Seaman's Guide to Human Factors, Leadership, and Personnel Management

Training and certification for Seafarers has been founded on technical aspects, but maybe the most important thing to do aboard a ship is dealing with people. This book, written with seamen in mind, covers areas of expertise that every officer should know to improve motivation, engagement, teamwork, and conflict handling; in short, to be a leader. This book also covers the new requirements for every officer or merchant marine and can be used in courses on this topic. It focuses on seafarers` needs and the language used, avoiding the excessive use of psychological terms, yet keeping the accuracy.

Features

• Covers new requirements for every Merchant Marine Officer
• Written for and by a seaman, with the accuracy of a psychologist
• Presents knowledge on how to improve motivation, engagement, teamwork, and conflict handling
• Includes how to manage people in emergency situations and avoid the loss of lives, like the disaster of Costa Concordia and Estonia