ModelCourse1.19ProficiencyinPersonalSurvivalTechniquesFirstpublishedin1998bytheINTERNATIONALMARITIMEORGANIZATION4AlbertEmbankment,LondonSE17SRRevisededition,2000PrintedintheUnitedKingdombyAshfordPress46810975ISBN-13:978-92-801-6119-9IMOPUBLICATIONSalesnumber:TA119EACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIMOwishestoexpressitssincereappreciationtotheNorwegianMaritimeDirectorateforitsvaluableassistanceandco-operation.Copyright©InternationalMaritimeOrganization2000Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicwithoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromtheInternationalMaritimeOrganization.ForewordSinceitsinceptiontheInternationalMaritimeOrganizationhasrecognizedtheimportanceofhumanresourcestothedevelopmentofthemadtimeindustryandhasgiventhehighestprioritytoassistingdevelopingcountriesinenhancingtheirmaritimetrainingcapabilitiesthroughtheprovisionorimprovementofmaritimetrainingfacilitiesatnationalandregionallevels.IMOhasalsorespondedtotheneedsofdevelopingcountriesforpostgraduatetrainingforseniorpersonnelinadministration,ports,shippingcompaniesandmaritimetraininginstitutesbyestablishingtheWorldMaritimeUniversityinMalmO,Sweden,in1983.FollowingtheearlieradoptionoftheInternationalConventiononStandardsofTraining,CertificationandWatchkeepingforSeafarers,1978,anumberofIMOMemberGovernmentshadsuggestedthatIMOshoulddevelopmodeltrainingcoursestoassistintheimplementationoftheConventionandinachievingamorerapidtransferofinformationandskillsregalingnewdevelopmentsinmaritimetechnology.IMOtrainingadvisersandconsultantsalsosubsequentlydeterminedfromtheirvisitstotrainingestablishmentsindevelopingcountriesthattheprovisionofmodelcoursescouldhelpinstructorsimprovethequalityoftheirexistingcoursesandenhancetheireffectivenessinmeetingtherequirementsoftheConventionandimplementingtheassociatedConferenceandIMOAssemblyresolutions.Inaddition,itwasappreciatedthatacomprehensivesetofshortmodelcoursesinvariousfieldsofmaritimetrainingwouldsupplementtheinstructionprovidedbymaritimeacademiesandallowadministratorsandtechnicalspecialistsalreadyemployedinmaritimeadministrations,portsandshippingcompaniestoimprovetheirknowledgeandskillsincertainspecializedfields.IMOhasthereforedevelopedthecurrentseriesofmodelcoursesinresponsetothesegenerallyidentifiedneedsandwiththegenerousassistanceofNorway.ThesemodelcoursesmaybeusedbyanytraininginstitutionandtheOrganizationispreparedtoassistdevelopingcountriesinimplementinganycoursewhentherequisitefinancingisavailable.W.A.O’NEILSecretary-GeneralCONTENTSPageForewordvIntroduction1PartA:CourseFramework4PartB:Course0utlineandTimetable7PartC:DetailedTeachingSyllabus11PartD:InstructorManual23Attachment:GuidanceontheimplementationofIMOmodelcoursesIntroduction■PurposeofthemodelcoursesThepurposeoftheIMOmodelcoursesistoassistmaritimetraininginstitutesandtheirteachingstaffinorganizingandintroducingnewtrainingcourses,orinenhancing,updatingorsupplementingexistingtrainingmaterialwherethequalityandeffectivenessofthetrainingcoursesmaytherebybeimproved.Itisnottheintentionofthemodelcourseprogrammetopresentinstructorswitharigid“teachingpackage”whichtheyareexpectedtofollowblindly.Norisittheintentiontosubstituteaudiovisualor“programmed”materialfortheinstructor'spresence.Asinalltrainingendeavours,theknowledge,skillsanddedicationoftheinstructorarethekeycomponentsinthetransferofknowledgeandskillstothosebeingtrainedthroughIMOmodelcoursematerial.Becauseeducationalsystemsandtheculturalbackgroundsoftraineesinmaritimesubjectsvaryconsiderablyfromcountrytocountry,themodelcoursematerialhasbeendesignedtoidentifythebasicentryrequirementsandtraineetargetgroupforeachcourseinuniversallyapplicableterms,andtospecifycleadythetechnicalcontentandlevelsofknowledgeandskillnecessarytomeetthetechnicalintentofIMOconventionsandrelatedrecommendations.■UseofthemodelcourseTousethemodelcoursethelnstructorshouldreviewthecourseplananddetailedsyllabus,takingintoaccounttheinformationprovidedundertheentrystandardsspecifiedinthecourseframework.Theactuallevelofknowledgeandskillsandpriortechnicaleducationofthetraineesshouldbekeptinmindduringthisreview,andanyareaswithinthedetailedsyllabuswhichmaycausedifficultiesbecauseofdifferencesbetweentheactualtraineeentrylevelandthatassumedbythecoursedesignershouldbeidentified.Tocompensateforsuchdifferences,theinstructorisexpectedtodeletefromthecourse,orreducetheemphasison,itemsdealingwithknowledgeorskillsalreadyattainedbythetrainees.Heshouldalsoidentifyanyacademicknowledge,skillsortechnicaltrainingwhichtheymaynothaveacquired.Byanalysingthedetailedsyllabusandtheacademicknowledgerequiredtoallowtraininginthetechnicalareatoproceed,theinstructorcandesignanappropriatepre-entrycourseor,alternatively,inserttheelementsofacademicknowledgerequiredtosupportthetechnicaltrainingelementsconcernedatappropriatepointswithinthetechnicalcourse.Adjustmentofthecourseobjectives,scopeandcontentmayalsobenecessaryifinyourmaritimeindustrythetraineescompletingthecoursearetoundertakedutieswhichdifferfromthecourseobjecti