Description

Develop the knowledge, instructional skills and practical competence required to design, deliver, assess and improve professional maritime training.

Training Course for Instructors – IMO Model Course 6.09 is a substantial instructor-development programme for maritime instructors, assessors, subject-matter experts and operational leaders involved in seafarer training.

The programme uses the IMO Model Course 6.09 framework as a professional programme reference and combines structured instructional learning with verified practical activities. Participants therefore do more than study teaching theory — they develop and demonstrate the ability to apply instructor-development principles in realistic maritime training contexts.

The course is built around competence-based maritime instruction, with emphasis on safe, observable and standards-based performance rather than classroom recall alone. The programme progresses from instructor responsibilities and adult learning through needs analysis, lesson design, facilitation, assessment and continuous improvement.

60-Hour Programme Framework

The IMO Model Course 6.09 framework provides a suggested programme of:

24 hours of instructional learning

36 hours of practical activity

Total programme framework: 60 hours

Completion of online theory or quizzes alone does not constitute completion of the full programme. Practical activities must also be completed and verified in accordance with the training provider’s delivery and assessment arrangements.

The programme follows a practical development sequence:

TEACH → PRACTISE → VERIFY → ASSESS

Who is this course for?

Suitable for:

• maritime instructors
• maritime assessors
• subject-matter experts moving into training roles
• officers and senior maritime professionals involved in crew development
• operational leaders responsible for seafarer training
• training-centre personnel
• simulator instructors
• shipboard trainers
• technical trainers
• professionals supporting maritime competence assessment

The programme is intended for professionals who already understand their technical or operational subject and need to translate that expertise into effective teaching, assessment and professional training practice.

Professional Maritime Instructor Development

The programme develops capability across the full training cycle, including:

• instructor responsibilities and authority boundaries
• competence-based maritime training
• adult-learning principles
• learner motivation and cognitive load
• learning barriers and inclusion
• training-needs analysis
• evidence gathering and stakeholder input
• prioritisation of maritime training needs
• observable learning objectives
• competence standards and performance criteria
• course and lesson design
• sequencing and backward alignment
• authentic practice and simulation
• facilitation and questioning
• briefing, observation and debriefing
• psychological safety
• visual and digital learning
• accessibility
• responsible use of AI
• classroom, simulator, onboard and online delivery
• assessment and evidence quality
• constructive feedback
• transfer of learning
• moderation
• course evaluation
• quality assurance
• continuous improvement

The programme preserves the major subject areas of the IMO Model Course 6.09 framework while integrating modern instructor-development themes including digital delivery, accessibility, responsible AI use and workplace transfer.

Practical Assignments

This programme includes extensive practical work designed to demonstrate instructor competence rather than knowledge alone.

Practical activities include areas such as:

• learner analysis and adaptation planning
• training-needs analysis
• writing competence-based objectives
• lesson-plan development
• facilitation design
• micro-teaching and debriefing
• development of training aids
• accessible-media design
• delivery rehearsal
• peer observation
• assessment and feedback practice
• course evaluation and improvement planning

The course structure contains practical assignments throughout the programme alongside module knowledge checks, with a final assessment at the end.

Practical work may require review or verification by a trainer, assessor, peer reviewer or workplace supervisor according to the relevant activity and delivery arrangement. For example, the learner-analysis assignment specifically requires review, peer verification or workplace-supervisor confirmation.

Assessment

The programme includes:

• module knowledge checks
• practical assignments
• verified learner evidence
• final assessment

Assessment is intended to support evidence-based judgments about whether participants can apply instructor-development principles in realistic maritime training contexts.

What learners should be able to do

By the end of the programme, learners should be able to:

• explain the responsibilities, competence expectations and authority boundaries of maritime instructors and assessors
• apply adult-learning, needs-analysis and objective-writing principles in realistic maritime training contexts
• design lesson plans, practice activities and training aids that support safe, observable performance
• facilitate maritime learning using effective questioning, debriefing, accessibility and digital-delivery practices
• evaluate learner performance, feedback, transfer and course quality using valid evidence and structured improvement processes

These learning objectives are stated directly in the programme framework.

Maritime Training Context

The programme is specifically designed around maritime and seafarer-training environments, including:

• bridge operations
• engine-room training
• deck operations
• safety and emergency training
• technical training
• shore-based maritime training

The central focus is competence: learners should be able to perform safely and observably, not simply describe a subject.

Course Status and Important Clarification

This programme uses IMO Model Course 6.09 as a framework and programme reference.

Course Format

Programme Framework: 60 hours
Instructional Learning: 24 hours
Practical Activities: 36 hours
Delivery: Online learning + verified practical activities
Assessment: Knowledge Checks + Practical Assignments + Final Assessment
Certificate: Marine Pro Academy Certificate of Completion, subject to completion of all required programme components and verified practical work

Why Choose Marine Pro Academy?

Marine Pro Academy combines modern digital learning with real maritime operational context to create instructor development that is structured, practical and performance-focused.

The programme is designed to help maritime professionals move from simply knowing a subject to being able to:

DESIGN → DELIVER → FACILITATE → ASSESS → VERIFY → IMPROVE

Better maritime training supports stronger competence, more consistent performance and safer operations.

Certificate Processing Time

Your e-learning certificate is available immediately after successful completion of the course and all required assessments. For STCW or flag-state-approved courses, certification can take up to 48 hours, depending on the relevant issuing authority’s verification and approval process.