Period: 1.10.2023 - 30.9.2026

Content: Digital Education for Maritime Communication, DigiMar

Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships (KA220-HED) improve quality of higher
education. The aim is international and inter-disciplinary cooperation among
organizations and the production of innovative results.

Main Objective:
DigiMar aims to revolutionize maritime communication by developing digital
educational tools that enhance the skills of maritime students and shore
service operators. The project focuses on improving navigational safety,
thereby reducing human, environmental, societal, and economic losses due to
maritime incidents. It uniquely bridges higher education institutions and
maritime safety authorities, emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach to
enhance maritime communication skills and navigational safety. The initiative
caters to both the education of navigation students in higher education and the
ongoing training of shore service operators.

Measurement Method:
Utilize statistically significant differences (gap analysis) to measure
improvements in communication skills.

Implementation Method:
A digital educational pilot study using instructional videos and chatbots.

Target Audience:
Shore service operators and higher education students in the maritime field.

Main Results:
Scenarios for student simulations - September 2024.
Instructional videos for routine maritime communication - December 2024.
Chatbots for routine maritime communication - March 2025.
Recommendations for a revision of the standard protocol of communication -
August 2026.

Potential Contribution:
Reduction of human, environmental, societal, and/or economic losses resulting
from maritime accidents.

Important Outcome:
Recommendations for a systemic revision of the international maritime
communication standard.

Focus area: Fartygssimulation

Campus: Åbo Aboa Mare

Financers: Erasmus+

Project owner: Ljubljana University

Project manager: Franklin Nyairo