www.iaset.us editor@iaset.us EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN MET SIMULATOR BASED TRAINING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MET AMR MONEER IBRAHIM & AHMED KHALIL TAWFIK Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt ABSTRACT No doubt Information Technology (IT) nowadays is involved in almost all of our modern lifestyle in one form or another; simple tasks like making a phone call or reserving a table for dinner will not take place without the interference of IT. If this is the case in simple life tasks, then it would be more appropriate and practical to use IT in education. Maritime education is a vocational education to a great extent. The best educational method in any vocational education is on-site training, backed up by theoretical lectures. Most of Maritime Educational and Training Institutes (METs), and because of number of factors, are doing it exactly the other way around, Theoretical lectures backed up by on-site training. This paper is trying to illustrate and discuss how to resolve this dilemma and amend the MET’s educational policies in order to put more vocational reality weight into their theoretical education with the usage of information technologies. KEYWORDS: Assessment and Evaluation, Computer Based Training, Distance learning, E-learning, Education, Educational Policies, Information Technology, Maritime Education, MET, Sea Time Remission, Simulators, STCW, Training, Vocational Education, Web-Based Learning List of Abbreviations CBT: computer Based Training CD-ROM: Compact Disc – Read Only Memory DGSM: Directorate General of Shipping and Maritime Affairs DNV: Det Norske Veritas DP: Dynamic positioning DVD: Digital Versatile Disc ECDIS: Electronic Chart Display and Information System E-Learning: Electronic learning ER: Engine Room IMLA: International Maritime Lectures Association IMO: International Maritime Organization International Journal of Mechanical Engineering (IJME) ISSN(P): 2319-2240; ISSN(E): 2319-2259 Vol. 4, Issue 3, Apr - May 2015, 1-10 © IASET