The CAP is specifically designed to assist companies in assessing the suitability of senior officers for assuming the position of Shipmaster. This program focuses on the assessment of generic leadership competencies and does not include an assessment of professional/technical competencies.

The CAP is designed to assess the following 8 leadership competencies that are deemed to be important for effective performance as a Shipmaster.

1. Decision-Making

2. People Management

3. Culture-Building

4. Relating to Others

5. Behavior Flexibility

6. Commitment to Quality

7. Emotional Stability

8. Personal Effectiveness

The CAP consists of 4 major assessment components. In addition to the assessment component of the CAP, candidates would be provided with the opportunity to undergo refresher training on Vessel Resource Management (VRM). This training module is an abridged version of the VRM Course and highlights various management skills and knowledge necessary for handling emergency situations and hazardous scenarios. The 4 types of assessment are:

1. Psychological Assessment: Each Participant will undergo a battery of four paper-and-pencil psychometric questionnaires (i.e., 16 Personality Factors Questionnaire, Leader Behaviour Questionnaire, Managerial Style Questionnaire, Occupational Stress Inventory) to provide information on their personality, leadership style, and stress coping ability. This was followed by a one-on-one psychological interview to obtain a more in-depth understanding of the psychological qualities of theparticipant. Overall, this assessment component provided the opportunity for the assessment of decision-making, people management, culturebuilding, relating to others, behaviour flexibility, commitment to quality, emotional stability and personal effectiveness.

2. Simulator-based Assessment: This assessment exercise is situated within a full mission shiphandling simulator, equipped with the entire range of facilities onboard modern Bridges. Participants would assume the role of Shipmaster, and would be required to take command of the ship in handling a variety of challenging situations. This exercise provided the opportunity for the assessment of decision-making, people management, relating to others, behaviour flexibility, commitment to quality, emotional stability and personal effectiveness.

3. Written Case Analysis: In this assessment exercise, participants would be required to study information about the issues/problems in a particular case scenario. They are then required to evaluate the information, provide judgement on the situation and recommend actions on how to handle the case. This exercise provided the opportunity for the assessment of decision-making, culture-building, relating to others and commitment to quality.

4. Peer Group Exercise: In this assessment exercise, the participants would be presented with a difficult task and required to work together as a group to accomplish a given objective within the time limits. This exercise provided the opportunity for the assessment of relating to others, behaviour flexibility, commitment to quality and personal effectiveness.

On completion of this course, a confidential report elaborating on the profile of the participants’ vis-ŕ-vis the desired attributes would be submitted to the company. The report contains the findings as well as the strength and weakness of each participant in the 4 various types of assessment, i.e. Psychological Assessment, Simulator-Based Assessment, Written Case Analysis Assessment and Peer Group Assessment.

The CAP comprises of Psychometric Assessment, Vessel Resource Management Refresher training and using Full Mission Shiphandling System (FMSS) exercises to assess the 8 leadership competencies.

DURATION: 3 Days