MET – The Competency Gap
Analysis
Capt.S.Krishnamurthi President, The Nautical Institute
www.nautinst.org
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Competency
where Knowledge meets Skill
-Vital for sea-going crew
-even more so for shore managers
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How do we measure the effect of Competency Gap
-Trends in Marine Insurance Claims
- In-house Quality review of off-hires, speed claims, equipment failure, fixture loss.
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The world fleet earns about 1.2 trillion USD in freight each year.
The International Group of P&I Clubs lost about 500 million USD in claims in 2011 to high profile claims.
And again in 2012.
If Competency is The big deal, how much time and money are we spending to improve it?
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Time to fix the 80% Human Error
Not just talk about it.
Time for the ship-manager to share the responsibility for developing Competency
Not leave it all to the Academies
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Training delivery today is too conventional!
Gen Y prefers training formats to be:•Informal & mobile•Cool & sensitive•Gadget based & unstructured•Graphic & Gaming mode
Are you ready for Gen Y?
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And what of the Teacher ?
•He is there to support, not teach
•He is a guide
•A cool dude who’s been there & done that
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E-Campus
Blended learning & assessment modes
Ironically, this learning system can be more effectively audited, validated and accredited than the conventional system.
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Mentoring at Sea
a lost legacy?
The Nautical Institute campaign
• Book launched
• Mentoring Plan in the pipeline
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The beauty of Mentoring
• It is informal with no time-tables• It is done on the job• It is not an STCW course• It is the way of the sea• It bonds people, • Gives birth to legend & lore• It destroys cultural and generational barriers• It provides continuity and succession chains
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A draft template for Mentoring
• Identify the interest groups
- Marine Insurance industry- Oil major & Rightship vetting desks- Ship managers
• Build mentoring protocols into the company’s Safety Management System
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Suggested Priority areas for Mentoring
• Passage Planning & voyage execution
• ECDIS and IBS navigation• High traffic navigation• Heavy weather avoidance• Ship-handling• Anchoring & mooring• Sensitive Cargo operations• Operation & maintenance of
critical machinery and equipment.
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Conclusions
•There is a measurable link between Competence and business assurance
•The time has come to shift to contemporary delivery modes for training
• The time has come for the industry to share the responsibility to invest in training & mentoring.
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Conclusions - continued
•The time has come to self regulate and reach for excellence
•Not just be regulated to and strive only for Compliance.
FAIR SEAS AND FOLLOWING WINDS
THANK YOU