Mariner training after COVID: Will online render ‘hands-on’ obsolete?

Mariner training after COVID: Will online render ‘hands-on’ obsolete?

An emerging trend before the pandemic, online training has now become a major element in maintaining and improving mariner skills almost everywhere — with consequences that so far seem to be mostly positive. Ukraine-based Danica Crewing Services recently conducted a broad survey of mariners that included questions about online training. Fifty-three percent of seafarers said they receive some sort of…
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