Cadets training to become licensed mariners based on the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Code have been under pressure to keep up with the countermeasures against COVID-19 from the Spring of 2020. For several reasons, sea training voyages were restricted or cancelled, and the schooling style was drastically changed from face-to-face to remote. Since the research vessel owned by Tokai University is not a training vessel exclusively for cadets, the decision was inevitably made to make more effective use of the shiphandling simulator. Because training in the simulator also had to be done remotely, new ideas were put into practice to explore the possibility of building new educational methods. Numerous open-ended evaluation comments were submitted by the cadets who received remote training on the simulator. The results suggested that the remote use of the simulator is likely to be an effective method for training in bridge resource management (BRM).

Operators who engaged in vessel traffic services provide a variety of information to vessels in order to enhance the safety and efficiency of marine traffic. In this study, fixation time of the operator’s eye were analyzed using two eye tracking devices to investigate the real work of VTS operators, who are usually two-person teams at Shimizu Port Radio. The results of analysis with equipment and materials as area of interest in the operation room showed a tendency for the division of work to be determined by the arrangement of equipment. It was confirmed that the time spent looking at the display showing various relevant information of VTS was about half of the time spend on the job, compared with maritime observation and document reading. Also, the operators simultaneously preparing documentation while were communicating via VHF, suggesting that workspace was an important aspect. From the viewpoint of improving the operator's work environment, we also consider importance to design the monitor and equipment layout.