Simulator Instructor at Bandari Maritime Academy

BMA/26/CEO/SI/23 

• Basic Salary Scale: Kshs. 42,500 - Ksh 80,000 p.m.
• House allowance: Kshs. 10,000
• Commuter allowance: Kshs. 12,000
• Leave allowance: Kshs. 4,000 (Annually)
• Terms of service: Permanent and Pensionable
• Reporting to: Simulator Instructor I

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities entail

• Plan, prepare and deliver maritime simulator-based training in accordance with approved curricula.
• Design simulator exercises and scenarios that develop trainees’ technical competence, decision-making, situational awareness, communication and  teamwork.
• Brief trainees before each exercise, monitor their performance during simulation and conduct structured debriefing sessions afterwards.
• Assess trainees’ competence using approved assessment tools, maintain accurate training records and provide constructive feedback.
• Operate all bridge simulators, including main bridge, mini-bridges, Liquid cargo handling, Vessel Traffic Services and their respective instructor stations as available.
• Conduct routine pre-use checks and promptly report faults requiring technical support.
• Develop and regularly review simulator lesson plans, exercise manuals, assessment instruments and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure simulator training complies with quality-management requirements, occupational safety standards and applicable regulatory and institutional policies.
• Support curriculum development, course reviews, audits, inspections and approval processes relating to simulator-based maritime training.
• Coordinate simulator scheduling, utilisation and resource management while supporting the professional development of instructors in simulator-based teaching and assessment.

Required Qualification

For appointment to this grade, a staff must have: -

• Certificate as simulator instructor.
• Diploma in any relevant field
• Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) approval as Trainer and Assessor would be an added advantage
• Experience as simulator instructor would be an added advantage