Human Element Leadership and Management, 3rd Edition, 2022

This publication provides criteria for the development of courses to deliver training in human element leadership and management, in accordance with international regulations for seafarer training.

The aim of this publication is to help create training courses that provide Masters and officers with the necessary knowledge, understanding and proficiency to safely and efficiently manage the ship’s resources and personnel. Training courses developed in line with this criteria will cover:

• At operational level: the mandatory requirements relevant to the application of leadership and teamworking skills and, when combined with tasks within the deck and engineer officer Training Record Books (TRB), to bridge and engine-room resource management
• at management level: the mandatory requirements relevant to the use of leadership and managerial skills.

The specifications described in this document have been developed by the Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) in conjunction with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and satisfy MCA requirements for approved training.

Section One Introduction

Annex A Conditions for MCA approval of short courses

Annex B Guidance on teaching approaches

Section Two Operational Level

Annex C Assessment requirements – HELM O

Annex D Qualifications of instructors and assessors – HELM O

Annex E Facilities and equipment specification – HELM O

Annex F Specimen certificate – HELM O

Annex G Specimen certificate of attendance

Annex H STCW Code: Tables A-II/1, A-III/1, A-III/6 and applicable to A-II/3 competence

Section Three Management Level

Annex I Assessment requirements – HELM M

Annex J Qualifications of instructors and assessors – HELM M

Annex K Facilities and equipment specification – HELM M

Annex L Specimen certificate – HELM M

Annex M Specimen certificate of attendance

Annex N STCW Code: Tables A-II/1, A-III/1, A-III/6 and A-II/3

Annex O Guidance for using theories, frameworks, tools and models in HELM courses

MNTB

The Merchant Navy Training Board is the shipping industry’s central body for promoting and developing sector specific education, training and skills.

https://mntb.org.uk/