Normative-Legal Aspects of Training the Future Officers of the Ukrainian Merchant Navy to Work in Extreme Situations

Abstract

Training the future officers of the Ukrainian Merchant Navy to work in extreme situations is an important scientific problem at the present stage of the higher education system development and the maritime sector activity in Ukraine. Today Ukraine needs highly skilled Merchant Navy officers who will be competent in a variety of professional situations. The consideration of the norms and requirements of domestic and international legislation in the maritime sector is a prerequisite for the preparation of the competitive, skilled specialist. The purpose of the article is the identification and analysis of domestic and international normative-legal documents concerning training of the future officers of the Ukrainian Merchant Navy to work in extreme situations. To conduct scientific research, such separate methods have been used as analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematization of scientific sources and regulatory documents for the identification and disclosure of key aspects of domestic and international legislation in the maritime sector in relation to training of the future officers of the Ukrainian Merchant Navy to work in extreme situations. Conclusions. The analysis of normative-legal aspects of training the future officers of the Ukrainian Merchant Navy to work in extreme situations gives fairly clear requirements for the qualification of such specialists. The compliance with international documents in the field of training marine specialists, due consideration in domestic legislation and in the work of maritime institutions of higher education will make it possible to prepare high-quality personnel in the field of merchant navy which will not only provide the industry with skilled personnel, but will also allow to raise qualitatively the level of private security of a key personnel and a crew, and the vessels’ survivability.