Compilation of a computerbased training module for the training and certification of officers navigating in ice-affected waters
©2009
Diplomarbeit
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Zusammenfassung
Inhaltsangabe:Introduction:
Advanced vocational training and continuous learning is needed to excel other competitors on the job market, and is contributing to self-satisfaction. Regarding the shipping crisis it should therefore be deemed crucial for nautical officers in order to qualify for special market segments aloof of the mostly affected container shipping.
From a companies point of view the crisis should be considered as a chance for intern restructuring, thus gaining competitive advantages for the future. According to results from this years human resources trade fair PERSONAL2009, well directed personnel development during the depression will give a return on investment by preventing skill shortage in the long run.
One chance of specialisation for nautical officers can be seen in the field of ice-navigation which is becoming more and more important due to the opening of arctic seaways. According to the experience of Columbia Ship Management it has always been a problem to find skilled officers for this domain. Observing the development of Polar traffic and presuming an increase during the next decades it seems advisable to gather early experience in this field, in order to become a highly qualified officer until the demand on the job market rises.
Additional nautical qualifications are obtained through practical experience and interaction on special operating ships and have to be consolidated by instructed courses and self-studying. E-learning in all of its facets offers very suitable ways, guiding through these studies.
The research for this work was focused on two issues: E-Learning and its advantages for on-board training on the one hand, and the required proficiencies for a safe ice-navigator on the other hand. This written composition mainly copes with the qualities of e-learning, while the results of the study on ice-navigation topics can be found in the computer based training attached to this work. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents:
PrefaceII
ContentsIV
AbbreviationsV
FiguresVI
1.Scope1
2.Objectives and Procedure3
3.Ice-Navigation4
3.1Special Training Requirements4
3.1.1Navigational Circumstances5
3.1.2Regulatory Circumstances6
3.1.3Working Circumstances6
3.2Current Situation7
3.2.1Traffic Situation7
3.2.2Educational Situation8
3.3Perspective9
4.E-Learning11
4.1Definitions11
4.1.1Didactical Formats11
4.1.2Learning Management Systems12
4.2Applications13
4.3Advantages and […]
Advanced vocational training and continuous learning is needed to excel other competitors on the job market, and is contributing to self-satisfaction. Regarding the shipping crisis it should therefore be deemed crucial for nautical officers in order to qualify for special market segments aloof of the mostly affected container shipping.
From a companies point of view the crisis should be considered as a chance for intern restructuring, thus gaining competitive advantages for the future. According to results from this years human resources trade fair PERSONAL2009, well directed personnel development during the depression will give a return on investment by preventing skill shortage in the long run.
One chance of specialisation for nautical officers can be seen in the field of ice-navigation which is becoming more and more important due to the opening of arctic seaways. According to the experience of Columbia Ship Management it has always been a problem to find skilled officers for this domain. Observing the development of Polar traffic and presuming an increase during the next decades it seems advisable to gather early experience in this field, in order to become a highly qualified officer until the demand on the job market rises.
Additional nautical qualifications are obtained through practical experience and interaction on special operating ships and have to be consolidated by instructed courses and self-studying. E-learning in all of its facets offers very suitable ways, guiding through these studies.
The research for this work was focused on two issues: E-Learning and its advantages for on-board training on the one hand, and the required proficiencies for a safe ice-navigator on the other hand. This written composition mainly copes with the qualities of e-learning, while the results of the study on ice-navigation topics can be found in the computer based training attached to this work. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents:
PrefaceII
ContentsIV
AbbreviationsV
FiguresVI
1.Scope1
2.Objectives and Procedure3
3.Ice-Navigation4
3.1Special Training Requirements4
3.1.1Navigational Circumstances5
3.1.2Regulatory Circumstances6
3.1.3Working Circumstances6
3.2Current Situation7
3.2.1Traffic Situation7
3.2.2Educational Situation8
3.3Perspective9
4.E-Learning11
4.1Definitions11
4.1.1Didactical Formats11
4.1.2Learning Management Systems12
4.2Applications13
4.3Advantages and […]
Leseprobe
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Christoph Benedikt Funke
Compilation of a computerbased training module for the training and certification of
officers navigating in ice-affected waters
ISBN: 978-3-8366-4437-2
Herstellung: Diplomica® Verlag GmbH, Hamburg, 2010
Zugl. Hochschule Bremen (FH), Bremen, Deutschland, Diplomarbeit, 2009
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Preface
"Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to
make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be
done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to
be learned; and however early a man`s training begins, it is probably
the last lesson that he learns thoroughly."
- Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895)
The famous fellow of charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley, British
biologist and educationalist, pointed out the urge for education,
enabling oneself to choose appropriate behaviour in specific
situations without long considerations. This competency is of a
paramount importance for nautical officers and calls for particular
consideration.
During the daily watch routine the conning officer continuously has
to cope with situations that require quick reactions and decisions
for the accurate actions. The best education and constant training
are the essential means to give nautical personnel the self-
assuredness to handle these every-day challenges and to act
safely under exceptionally perilous circumstances.
