VIDEO TAPES CAN PROVIDE TRAINING AND ENTERTAINMENT AT SEA

More than 500 vessels have been fitted with onboard color video cassette players used for entertaining and training. Programs range from full-length feature films to National Football League and NCAA highlights. An increase in morale among crewmen has been noticed since the systems have been installed. As a training tool it is felt that use of video cassettes has certain psychological advantages over other media and reduce shoreside training time.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1976-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 98-99
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineering/Log
  • Volume: 81
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp.
  • ISSN: 0732-5460

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Audiovisual aids; Ship crews; Shipboard personnel; Training; Training devices
• Old TRIS Terms: Crew training (Deck); Crew training (Engine)
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149303
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1977 12:00AM