Effectiveness Of Training on The Prevention of Collision Regulations At Sea In Region VI: Basis For Enhanced Training Plan

Abstract

The main purpose of this descriptive-correlational study was to determine the effectiveness of training on the prevention of collision regulations at sea among boat captains in Region VI. The descriptive, repeated measure design uses a test questionnaire to determine the effectiveness of training on the prevention of collision regulations at sea among boat captains. The inferential statistical tool utilized in this study was the t-test for correlated means set at 0.05 alpha levels. Random sampling was used in the different areas of Region VI.  Results revealed that the effectiveness of Training on the prevention of collision at sea is a quantitative measure of the magnitude of the experimental effect. The larger the effect size, the stronger the relationship of the variables. The effect size eta squared was .91 a large effect size which means that 79% of the pre-test result was below the mean of the post-test result. Results showed that a significant difference existed in the training effectiveness on preventing collision regulations at sea in terms of sound and light signals and light and shapes t(69)=19.094 p < .05. The boat captains are knowledgeable on the prevention of collision regulations at sea prior to their training. It could mean that they have not mastered all the regulations stated in the International Collision Regulations, the boat captains are very knowledgeable after their training, this seems to show that, because of training, they were able to internalize and acquire sufficient knowledge to perform their duties and skills on collision regulations, the significant difference in the pre-test and post-test of boat captains on the prevention of collision regulations at sea shows that the training was very effective and sufficient enough to result in a large impact on the post-test on the prevention of collision regulations at sea.