Meeting Management
for Seafarers
and Shore Teams
Run meetings that decide something — on the bridge, in the engine room or between ship and shore. A practical, self-paced course in planning, leading and following up on maritime meetings, completed entirely online at your own pace.
Meetings that produce decisions, not just discussion
This course gives seafarers and shore-based teams a practical, structured approach to meetings — from deciding whether one is needed at all, through planning, leading and closing it, to turning decisions into tracked actions.
Built around a five-phase cycle — Purpose, Prepare, Facilitate, Act, Follow Up — the course works through the real pressures of shipboard and ship-shore meetings: limited time, mixed ranks and departments, and the need for a clear, auditable record.
It is suited to anyone who chairs, prepares for or takes part in meetings on board or ashore, whether in person, remote or hybrid.
Developed by experienced maritime professionals
Our courses are developed by experienced maritime professionals and are designed to provide practical knowledge and competency-based learning for today's maritime industry. On successful completion, participants receive a certificate issued by the Virtual Maritime Academy, recognized worldwide as evidence of professional development and competency.
A digital certificate is delivered by email; a hardcopy certificate is available by mail for a fee.
On successful completion, you will be able to:
These are the learning outcomes established in the course syllabus, Revision 2, 2026.
- ✓Decide confidently when a meeting is the right tool and when a faster method serves the ship better
- ✓Open and run meetings with a clear objective, a focused agenda and disciplined use of time
- ✓Draw relevant information from every rank, department and culture before a decision is made
- ✓Convert discussion into unambiguous decisions, owned actions and proportionate records
- ✓Close the loop on every action through follow-up, escalation and performance review
- ✓Adapt meeting practice to ship-shore, remote and hybrid conditions without losing decision quality
- ✓Reduce unnecessary meeting time across the vessel while strengthening accountability and safety communication
Five chapters and a final assessment
Each chapter concludes with a short multiple-choice quiz to reinforce key learning objectives. Select a chapter to read what it covers.
—Introduction
01Meetings as a Maritime Management Tool
02Planning and Preparing the Meeting
03Leading and Facilitating the Meeting
04Decisions, Minutes, Actions and Follow-Up
05Remote and Hybrid Maritime Meetings
FAL'examen Final
Download the course syllabus here — Revision 2, 2026.
This course is designed for anyone who chairs, prepares for or takes part in meetings on board or ashore — in person, remote or hybrid.
Globally recognized & industry approved
Our courses are developed by experienced maritime professionals and designed to provide practical, competency-based learning that meets internationally recognized standards for training excellence.
CPD Approved Provider #783378A final assessment with a minimum score of 70%
Each chapter concludes with multiple-choice questions, followed by a final assessment with a required passing score of 70%. The final assessment is proctored and completed online, with one hour allowed to complete it. A computer or tablet with a webcam and a reliable internet connection is required.
Students must submit official photo identification before starting the course, as mandated by DNV and the CPD Group.
The instruments this course draws on
This course is built on the following conventions, codes and guidance.
Make your next meeting count
A meeting that produces a clear decision, an owned action and a proportionate record is not an accident — it is planned, led and followed up on deliberately.
This course builds that competence through a five-phase cycle — Purpose, Prepare, Facilitate, Act, Follow Up — completed entirely online, in approximately 4.5 hours, at your own pace.
Revision 2, 2026. Hardcopy certificate available by mail for a fee.