E-learning Fosters Navigation Competency

In the April edition of Professional Mariner, an article by Capt. Sam Pearson III discusses how e-learning can boost understanding of navigation rules and reduce accidents.

A member of the MMA Class of 1991, Capt. Pearson holds an unlimited tonnage chief mate license and Nautical Institute unlimited dynamic-positioning operator certificate. He has experience sailing on many types of vessels, including tankers, LASH, containerships, underwater construction vessels, semi-submersible drilling vessels and oceangoing tugs. Pearson also has been a maritime educator and instructional designer for more than 20 years. He is currently an assistant professor at the California State University Maritime Academy. (Professional Mariner)

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