Overview:
The MCA approved Human Element, Leadership and Management (Management Level) course provides Masters and Senior Officers with the knowledge, understanding, skills, and tools to manage and lead crew aboard effectively. This course will use a mixture of group facilitation, group exercises and discussion. The course encourages participation, sharing of best practice, knowledge and experiences.
This training focuses on developing the candidates understanding of the impact of human error and enhancing leadership and management skills. The course covers:
- understanding of the human element;
- application of regulations, policy and procedure as a leader;
- the role of leader and manager;
- workload and resource management;
- effective communication;
- teamwork and managing teams;
- assertiveness and leadership;
- situational awareness; and,
- decision making.
Prerequisites:
For enrolment in this course, candidates must:
- hold a valid Deck or Engine Certificate of Competency at Operational level; and,
- have completed the Human Element, Leadership and Management (HELM) (Operational Level) course.
Duration:
This is a theory-based course covered in 5 days.