⚓ LEVEL 3 — LEADERSHIP

Leadership & Culture

Develop the leadership behaviours that shape safety culture onboard. Learn to build psychological safety, conduct effective debriefs, and create team environments where safety concerns are raised without fear.

⏱ 4–6 hours self-paced
📜 CPD
👤 Senior officers & shore managers
⚓ TMSA ELEMENT 14 ALIGNED
Pre-requisites: Levels 1 & 2
Course Overview

Safety Culture Starts with Leadership

Research consistently shows that safety culture is shaped from the top. The behaviours modelled by senior officers and managers — how they respond to mistakes, how they encourage speaking up, how they conduct debriefs — determine whether crews genuinely engage with safety or merely comply with procedures.

Level 3 focuses on the leadership competencies that create lasting cultural change. You will develop practical skills in building psychological safety, giving effective feedback, coaching your team through challenges, and fostering the open reporting culture that TMSA Element 14 demands.

Learning Outcomes

What You'll Learn

✓ Create psychological safety within your team and onboard environment
✓ Conduct effective safety debriefs that drive genuine learning
✓ Develop coaching and constructive feedback skills for operational contexts
✓ Model the safety leadership behaviours that influence crew culture
✓ Build team resilience and adaptability in challenging operational conditions
✓ Foster an open reporting and continuous learning culture
Who Should Attend

For Those Who Shape the Culture

Level 3 is designed for senior officers, department heads, and shore-based managers who directly influence the safety culture within their teams and organisations. If your people look to you for leadership, this course gives you the tools to lead safety effectively.

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Masters & Chief Officers
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Chief Engineers
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Shore Managers
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Department Heads
Your Learning Journey

Leading at Level 3

With awareness and application in place, you're ready to lead.

1
Foundation
✓ Complete
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2
Applied
✓ Complete
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3
Leadership
You are here
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4
Systems
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Powered by Resilient Leaders Elements

Level 3 draws on the RLE Framework™, a behavioural leadership model used across defence, energy, and maritime sectors. The leadership competencies in this course are grounded in research on psychological safety, just culture, and resilient team performance — adapted specifically for the maritime operational environment.