MOL launches onboard seafarer training programme for officer cadets
JAPAN's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has built additional training facilities and cabins on CADET training vessels to commence a new onboard training programme, called Cadet Actual Deployment for Education with Tutorial (CADET Training).
The programme will use a total of 15 CADET training vessels, comprising 10 containerships and five VLCCs. The maximum number of trainees per year is 330, with up to eight trainees per vessel in each programme. They will remain onboard for two to six months.
The training programme is suitable for cadets (officer candidates) aboard vessels that are already in service. This allows cadets to acquire basic safety education and individual guidance from onboard instructors to learn the skills required for their specific jobs, a company statement explained.
MOL has already started the programme in the tanker division, which is required to meet advanced safety standards. The programme uses two VLCCs and has 30 trainees. It plans to extend the training programme to containerships and other VLCCs.
The course is in line with the group's "GEAR UP! MOL" mid-term management plan which is based on the goal of achieving "Four Zeroes", namely, zero serious marine accidents, zero oil pollution incidents, zero fatal accidents, and zero serious cargo damage.
JAPAN's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has built additional training facilities and cabins on CADET training vessels to commence a new onboard training programme, called Cadet Actual Deployment for Education with Tutorial (CADET Training).
The programme will use a total of 15 CADET training vessels, comprising 10 containerships and five VLCCs. The maximum number of trainees per year is 330, with up to eight trainees per vessel in each programme. They will remain onboard for two to six months.
The training programme is suitable for cadets (officer candidates) aboard vessels that are already in service. This allows cadets to acquire basic safety education and individual guidance from onboard instructors to learn the skills required for their specific jobs, a company statement explained.
MOL has already started the programme in the tanker division, which is required to meet advanced safety standards. The programme uses two VLCCs and has 30 trainees. It plans to extend the training programme to containerships and other VLCCs.
The course is in line with the group's "GEAR UP! MOL" mid-term management plan which is based on the goal of achieving "Four Zeroes", namely, zero serious marine accidents, zero oil pollution incidents, zero fatal accidents, and zero serious cargo damage.