Section B-I/6 Guidance regarding training and assessment
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Section B-I/6 Guidance regarding training and assessment

Qualifications of instructors and assessors

1 Each Party should ensure that instructors and assessors are appropriately qualified and experienced for the particular types and levels of training or assessment of competence of seafarers, as required under the Convention, in accordance with the guidelines in this section.

In-service training and assessment

2 Any person, on board or ashore, conducting in-service training of a seafarer intended to be used in qualifying for certification under the Convention should have received appropriate guidance in instructional techniquesfootnote.

3 Any person responsible for the supervision of in-service training of a seafarer intended to be used in qualifying for certification under the Convention should have appropriate knowledge of instructional techniques and of training methods and practice.

4 Any person, on board or ashore, conducting an in-service assessment of the competence of a seafarer intended to be used in qualifying for certification under the Convention should have:

  • .1 received appropriate guidance in assessment methods and practicefootnote; and

  • .2 gained practical assessment experience under the supervision and to the satisfaction of an experienced assessor.

5 Any person responsible for the supervision of the in-service assessment of competence of a seafarer intended to be used in qualifying for certification under the Convention should have a full understanding of the assessment system, assessment methods and practicefootnote.

Use of distance learning and e-learning

6 Parties may allow the training of seafarers by distance learning and e-learning in accordance with the standards of training and assessment set out in section A-I/6 and the guidance given below.

Guidance for training by distance learning and e-learning

7 Each Party should ensure that any distance learning and e-learning programme:

  • .1 is provided by an entity that is approved by the Party;

  • .2 is suitable for the selected objectives and training tasks to meet the competence level for the subject covered;

  • .3 has clear and unambiguous instructions for the trainees to understand how the programme operates;

  • .4 provides learning outcomes that meet all the requirements to provide the underpinning knowledge and proficiency of the subject;

  • .5 is structured in a way that enables the trainee to systematically reflect on what has been learnt through both self assessment and tutor-marked assignments; and

  • .6 provides professional tutorial support through telephone, facsimile or e-mail communications.

8 Companies should ensure that a safe learning environment is provided and that there has been sufficient time provided to enable the trainee to study.

9 Where e-learning is provided, common information formats such as XML (Extensible Markup Language), which is a flexible way to share both the format and the data on the World Wide Web, intranets, and elsewhere, should be used.

10 The e-learning system should be secured from tampering and attempts to hack into the system.

Guidance for assessing a trainee’s progress and achievements by training by distance learning and e-learning

11 Each Party should ensure that approved assessment procedures are provided for any distance learning and e-learning programme, including:

  • .1 clear information to the trainees on the way that tests and examinations are conducted and how the results are communicated;

  • .2 have test questions that are comprehensive and will adequately assess a trainee’s competence and are appropriate to the level being examined;

  • .3 procedures in place to ensure questions are kept up to date;

  • .4 the conditions where the examinations can take place and the procedures for invigilation to be conducted;

  • .5 secure procedures for the examination system so that it will prevent cheating; and

  • .6 secure validation procedures to record results for the benefit of the Party.

Register of approved training providers, courses and programmes

12 Each Party should ensure that a register or registers of approved training providers, courses and programmes are maintained and made available to companies and other Parties on request.


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