Redefined Definition of the STCW Competences

In this paper, the authors propose a new approach to defining competences according to which a competence is a defined set of three elements: executors of the actions, on board processes and objects needed to execute a task or a decision within one process. Each of the elements has to be defined separately. Correlation between the competences’ elements should be defined as well. Generic competences are of the extreme importance for the successful on board processes. Therefore, a correlation between the generic competences’ elements should be defined as well. These definitions’ application has been shown on the examples of professional and generic competences. As has already been mentioned, objects have become a part of the new, redefined and improved definition of competences. Objects can be divided into the ones referring to generic competences and the ones referring to professional competences. They are devices, machines, tools, persons, groups of people and concepts. They change significantly under the influence of technological development and automation, which, consequently influences the whole process as well as task executors.