Published: December 2022
Author: Merchant Navy Training Board
The aim of this publication is to help create training courses that provide Masters and officers with the necessary knowledge, understandingand proficiency to safely and efficiently manage the ship’s resources and personnel. Training courses developed in line with this criteria will cover:
- At operational level: the mandatory requirements relevant to the application of leadership and teamworking skills and, when combined with tasks within the deck and engineer officer Training Record Books (TRB), to bridge and engine-room resource management
- at management level: the mandatory requirements relevant to the use of leadership and managerial skills.
The specifications described in this document have been developed by the Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) in conjunction with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and satisfy MCA requirements for approved training.
Content
Section One Introduction
Annex A Conditions for MCA approval of short courses
Annex B Guidance on teaching approaches
Section Two Operational Level
Annex C Assessment requirements – HELM O
Annex D Qualifications of instructors and assessors – HELM O
Annex E Facilities and equipment specification – HELM O
Annex F Specimen certificate – HELM O
Annex G Specimen certificate of attendance
Annex H STCW Code: Tables A-II/1, A-III/1, A-III/6 and applicable to A-II/3 competence
Section Three Management Level
Annex I Assessment requirements – HELM M
Annex J Qualifications of instructors and assessors – HELM M
Annex K Facilities and equipment specification – HELM M
Annex L Specimen certificate – HELM M
Annex M Specimen certificate of attendance
Annex N STCW Code: Tables A-II/1, A-III/1, A-III/6 and A-II/3
Annex O Guidance for using theories, frameworks, tools and models in HELM courses
