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Intention

Intention is an agent's specific purpose in performing an action or series of actions, the end or goal that is aimed at. Outcomes that are unanticipated or unforeseen are known as unintended consequences. How do you set your intention? If you begin with a good or positive intention, the road shall be opened widely for you which is to have in mind a purpose or plan, to direct the mind, to aim. Whereas, the bad or negative intention, we sometimes stray without meaning or direction. But with it, all the forces of the universe can align to make even the most impossible, possible.  Intention is the key to the power and efficacy of will and that may be the answer to the question of why we are so feeble in our accomplishment of that which we intend. Intention is most often motivated by desire, so it would seem that our strongest intentions would be guided by our innermost desires, and that the purpose of exploring active imagination is designed to bring out  innermost desires. Bu

Lecturers’ Guidelines

All lecturers should be aware that lecturing is  core business of the any educational industry we involved in. Failing to understand this will lead the lecturer towards selling unproductive and self-defensive products to students who are our customers  which would push them away from us.  Therefore, the following guidelines should be implemented  at all time while lec turing. LECTURER ETIQUETTE • It's not about you; it's about them. So teach them what they need to know not what you want them to know. • 90% of the students in a class are all looking for something different out of the lecture. Find and deliver them.  Don’t be an express train to deliver and finish everything in time. • At the first lecture, the students should be told what is your plan and when it is due. Don’t teach them others than the standard teaching syallbus. You are tarnishing the organisation's mission and objectives. • Never over-estimate the ability of students. Assuming prior knowled

Shipboard Management

PRINCIPLE OF MANAGEMENT Management principles are statements of fundamental truth. These principles serve as guidelines for decisions and actions of managers. They are derived through observation and analysis of events which managers have to face in practice. The Principles of Management are the essential, underlying factors that form the foundations of successful management. According to Henri Fayol (1841-1925) in his book General and Industrial Management (1916), there are fourteen 'principles of management'. 1. Division of Work The specialization of the workforce according to the skills a person , creating specific personal and professional development within the labour force and therefore increasing productivity; leads to specialization which increases the efficiency of labour. By separating a small part of work, the workers speed and accuracy in its performance increases. This principle is applicable to both technical as well as managerial work. 2. Authority and

Advanced Fire Fighting

Fire-Fighting Fire-fighting is the act of extinguishing destructive fires. A fire-fighter fights these fires to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Fire-fighters' goals are to save life, property and the environment. A fire can rapidly spread and endanger many lives; however, with modern Fire-fighting techniques, catastrophe is usually, but not always, avoided. To prevent fires from starting, a fire-fighter's duties include public education and conducting fire inspections. The history of organized fire-fighting dates back at least to Ancient Egypt, where hand-operated pumps may have been employed to extinguish fires. The first Roman fire brigade was a group of slaves who were hired by an aedile Marcus Egnatius Rufus. Marcus Licinius Crassus made a fortune buying up properties near on-going blazes on the cheap and then having his brigades extinguish the fires. Augustus took this idea from Rufus and then built on it to form the (Vigiles) in AD 6 to c

Medical First Aid

First Aid Training could help you save a life. Knowing First Aid could make all the difference. Imagine: Whilst having lunch, a colleague clutches his throat and appears unable to breathe. Someone has tried slapping him firmly between the shoulder blades, but with no success. He seems close to losing consciousness; his lips are turning a definite shade of blue. People rarely give first aid a thought, until the day they need it. The above incident is the sort of everyday occurrence that could so easily lead to tragedy. With correct first aid training anyone could, in the short term (until the arrival of the emergency services) save a life. Are you fit enough to save your own life? Do you have the strength, endurance and agility to escape from any emergencies, natural disaster, fight a fire on board or pull your friend out from a wrecked situation? Fitness is not about working out at the gym or running a marathon but it is important for coping with life’s emergencies, big

Proficiency In Survival Craft

INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY Survival skills are techniques a person may use in a dangerous situation to save themselves or others. Generally speaking, these techniques are meant to provide the basic necessities for human life: water, food, shelter, habitat, and the need to think straight, to signal for help, to navigate safely, to avoid unpleasant interactions with animals and plants and for first aid. Survival skills are often basic ideas and abilities that ancient humans had to use for thousands of years, so these skills are partially a re-enactment of history. Many of these skills are the ways to enjoy extended periods of time in remote places, or a way to thrive in nature. Even hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, fishing, hunting, or some other activity, you need to make sure you have the basic  survival skills to handle an emergency situation. Some people use these skills to better appreciate nature and for recreation. The shelter is merely important and  should be able to