Inspired by own trips to ice-affected waters and the fascination of
ship handling in these conditions, I decided to cover this topic within
this diploma thesis. Therefore - seeing the need for special training
and the run on polar seaways I chose to develop a training course
for officers working on ice-going vessels.
The educational structures have changed in the course of the past
and e-learning concepts have experienced a huge upswing. These
technologies are particularly suitable for training on-board ships
due to the independence of place and time.
The heavy-lift specialist Beluga Shipping has come up with
innovative concepts in the past and is still conducting pioneering
studies covering all aspects of the shipping market.
II
Preface
Two ice-strengthened company vessels successfully transited the
Northern Sea route this summer. My thank goes to all people at
Beluga Shipping who supported me with this work.
furthermore my gratitude goes to capt. Willi Wittig, MSc, and
capt. Prof. Peter Irminger from the University of applied Sciences,
Bremen, for mentoring this thesis and giving interesting influence in
all contexts.
I decided to use the english language for this thesis, owed to
the internationality of the shipping industry and multi-national
mixture of crews doing their service on ships all around the globe.
Orthography and grammar are based on the Oxford advanced
Learner's Dictionary in its latest edition.
Benedikt funke
Bremen, 13. November 2009
III.
Preface
II
contents
IV
abbreviations
V
figures
VI
1
Scope
1
2
Objectives and Procedure
3
3
Ice Navigation
4
3.1 Special Training requirements
4
3.1.1 Navigational circumstances
5
3.1.2 regulatory circumstances
6
3.1.3 Working circumstances
6
3.2 current Situation
7
3.2.1 Traffic Situation
7
3.2.2 educational Situation
8
3.3 Perspective
9
4
e-Learning
11
4.1 Definitions
11
4.1.1 Didactical formats
11
4.1.2 Learning Management Systems
12
4.2 applications
13
4.3 advantages and Disadvantages
15
4.4 conclusion
16
5
Training Module
18
5.1 Technical Specifications
18
5.1.1 ILIaS
18
5.1.2 Programming
20
5.1.3 System requirements
20
5.2 Target Group
21
5.3 Structure and Subjects
22
5.3.1 Targets
22
5.3.2 Disposition and content
22
5.3.3 Didactical Structure
23
5.3.4 Tests
24
5.4 Layout
24
5.4.1 Page concept and Navigation
25
5.4.2 Text
26
5.4.3 Illustration
27
6
conclusion and Perspective
29
Bibliography
31
appendix
37
appendix a: Training Module Ice Navigation on cD
38
appendix B: complementary diagrams
39
cONTeNTS
IV.
capt.
captain
cBT
computer Based Training
cD
compact Disc
cf.
confer
cSS
cascading Style Sheet
DNV
Det Norske Veritas
Dr.
Doktor (German: PhD)
et al.
et alii
HS
Hochschule (German: University of applied Sciences)
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
IaaTO
International association of antarctica Tour
Operators
ibid.
ibidem
IMO
International Maritime association
Ing.
Ingenieur (German: Degreed engineer)
IPTS
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
LMS
Learning Management System
MarPOL
International convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships
MMcc
Media competence center (HS Bremen)
NSr
Northern Sea route
NWP
North West Passage
Pc
Personal computer
q.v.
quod vide
SeMIcS
Smart electronic Maritime Information and
communication Systems
STcW
Standards on Training, certification and
Watchkeeping
WBT
Web Based Training
aBBreVIaTIONS
V.
figure 1: MV Stena arctica, Ice-aframax-Tanker
4
figure 2: rV "Polarstern" at rothera Base, antarctica
8
figure 3: arctic seaways
9
figure 4: Media-didactical approaches
12
figure 5: Schematic Idea of Blended Learning
16
figure 6: aULIS Personal Desktop
19
figure 7: Learning Module: Page Layout
25
figure 8: Illustrating role models
27
fIGUreS
VI.
ScOPe
1 // Scope
advanced vocational training and continuous learning is needed to
excel other competitors on the job market, and is contributing to
self-satisfaction.
1
regarding the shipping crisis it should therefore
be deemed crucial for nautical officers in order to qualify for
special market segments aloof of the mostly affected container
shipping.
from a companies' point of view the crisis should be considered
as a chance for internal restructuring, thus gaining competitive
advantages for the future. according to results from this year's
human resources trade fair PerSONaL2009, well directed
personnel development during the depression will give a return on
investment by preventing skill shortage in the long run.
2
One chance of specialisation for nautical officers can be seen
in the field of ice-navigation which is becoming more and more
important due to the opening of arctic seaways. according to the
experience of columbia Ship Management
3
it has always been a
problem to find skilled officers for this domain.
