APPLYING OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS IN THE MARITIME ACADEMIC

Training process in maritime field has two major components designed for the development of theoretical and practical knowledge and skills, offering graduates a double qualification at the end of studies as maritime officers and engineer in transportation. This option of having double qualification and also the possibility to activate in many connected fields involves a complex teaching and training process that uses new and advanced technology as simulators, computerized programs and interconnections with economical sectors. Present paper describes the way of using these new teaching methods in maritime educational system in order to provide better specialists at an international required level for maritime transportation field and connective business sector. The results obtained at Maritime University in Constanta have shown, in accordance to international statistics, a decreasing of collisions in simulated environment with over 60 percents that will considerably improve safety on sea extrapolated in real conditions.