Simulation-Based Team Training for Maritime Safety and Security

Abstract

Emergency Response, Crew Resource and Crisis Management are some of the most important parts in maritime education and training. The STCW Manila Amendments set into force on 1st January 2012 reflect that there is a major priority to train ship’s officers and crew with sufficient skills and appropriate procedures which can provide adequate protection and ensure the safety of all passengers and crew especially on ferries and cruise ships. The best way to achieve experience and to gain corresponding skills are practice runs on specially designed simulators which realistically represent the complex shipboard conditions on such vessels after emergency alerts. This paper introduces the basic concept of a safety and security training simulator and describes research work related to the implementation of training scenarios. Selected results of a case study will be presented. A shorter version of this paper (Baldauf, Nolte-Schuster et al., 2012) was presented at the International Conference "Maritime Transport V" in Barcelona in June 2012 and is extended and substantially reviewed.