Warsash Maritime Academy| 
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Southampton Solent University  |  

Crew Resource Management

  • Course Code(s) FCRMP
  • Prerequisites Sea going Experience
  • Assessment Professional Development, Pre-Employment and Pre-Promotion Assessment available on request.
  • Teaching Methods Lectures, presentations, group workshops, and tactical decision exercises. The course makes intensive use of both bridge and engine room simulations. Some exercises use both simulators in a linked mode of operation giving a total ship simulation training environment.

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to introduce the main tenets of resource management and to provide a training environment where delegates can develop their non-technical skills in order to enhance the operational safety and efficiency of company vessels. The main topics covered are:

  • Co-operation and Teamwork
  • Situational Awareness Management
  • Decision-making
  • Human Factors and Human Error
  • Crisis Management and Human Behaviour
  • Leadership and Workload Management
  • Risk Assessment and Risk Management
  • Identification of and breaking error chains
  • Communications
  • Planning and Prioritising
  • Critical Thinking Skills
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Contingency Planning

The course is designed for mixed groups of deck and engineering officers. The optimum numbers being between four to six officers of each discipline per course.

Booking a Course

Please contact the course administrator if you require more information about this course:

Kathryn Myers
Telephone: +44 (0)1489 556217
Fax: +44 (0)1489 576908
E-mail: kathryn.myers@solent.ac.uk|

Find out more about application and booking on the Course Application and Booking| page.

Course Availability

On demand