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EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPETENCE
However, the following findings were
identified:
KEY AREA 3
•
Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code
specifies
the
following
competences: “Plan and conduct a
passage and determine position”,
“Maintain a safe navigational
watch”, “Use of Radar and ARPA”,
“Use of ECDIS”, “Respond to
emergencies”, “Respond to a
distress signal at sea” and
“Manoeuvre the ship”. Table A-II/2
of the STCW Code specifies the
following competences: “Plan a
voyage and conduct navigation”,
“Determine position and the
accuracy of resultant position fix by
any means”, “Determine and allow
for compass errors”, “Coordinate
search and rescue operations”,
“Maintain safe navigation through
the use of information from
navigation
equipment
and
systems to assist command
decisions”,
“Maintain
safe
navigation through the use of
ECDIS and associated navigation
systems to assist command
decision making”, “Respond to
navigational emergencies” and
“Manoeuvre and handle a ship in all
conditions”.
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The simulator exercises developed for
the
practical
scenarios
that
addressed the
above-mentioned
competences specified under Tables
A-II/1 and A-II/2 of Sections A-II/1 and
A-II/2 of the STCW Code designed by
Protect Marine Deck and Engine
Officers of the Philippines and by
Integrated
Maritime
Practical
Assessment Center & Technical
Solutions, which had been approved
by the Board of Examiners, do not
cover the ‘assessment outcomes’
defined in the specifications of the
corresponding practical scenario.
These assessment outcomes are
associated with KUPs and criteria to
evaluate competence specified in the
tables of competence for the abovementioned competences.
