLE OF FULL-MISSION SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING IN ACHIEVING MARITIME SAFETY AND EDUCATION

Dr. Capt. Ashraf M. Elsayed

Online First: May 10, 2023


The shipping industry is characterized as being global, technologically advanced, highly multicultural, and driven by a strong desire for economic productivity and profitability. However, shipping corporations frequently underestimate the benefits of safety and training to maximize commercial gains. Navigators need to be well-versed in a variety of conditions and situations to carry out a safe travel. For assisting the acquisition of necessary knowledge and abilities, training and simulations are essential. The current research aims to identify the importance of applying training simulations to seafarers through focusing on full-mission simulator. SWOT analysis is used to be done to analyze the efficiency of using simulators, where data is collected through focus groups. These focus groups are done with 15 experts and seafarers that use to make simulation trainings to trainees at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport. After applying the analysis, the research succeeded in identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of applying simulations. Finally, some recommendations are provided including using other types of simulators in the Arab Academy, such as; virtual reality (VR) simulator.

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