The three day programme focuses on the key leadership and people management skills, needed to provide managers with tools to develop motivated teams, ensure effective communication, and encourage behavioural change.

Who should attend?

This workshop is designed for the onboard management team, who wish to fully embrace modern leadership and people management to achieve improved safety and performance on the ship.

Key content

  • Your role as an effective member of the onboard management team

  • Understanding the roles of the captain and officers

  • The process of management

  • Effective leadership of your onboard team

  • The importance of clear objectives

  • Promoting a safety culture on board

  • Management style

  • High performance teams

  • Managing different cultures

  • Case study - The safe team

  • Managing people

  • Managing difficult situations

  • Improving communication

  • The importance of morale within your fleet

  • Leading the ship

Your future development

Following attendance on the course the delegate will have:

  • a real understanding of management, leadership and accountability and by developing their personal leadership skills will be able to improve the effectiveness of their operation in meeting the best practice requirements of the industry.

The workshop will also assist in developing conformity with OCIMF's Tanker Management Self Assessment (TMSA) programme.

Previous experience

None required.