Training of port personnel

Abstract

The object of basic training is to increase the worker's skill, to give a general fundamental grounding, to teach safety measures and to work with order and neatness and to give workers a team spirit. The training might last for 13 weeks, divided into nine weeks, training in the general cargo branch, three weeks in the bulk cargo branch, and one week in the new methods of cargo handling. During these 13 weeks there might, be one day a week of theoretical and practical schooling, while the rest of the week might be spent on actual productive work under the supervision of an instructor who should remain with each group during the whole 13 week period.