Onboard mentoring in the maritime industry goes beyond traditional training by providing personalized guidance and support based on mentorship. It is crucial for both upward and downward hierarchical structures, fostering growth and knowledge transfer among crew members.
Efficient management of mentors as valuable assets is essential, emphasizing clear communication, goal setting, and continuous feedback. Improving mentoring practices at sea enhances crew performance, retention, and overall operational effectiveness in maritime environments.
The course delves into essential mentoring principles, examining the roles and traits of mentors, challenges faced during onboard mentoring, effective strategies to tackle them, and approaches to cultivate a mentoring culture.
Highlights:
The objective of this course is to highlight the importance of mentoring in maritime environments, the essential mentoring principles, and methods for fostering a mentoring culture.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Comprehend the concept of onboard mentoring and its impact on career development.
- Identify mentoring challenges and how to formulate effective strategies and develop approaches to overcome them.
- Recognize the significance of a mentoring culture on board by implementing supportive systems and assessing their effectiveness in accomplishing organizational objectives.
Legislation & References:
- Industry Best Practices
- Clutterbuck, D. (2014). Everyone Needs a Mentor. 5th ed. London: Chartered Institute of Personal and Development.
- Coaching and mentoring network. (2017). “What are Coaching and Mentoring?”. Available at: https://new.coachingnetwork.org.uk/information-portal/what-are-coaching-and-mentoring/
- SOLENT University. (2019). “Mentoring Seafarers – A report for the ITF Seafarers.” Available at: https://www.solent.ac.uk/research-innovation-enterprise/documents/mentoring-seafarers-report-june-2019.pdf
- US Office of Personnel Management. (2008). Best Practices: Mentoring.
Duration: 30 minutes
Who should attend: Αll seafarers regardless of department and rank.
Approval: ABS
