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ISSN 2083-6473
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				Editor-in-Chief
				
				Associate Editor
				Prof. Tomasz Neumann
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			Considerations on Maritime Watch Keeping Officers' Vocational Training
							
							
								1 Constanta Maritime University, Constanța, Romania
							
							
							ABSTRACT: The activities on the board of the ships are based on competences and skills. In order to have competent people, you must to create them. This is the role of the maritime training system, to create competent persons for the maritime field. Part of this system is the vocational training for the deck officers. Maybe the most important role of the vocational system is to create competences based on the previous skills and knowledge acquired during the practice period on the board of the ship.
							KEYWORDS: Maritime Education and Training (MET), STCW Implementation, MET System in Romania, Officer of the Watch (OOW), Maritime Training System, Vocational Training, Watchkeeping 
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							Citation note:
							Stan L.C., Buzbuchi N.: Considerations on Maritime Watch Keeping Officers' Vocational Training. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 533-536, 2012
			
							
							
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