HELM Management

This course is designed to promote the skills needed to lead an organisation. It is also aimed at those not following the officer career path but working in a role that impacts the delivery of onboard or shore-based operations.

1. Principles of the Human Element, Leadership, and Management
   • Understand and differentiate between the principles of the Human Element, Leadership, and Management.
2. Managing and Mitigating Safety Risks
   • Recognise, reflect on, and take steps to mitigate risks and avoid safety incidents.
   • Manage reports to ensure the same.
3. Managing Performance Influencing Factors (PIFs)
   • Identify and manage Performance Influencing Factors.
4. Positive Teamwork
   • Demonstrate leadership and management skills.
   • Create conditions for effective teamwork and demonstrate communication skills.
5. Human Element within Safety Culture: Policies and Procedures
   • Evaluate and implement relevant policies and procedures.
6. Organisational Culture
   • Debate the evolution and impact of organisational culture on safety.
   • Identify personal responsibilities as an influencer of that culture.
7. Shipboard Resource Management
   • Manage self, others, workload, resources, and machinery/equipment.
   • Ensure team progression and understand human-system interaction.

The instructor uses lectures, case studies, and team exercises, which form part of the assessment, to encourage future Masters and Chief Engineers to think about how to build a safe and effective team.