Influences of Maritime Education and Training Quality to Maritime Security

Abstract

Human factor is the most important factor that influences maritime security, and the quality of maritime education and training influences maritime seafarer's integrated qualities in the future directly. All of the maritime education and training institutions have established their own quality standard system according to International Maritime Organization (IMO) STCW (78/95) code, which is being used to manage the process of maritime education and training and ensure the quality of maritime education effectively at present in China. This paper studies on how the quality of the MET (maritime education and training) influences maritime security, evaluates the function of quality standard system which ensures quality of maritime education. At the same time, establishes the initial model for the factors of maritime education that influences maritime security. Based on the spot check data, expatiates on the present situation of China maritime education. Finally, aiming at the features of China maritime education, some advice is brought forward to changing the present situation of the MET.