4
Observing the
development of Polar traffic and presuming an increase during the
next decades lets it seem advisable to gather early experience in
this field, in order to become a highly qualified officer until the
demand on the job market rises.
additional nautical qualifications are obtained through practical
experience and interaction on special operating ships and have to
be consolidated by instructed courses and self-studying. e-learning
in all of its facets offers very suitable ways, guiding through these
studies.
1
cf. Hartmann (2007), chapter 4.4.
2
cf. spring Messe Management (2009).
3
responsible crewing agency for cruise companies operating
arctic and antarctic waters. (e.g. Hapag-Lloyd cruises).
4
Natke (2009), conversation on 26.09.2009.
01
ScOPe
The research for this work was focused on two issues: e-Learning
and its advantages for on-board training on the one hand, and the
required proficiencies for a safe ice-navigator on the other hand. This
written composition mainly copes with the qualities of e-learning,
while the results of the study on ice-navigation topics can be found
in the computer based training attached to this work.
5
5
appendix a; also: https://www.aulis.hs-bremen.de/
ilias.php?baseclass=ilLMPresentationGUI&ref
_id=141649.
02
2 // Objectives and Procedure
The thesis at hand is intended to provide a commentary on the
compilation and development of a computer based training
module (cBT) for the schooling of
students and nautical officers
responsible for the watch on ice-going vessels according to the
Norwegian proposal for "Training requirements for ships operating
in ice-co
vered waters".
6
at the beginning the need for special ice-navigation training and
its requirements will be outlined and discussed regarding today's
situation and an outlook to future aspects.
The subsequent part is concerned with e-learning standards
and systems including their didactical structure and typical
application.
a transfer
of the before mentioned concepts to the learning
module concerned by this thesis will be conducted in the following
and the technical principles, structure and layout of the cBT will
be described.
finally, a conclusion and perspective on computer based training on
board in general and this Ice-Navigation module in particular will
be drawn.
6
International Maritime Organization (2008)
OBJecTIVeS aND PrOceDUre
03
3 // Ice Navigation
Navigation in ice-affected waters has been a demanding task
for polar discoverers throughout centuries and still is for sailors
nowadays.
Figure 1: MV Stena Arctica, Ice-Aframax-Tanker
Conny Wickberg, Stena Bulk
7
In the following the resulting special training requirements will be
defined concisely, pursued by a synopsis of the current ice-traffic
and educational situation along with a perspective to increasing
polar traffic and future regulatory amendments.
3.1 // Special Training requirements
Since nautical officers working on ice-going vessels are confronted
to diverse u
nordinary tasks, additional qualifications are
indispensable to safe navigation.
This chapter solely provides a brief rundown of these qualifications,
since the topics and necessary proficiencies can be found in a more
sophisticated approach in the learning module and its disposition.
8
7
http://www.stenabulk.com/Global/Press/Images/JPG
_600/
aframax%20Ice/afraarc-184-10-600x.jpg [as of 06.10.09].
8
Q.v. chapter 5.2.
Ice NaVIGaTION
04
3.1.1 // Navigational circumstances
Incidents with ice, especially when unexpected, can have disastrous
consequences. Not only the well-known accidents of the Titanic
from 1912 in the Northern atlantic, or the explorer in antarctica in
2007, have shown the immense dangers of polar ice. Both vessels
sank after a collision with an ice-berg. Besides structural and
technical deficiencies, the two accidents also resulted from human
errors and false estimations of the potential dangers.
9
To prevent such accidents when approaching ice-infested waters,
knowledge and correct interpretation of the ice conditions is
the base of safe voyage planning. Therefore, mariners have to be
familiarised with ice types, stages of development and means of
gathering ice-information. The navigational officer should then be
able to adopt these particulars to the existent passage plan in
accordance with the master's decisions in order to determine the
safest track or to entirely avoid the ice.
10
Once the vessel has to enter ice-covered waters it is the
conning officer's duty to handle the ship's engine and helm in an
appropriate way to keep the vessel free of harm. awareness of
the own vessel's ice class as well as steering characteristics and
implications in manoeuvrability through ice hence have to be part
of a well trained officer's ken.
as most coastal states affected by ice during wintertime set up
ice-breaking services, establishing ice-breaker and tug assistance
can become part of winter operations. This calls for particular
instructions to towing techniques and standardised communications.
regarding the current increase of polar traffics, officers should
also get used to high-latitude errors of technical equipment as
well as limitations of nautical charts due to polar projection.
9
cf. cummings (2009) and Liberian Bureau of Maritime
affairs (2009), p. 59.
10
cf. Buysse (2007), p. 12f.
Ice NaVIGaTION
05
Details
- Seiten
- Erscheinungsform
- Originalausgabe
- Jahr
- 2009
- ISBN (eBook)
- 9783836644372
- DOI
- 10.3239/9783836644372
- Dateigröße
- 1.8 MB
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Institution / Hochschule
- Hochschule Bremen – Natur und Technik, Studiengang Nautik / Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieur für Seeverkehr
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2010 (März)
- Note
- 1,0
- Schlagworte
- eisnavigation schiffsführung arktis
