Abstract
In this paper, mandatory minimum requirements for certification of officers in charge of a navigational watch on ship by international convention on STCW (standards of training certification and watchkeeping for seafarers) were investigated. The training education and evaluation systems for navigational competence of Korean navy were compared and analyzed. As a result, we have confirmed that junior naval officers from Korean midshipmen had the navigational competence based on the STCW convention by analyzing the courses of Korea naval academy, midshipmen life, training exercise systems, and so on. OCS and NROTC provided a curriculum that did not quite meet the standard of the STCW convention. However, it was sufficient for nurturing basic abilities for navigation safety.
본 논문에서는 국제협약인 STCW(International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers)에 명시된 항해당직을 담당하는 해기사의 자격증명에 관한 강제적 최저요건을 분석하고, 해군 초급장교들의 해기능력과 관계되는 전반적인 교육과정 및 평가 시스템을 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과, 해군사관생도 출신의 초급장교는 교육과정 및 내용, 엄격한 기숙생활, 단계별 체계적인 함정실습체계, 함정근무 장교 능력평가제도 등 모든 내용이 STCW 협약에 근거하여 부족함이 없다고 판단된다. 그리고 일반대학을 졸업한 사관후보생 및 학군사관후보생 출신의 초급장교는 교육과정이 STCW 협약에는 다소 부족하지만 항해안전을 위한 기초능력은 배양되었다고 판단된다.
