Simulated Voyages Using Simulation Technology to Train and License Mariners (1996) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix C: Professional Licensing Infrastructure for U.S. Merchant Mariners
Appendix C: Professional Licensing Infrastructure for U.S. Merchant Mariners
Pages 204-210
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The consistency of the examinations varied with the licensing examiner's ability to organize and correlate question content, level, and difficulty and attitude toward the individual being tested Examinations also varied among licensing examiners. The number of questions given varied from 5 to about 20, depending on the topic.
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The U.S. Coast Guard was partially responsible for the existence of such ponies through its failure to conduct timely revisions to eliminate obsolete, ambiguous, and incorrect questions.
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Nautical Credentials of USCG Marine Licensing Officials The nautical expertise of marine licensing officials is an important consideration in applying marine simulation to professional regulation. The marine licensing authority must either maintain adequate resident expertise to fully administer the program or find alternative sources of expertise for the same purpose.
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Determining the actual status of USCG nautical expertise is not easily accomplished because the agency does not maintain automated databases that would permit the agency to determine the nautical qualifications of the merchant marine and sea service of individuals who conduct marine licensing at regional examination centers. An informal survey of 36 military personnel and civilian employees that administer the marine licensing program at USCG Headquarters in Washington, D.C., determined that 23 percent had prior sea-service experience in either the USCG or the merchant marine and 17 held merchant marine licenses.
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Radar observer training, as it is presently used, has been criticized by many within the marine community and piloting profession because the requirement has not kept pace with the change in radar technology, especially with respect to automated radar plotting aids. Furthermore, the effectiveness of radar observer certification has not been evaluated empirically with respect to knowledge and skill requirements, the degree to which these skills are reinforced or refreshed during actual operations, and the frequency and nature of part-task training that is necessary to restore degraded knowledge and skills.
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In particular, the report recommends development of "performance standards for a high current/tight quarters maneuvering simulator training program" and a requirement to complete such a "simulator training and testing program as a prerequisite for issuance of a Western Rivers OUTV." The state of practice in computer-based simulation of inland towboat operations, especially for large barge flotillas, is not identified. The training resources that are currently available to support the training of inland towing vessel operators is the same infrastructure that is used for masters, mates, and pilots.
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. In November 1994, the agency published its course-approval policy guidance, which strongly encourages simulation training and provides general criteria for the granting of seatime equivalency.
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