ENGINE ROOM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -- 2
COPING WITH STRESS:-
The personnel on board the ship are burned with the magnitude of work due to reduced crew strength on ship. This along with fear of doing something wrong, differences among various people and lack of sleep may lead to tremendous amount of stress in the personnel. Living away from home for months together compounds this problem many folds. It is the duty of chief engineer to ensure that his staff do not get over stressed. This can be done by encouraging better in the personal relation. Praising person for his good job. Briefing them how to avoid mistakes and delegating work so that nobody is overburdened. In addition to all these, talking personally to people, engaging about their family, and other personal matter sometimes help in keeping environment cool and thereby reducing the chance of over stressing. Music, art etc are forms of physical diversion for stressed individual.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE:-
Each and every person should be allotted his duties in case of different types of emergencies. All personnel should be educated about their duties and responsibilities. Same to be practiced during drills, performance assessed and shortcoming addressed. Also during drills the importance of team work is emphasized which motivates people in acting faster and in organized manner in any kind of emergency. The response time to be noted and brainstorming sessions held to discuss means to improve response.
HUMAN RESOURCE QUALITY ASSURANCE:-
Shipping companies are very particular while recruiting personnel for deployment on their ships. The background of person is known, his qualification and last company records are checked. Their skills are tested before employing them. These techniques are really working and quality of personnel on board is getting better day by day. An individual is also assessed and appraised on board. On board training helps to improve individual overall competence.
The personnel on board the ship are burned with the magnitude of work due to reduced crew strength on ship. This along with fear of doing something wrong, differences among various people and lack of sleep may lead to tremendous amount of stress in the personnel. Living away from home for months together compounds this problem many folds. It is the duty of chief engineer to ensure that his staff do not get over stressed. This can be done by encouraging better in the personal relation. Praising person for his good job. Briefing them how to avoid mistakes and delegating work so that nobody is overburdened. In addition to all these, talking personally to people, engaging about their family, and other personal matter sometimes help in keeping environment cool and thereby reducing the chance of over stressing. Music, art etc are forms of physical diversion for stressed individual.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE:-
Each and every person should be allotted his duties in case of different types of emergencies. All personnel should be educated about their duties and responsibilities. Same to be practiced during drills, performance assessed and shortcoming addressed. Also during drills the importance of team work is emphasized which motivates people in acting faster and in organized manner in any kind of emergency. The response time to be noted and brainstorming sessions held to discuss means to improve response.
HUMAN RESOURCE QUALITY ASSURANCE:-
Shipping companies are very particular while recruiting personnel for deployment on their ships. The background of person is known, his qualification and last company records are checked. Their skills are tested before employing them. These techniques are really working and quality of personnel on board is getting better day by day. An individual is also assessed and appraised on board. On board training helps to improve individual overall competence.
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