Considerations on Maritime Watch Keeping Officers’ Vocational Training

The activities on the board of the ships are based on competences and skills. In order to have competent people, you must to create them. This is the role of the maritime training system, to create competent persons for the maritime field. Part of this system is the vocational training for the deck officers. Maybe the most important role of the vocational system is to create competences based on the previous skills and knowledge acquired during the practice period on the board of the ship.