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Engine Resource Management

Engine Resource Management

£75.00Price

Enter the realm of operational excellence with this one-hour immersive Engineering Resource Management (ERM) module. A dynamic approach where strategic planning and efficient allocation of resources converge, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and sustainability within the engine room.

 

Duration

60 Minutes

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Experience Level

Managment, operational and support

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Category

Engineering Operations

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Sector

Maritime

  • Course Summary

    Enter the realm of operational excellence with this one-hour immersive Engineering Resource Management (ERM) module. A dynamic approach where strategic planning and efficient allocation of resources converge, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and sustainability within the engine room.


    The module includes content on the following key areas:

    • ERM Principles, roles and requirements
    • Cultural Awareness
    • Communication
    • The Human Factor
    • Theory
    • Situational Awareness
    • Decision Making
    • The Impact of Stress and Fatigue


    With insights from existing research and proven ERM strategies, this module features an optimal mix of content formats to engage participants. By the end of the module, participants will be equipped with the ERM competencies required to coordinate crews, avoid mishaps, handle emergencies, and support the well-being of personnel.

  • Learning Outcomes

    • Explain what ERM is and why it is important
    • Identify the human resources and managerial skills necessary for enhancing safety, efficiency, and contingency management on board
    • Describe the ways of developing human resource and managerial skills 
    • Recognise the need for developing a positive attitude, to make the best utilisation of the knowledge and skills available
    • Explain the Human factor Theory and human limitations within ERM
    • Explain the importance of planning and prioritisation within ERM
    • Discuss the various communication techniques and principles for effective ERM
       
    • Recognise the importance of soft skills within ERM:
      • Leadership
      • Teamwork
      • Assertiveness
      • Cultural awareness
         
    • Explain how resource management and effective decision-making is vital within ERM
    • Explain factors that contribute to good situational awareness and those that degrade situational awareness (e.g., complacency and human error)
    • Identify the dangers of fatigue and stress and identify support solutions 
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