Ship's Familiarization: Basis for the Awareness of the Bachelor of Science in Cruise Ship Management of students of Iloilo State College of Fisheries

Abstract

The familiarization training aims to make the new crew aware of important safety procedures that are to be carried out on ships while working or during an emergency situation. The purpose of the study is to determine the level of awareness of the Bachelor of Science in Cruise Ship Management by using the validated questionnaires that the author was provided based on the Part of the ship, Navigational equipment, and Lifesaving apparatus. The study was conducted at Iloilo State College of Fisheries, Tiwi, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo. The study was conducted last December 2020 to September 2021. Participants are the Bachelor of Science in Cruise Ship Management of Iloilo State College of Fisheries., were utilized as respondents of the study. The respondents were composed of One Hundred Seven-Ten Bachelor of Science in Cruise Ship Management through Simple Random Sampling using 30 students. A quantitative research design was employed in the study. The results showed that in the part of the ship, the Mean=2.80 means knowledgeable, in Navigational equipment, the Mean=2.70 means knowledgeable and in life-saving apparatus the Mean=2.00 means less knowledgeable. The study implies that the Bachelor of Science in Cruise Ship Management needs a training enhancement on ship familiarization through the Full Mission Bridge Simulator and actual onboard the ship before so that they on board the ship they will already master the part of the ship, navigational equipment, and life-saving apparatus.