Shipping’s training ecosystem is straining under accelerating change, with senior figures warning that operational pressures, shrinking manning levels and a compliance culture are eroding seafarer competence.
Although companies acknowledge the need for reform, few agree on how to achieve it. Across interviews for Seafarers magazine, a common thread runs through every conversation: training is too time-hungry, too detached from daily shipboard work, and too focused on ticking regulatory boxes.
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