Determinants of Delayed Shipboard Training
Determinants of the Delayed Shipboard Embarkation of MAAP Class 2010 -2013 Cadets
1CL Jean Dale H. Dizon
1CL Witt Cecil M. Vergara
Section Tokyo
Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific
Author Note 1cl Witt Cecil M. Vergara, College of Marine Engineering, section Tokyo, the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, General Santos City, Philippines; 1cl Jean Dale H. Dizon, College of Marine Engineering, section Tokyo, the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, General Santos City. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to 1cl Witt Cecil M. Vergara, College of Marine Engineering, section Tokyo, the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, General Santos City.
E-mail: cilver@rocketmail.com
Abstract
The recurrent delay in shipboard training embarkation of second class cadets of MAAP contributes a decline in the number of returning enrolees for the final academic year. This subsequently decreases the total strength of the supposed graduating class; a drawback in the academy’s vision of producing competent seafarers who will respond to the growing demand for maritime officers and engineers. It affects mainly the growth and development in the training and education of the cadets involved. This paper seeks for the contributing factors that cause the delay in the embarkation of MAAP cadets of class 2010-2013. It describes which events and situations are common to the majority of reported cases. It discusses the grounds for the occurrence of these factors and the effects of shipboard embarkation delay in the cadets’ training both onboard and in readmission to MAAP. Records from the Department of Shipboard Training of the concerned classes, firsthand information gathered from the affected midshipmen were analyzed to determine the common causes of the delay in shipboard training embarkation. The information assessed was used to find out the effects in the students training and subsequently provide recommendations in
1CL Jean Dale H. Dizon
1CL Witt Cecil M. Vergara
Section Tokyo
Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific
Author Note 1cl Witt Cecil M. Vergara, College of Marine Engineering, section Tokyo, the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, General Santos City, Philippines; 1cl Jean Dale H. Dizon, College of Marine Engineering, section Tokyo, the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, General Santos City. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to 1cl Witt Cecil M. Vergara, College of Marine Engineering, section Tokyo, the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, General Santos City.
E-mail: cilver@rocketmail.com
Abstract
The recurrent delay in shipboard training embarkation of second class cadets of MAAP contributes a decline in the number of returning enrolees for the final academic year. This subsequently decreases the total strength of the supposed graduating class; a drawback in the academy’s vision of producing competent seafarers who will respond to the growing demand for maritime officers and engineers. It affects mainly the growth and development in the training and education of the cadets involved. This paper seeks for the contributing factors that cause the delay in the embarkation of MAAP cadets of class 2010-2013. It describes which events and situations are common to the majority of reported cases. It discusses the grounds for the occurrence of these factors and the effects of shipboard embarkation delay in the cadets’ training both onboard and in readmission to MAAP. Records from the Department of Shipboard Training of the concerned classes, firsthand information gathered from the affected midshipmen were analyzed to determine the common causes of the delay in shipboard training embarkation. The information assessed was used to find out the effects in the students training and subsequently provide recommendations in