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This lack of records means that those
MHEIs are unable to track the
activities and, eventually, ensure
compliance with the requirements of
the STCW Code, particularly those
concerning quality standards and
suitability of the simulator exercises
for the specified learning objectives.
Moreover, the Baliwag Maritime
Academy, the Philippine Merchant
Marine School, the Our Lady of
Fatima University and the PMI
Colleges do not provide evidence, i.e.,
records, demonstrating that the
simulator
exercises
are
systematically tested to ensure their
suitability for the specified training
objectives, as required by Section AI/12.7.7 of the STCW Code.
Hence, these MHEIs do not comply
with the requirements of the Section
A-I/12.7.7 and therefore, they do not
ensure that the simulator exercises
are suitable for the specified learning
objectives.
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Section A-I/12.7.7 STCW requires that in
conducting
mandatory
simulator
training instructors shall ensure that
simulator exercises are designed and
tested so as to ensure their suitability
for the specified training objectives.
During the inspection, it was found that
the simulator exercises approved by
the PMI Colleges for the ECDIS course
were described insufficiently since
the training objectives, scenario
description and performance and
assessment
criteria
were
not
specified. The PMI Colleges do not
ensure the implementation of an
appropriate
simulator
exercise
design and approval procedure.
