Train-the-Trainer Course on Energy Efficient Operation of Ships

Clive  Cole; Daniel  Moon; Michael  Baldauf; Takeshi  Nakazawa; Anne  Pazaver; Aykut I.  Ölçer; Raphaël  Baumler

doi:10.4236/ajcc.2014.34035

Raphaël Baumler, Aykut I. Ölçer^*, Anne Pazaver, Takeshi Nakazawa, Michael Baldauf, Daniel Moon, Clive Cole

Abstract: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) expanded, in 2011, its air emissions control regulations by encouraging energy efficiency and added them to MARPOL Annex VI. To assist national implementation of these new regulations, the IMO-KOICA partnership sponsored the development of a Train-the-Trainer (TTT) project on energy efficient operation of ships. The first project objective was to develop a comprehensive training package, which covers company policy and shipping contracts, port/ship interaction, ship technical solutions and day-to-day ship management. The second objective was to enhance capacity building in developing countries by creating a pool of instructors able to raise awareness in their respective regions using the dedicated training material. During each session, pedagogic support tools backed the content delivery. Forty-one participants from thirty-two countries attended two sessions of the TTT course. The TTT training formula, blending content and pedagogics, demonstrated its efficiency by committing and challenging each participant during the entire course. The outcome of the final day assessment showed that participants captured the essence of the issues and were able to absorb the basics of pedagogy to support the distribution of the training content and spread awareness. Know-how gained through TTT will contribute to the advancement of knowledge in promoting sustainable maritime transport development as advanced by the IMO. It is the authors’ strong belief that the way that the TTT course is designed, developed and delivered provides unique benefits for the participants and their countries.

Keywords: GHG Emissions, Capacity Building, Energy Efficiency, International Shipping, Developing Countries, Education and Training, Environmental Sustainability

Cite this paper: Baumler, R. , Ölçer, A. , Pazaver, A. , Nakazawa, T. , Baldauf, M. , Moon, D. and Cole, C. (2014) Train-the-Trainer Course on Energy Efficient Operation of Ships. American Journal of Climate Change, 3, 404-412. doi: 10.4236/ajcc.2014.34035.

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