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Course Information

2.1 Duration ^

Duration of course is 60 days.

2.2 Course Approval ^

A qualitative assessment of a course success can be carried out by considering each of the following factors individually:

(1) Course Location - Is the course easy to get to and are there sufficient transportation amenities for the course? Examples of this would be sufficient parking places, or whether convenient buses are available to transport the students to the school without difficulty and get them home afterwards especially if the classes continue after supper?

(2) Compliance With Course Equipment Requirements - Does the course have all the equipment required for the course? What state is the equipment in and is it all serviceable? Is there an adequate provision made for storage, care and maintenance? The latter question is most important when viewing Marine Security provided equipment.

(3) Qualified Instructors - What are the individual instructor qualifications? They must be provided in detail. All coursers require an instructor who has obtained some qualification as an instructor which is acceptable to this office, or can be improved upon within a specific agreed to time frame, with a commitment form the school. Simply being a subject matter expert for the technical detail of the course is not enough.

(4) Teaching Environment and Facilities - Are the classrooms large enough? Are they well lighted? Does the class size meet the minimum requirements and not exceed the maximum? Are there a sufficient number of appropriate training aids? Is the practical portion (if appropriate) carried out in a suitable location with all the necessary layout and amenities? How many hours a day do the students attend classes? Is it comfortable or is the day too long?

(5) Compliance with Course Content - Has the course been properly developed in terms of content, objectives and lesson plans? Is this detail in compliance with the minimum requirements of the TP document. Compare it with the TP document with special attention to any changes made to the requirements by the school. Are all the references available to the candidates and the instructors? For any other course, does the content conform to that submitted to this office for course approval? Does the course follow the schedule?

(6) Course Delivery Evaluation - How is the course delivered? Does it comply fully with the lesson plans? This should be an assessment of how effectively the course is being delivered to the students and includes instructor techniques and their understanding and presentation of the material, generic training aids, etc., and also how the school measures this. A sample of the school course evaluation sheet may be of use here. This phase could occupy up to 40% of the course duration.

(7) Course Reception Evaluation - How effectively was the course received by the students, and how was this measured by the instructors? A review of tests or performance checks as well as an interview of a student or two may be of assistance here.

(8) Course Administration - What are the reporting procedures for course completion to Ship Safety? If an EXN-24 is issued, is it being handled in a correct administrative manner

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