Implementation by Maritime Training
Institutes of the revised STCW Convention:
Meeting the challenge of change amid a world
of evolving methodologies and new technology.
by
Professor Peter Muirhead
WMU, Malmo, Sweden
ABSTRACT
The paper looks at the main changes facing institutions and highlights
the areas that will require implementation from 1st February 1997, 1st August 1998 and 1st
February 2002 respectively. It discusses ways in which different teaching methods and
technology may assist the transition to the new global standards. and offers some
suggestion approaches to the problem of quality standards in MET. It draws upon the
experiences of the IMO global STCW seminars being held throughout 1996 to provide
suggestions to assist institutions in the effective implementation of such features as
quality standards systems, the use of simulators, alternative certification, competency
based assessment and the approval of education and training.
Many new approaches and changes in training and assessment
methodologies result from the revised STCW convention What will these changes demand of
the training institutions and how will they implement them? How can modern teaching
methods, supporting instructional media and technology, assist the training and assessment
processes both ashore and onboard ship? How will institutions ensure that teaching
personnel have the appropriate qualifications and experience? These and other questions
require answers and action by those involved in the training and assessment processes
leading to the issue of marine certificates of competency.
