Attitudes and Management Skills

Attitudes and Management Skills

Training objectives:
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
o State the three truths,
o Recognise common hazardous thoughts and state their opposite safe thoughts,
o Recognise the role of Maritime Resource Management.

Specific Behavioural Objectives:

The team leader, including the pilot where relevant, shall:
1. Demonstrate the establishment of minimum standards of safety margins.
2. Recognise the importance of using all available human resources.
3. Identify any hazardous thoughts, for example:
I can do it
It wont happen to me
It wont make any difference
Its not my job

Dont tell me what to do

Weve always done it that way
Do something, quickly!

And work towards replacing them with their opposite safe thoughts:
Why take chances?
It could happen to me
Dont give in
Were all on the same ship

Follow the rules

Then its about time we changed
Not so fast, think

The team member shall:

1. Take action to see that minimum standards are established if they are not
volunteered by the team leader or pilot. If conning the vessel, the bridge team
member should take the initiative to put them in place.
2. Volunteer assistance when it appears that the team leader or pilot does not fully use
all his available human resources.
3. Recognise hazardous thoughts and work towards replacing them with safe
thoughts.

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Extracts from the CBT

The master is not using the available human resources.

There is really only one person on the bridge.

Three thruths:
1. The sea is dangerous
2. You cant change the laws of nature
3. We make mistakes

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Hazardous Thoughts:

We have always
done it that way
way!
Then it is about
time we change - is
there a better way?

I can do it!
Why take
chances ?
It will not happen
to me!
It could happen
to me!

Do something ,
quickly!
Not so fast, think !

It is not my job!

It will not make

any difference
Do not give
in!

Do not tell
me!
Follow the
rules!

We are all on
the same ship!

Team Discussion Questions:

1. What do you think are the most common hazardous thoughts in shipping?
- It wont happen to me!
- Dont tell me what to do!
- Do something quickly!
- I can do it!
- Weve always done it that way!
- It wont make any difference!
- Its not my job!

2. Do mariners sometimes deviate from the safest way of working?

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