Focal Points Accident and damage prevention > Crew education & training
Multi Purpose General Cargo vessel < 3000 gt [2]
It is also recommended that awareness be raised by consulting the pilot guides that have been issued worldwide for many areas and explicitly warning of the dangers of entering ports - cf. the regulations mentioned under 3.2.b to d.
The ship management, the shipping company, and the officer in question should be aware that novice officers of the watch still require good guidance and instruction due to a lack of experience, even if they have completed the familiarisation “successfully”.