Engine Room Resource Management
Leadership and teamwork for marine engineers
This four-day course optimizes leadership and teamwork skills for engine room officers on merchant vessels. You work through realistic scenarios on a full-mission engine room simulator, practising communication, decision-making and emergency response. The training covers STCW requirements for resource management at both operational and management level. After completion, you are better equipped to lead your engine room team safely and efficiently.

About this course
- Location
- Lloydstraat - Rotterdam
- Language
- English
- Education Format
- Classroom
- Type
- Basic
- Erkenning
- DNV-GL
General information
The objectives of the Engine Room Resource Management (ERM) are optimizing your knowledge and skills of leadership and teamwork at operational and management level on board merchant vessels.
During high risks and high work pressure an engine room team should be able to perform efficient and work safe at all times.
The course is in accordance with the Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, as amended. According section A-III/1 and A-III/2 and A-III/6. The ERM course is type approved and accredited by Classification society DNV-GL.
More about this study
During the four-day Engine room Resource Management (ERM) course you will encounter realistic exercises on our Full Mission Engine Room simulator. These exercises are based on already gained experienced knowledge in engine rooms
The following learning objectives are achieved :
The knowledge and capacity to apply effective resource management by:
to prioritize and allocate resources
effective communication on board and ashore
decisions are taken in line with how experienced the team is to encourage and apply assertiveness and leadership
to obtain and maintain situational awareness
You have practical knowledge of personnel management and educational roadmaps
You have knowledge of related international maritime conventions and national legislation including guidelines and recommendations
You have the capacity of applying workload management, during :
planning and coordination
task distribution amongst all personnel
set limitations of time and means
prioritization
You have the knowledge and the capacity to apply decision making techniques during:
situation and risk assessments
identification and consideration of generated options
selecting the flow of work
evaluation the effectiveness
Courses
| Start date | End date | Location | Base price (from) | Available seats | Schedule | View course |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | 30 September 2026 | Lloydstraat - Rotterdam | €2,575.00 (excl. VAT) | 4 | ||
| 2 November 2026 | 4 November 2026 | Lloydstraat - Rotterdam | €2,575.00 (excl. VAT) | Full | ||
| 7 December 2026 | 9 December 2026 | Lloydstraat - Rotterdam | €2,575.00 (excl. VAT) | 2 | ||
| 25 January 2027 | 27 January 2027 | Lloydstraat - Rotterdam | €2,575.00 (excl. VAT) | 4 | ||
| 1 March 2027 | 3 March 2027 | Lloydstraat - Rotterdam | €2,575.00 (excl. VAT) | 4 | ||
| 5 April 2027 | 7 April 2027 | Lloydstraat - Rotterdam | €2,575.00 (excl. VAT) | 4 | ||
| 10 May 2027 | 12 May 2027 | Lloydstraat - Rotterdam | €2,575.00 (excl. VAT) | 4 | ||
| 28 June 2027 | 30 June 2027 | Lloydstraat - Rotterdam | €2,575.00 (excl. VAT) | 4 | ||
| 27 September 2027 | 29 September 2027 | Lloydstraat - Rotterdam | €2,575.00 (excl. VAT) | 4 | ||
| 1 November 2027 | 3 November 2027 | Lloydstraat - Rotterdam | €2,575.00 (excl. VAT) | 4 | ||
| 6 December 2027 | 8 December 2027 | Lloydstraat - Rotterdam | €2,575.00 (excl. VAT) | 4 |
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