Course in Ship Masters' Command & Control

Ships today are extremely expensive and therefore are operated and managed more and more with zero error tolerance. The approach of trial and error is not acceptable any more as mistakes are costly both directly and indirectly. The commercial pressures on the master are exhaustive. Furthermore shipping today is rather overregulated and various agencies are constantly visiting ships for inspections and reinspections to ensure compliance with these regulations. The reduction in ships' complement and the presence of multi-nationals on board require the senior shipboard staff, especially the master to possess not only professional competence but also excellent personnel management qualities. This program is aimed at providing necessary inputs to take care of these demands on the master. After successfully completing this program the masters would be able to carry out the assigned duties more efficiently. Similarly, this program would be extremely beneficial to the chief officers who would thereafter be better equipped to take over the command of a vessel.