Country Report - Japan

April 2014

Capt. Takaaki MURASEJapan Federation of Pilots’ Associations

1) Pilot Training Program

2) Third Class Pilot

3) Others

Current Key Matters in Japan

1) Pilot Training Program

　 Concentration of Academy

Marine Technical College

All Instructors are 　 Pilots in active service!!

Gateway to Third Class Pilot Course

Apprenticeship Program : 2 years to cover the lack of sea experience and“Seamanship” with cargo ship of shipping company

After the program, the apprentice enters Third Class Pilot Courseof Marine Technical Collage

: 21 months

1) Pilot Training Program

Multi-Cubicle-Type Simulator

Instructor Booth

Omni-Azimuth Type Simulator

Compact Type Simulator

360° view

200 ° view

200 ° view

Compact Type Simulator

All Instructors

are Pilots !!!

Central Simulator

Each ship, controlled by central and cubicle simulators independently, can be seen on each simulator’s display.

Training

KICKED OFF !in

February 2014

1) Pilot Training Program

New Course for Second Class Pilot

Marine Technical College

Second Class Pilot Course : 15 months Cf . First Class Course : 8.5 months

2) Third Class Pilots

Third Class Pilots had started pilot life in July 2011.

53 pilots, including 5 women,

(approximately 7.8% among all 680 pilots in Japan) are working as third class as of today.

Let’s see “photographs” of their hard training scene.

Senior pilot’s instruction

Advance preparation

Courtesy greeting

On ladder

Communicate with master

Look out

View from bridge

Check navi-indicator

Master’s signature

“Good Job!”

Instructor’s ascertaining

　1st class pilot : Experience as shipmaster

: All ship

2nd class pilot : Experience as officer

: Ship 50,000GT or below

3rd class pilot : Graduate from merchant

ship university or

junior college

: Ship 20,000GT or below

cf. Range of each class