COURSE DETAILS
SCOPE
This 40-hour training course is FULLY REMOTE and conducted by instructor-led virtual training through Zoom. The course examination can be conducted in person or via our USCG-approved online testing platform.
Each student who successfully completes this course will have the knowledge and understanding to instruct and teach classes as their license permits.
The objectives of this course include:
- Planning and preparation of effective teaching and instruction
- Selection of appropriate methods of instruction and teaching materials
- Evaluation of the teaching and learning process
PREREQUISITES
Trainee instructors wishing to deliver training in the competence standards required by the STCW Convention should already have the necessary technical knowledge and be qualified in the task for which training is to be conducted.
For example:
- Trainee instructors intending to teach navigation will normally have had experience as deck officers
- Those wishing to teach marine engineering should be qualified engineers
This model course assumes that the trainee instructors are appropriately qualified in the technical aspects of their subjects. It would also be useful if at least some of the group of trainee instructors have had prior experience in training others.
CERTIFICATES
Any applicant who has successfully completed this course will satisfy the Train the Trainer and Assessor training requirements of:
- 46 CFR 10.402(b)(2)(iii)(A)
- 46 CFR 10.405(a)
- 46 CFR 10.407(c)(5)(i)
This course will also satisfy the requirements for instructors and assessors as stated in:
- Section A-I/6, paragraph 7, of the STCW Code, as amended 2010
- The guidance regarding Qualified Instructors as stated in NVIC 03-14
- The guidance regarding Qualified Assessors as stated in NVIC 19-14
