Continual Training and Education

Continual training and education are a hallmark of SUBSAFE. The goals are to  

Continual improvement and feedback to the SUBSAFE training programs comes not only from trouble reports and incidents but also from the level of knowledge assessments performed during the audits of organizations that perform SUBSAFE work. 

Annual training is required for all headquarters SUBSAFE workers, from the apprentice craftsman to the admirals. A periodic refresher is also held at each of the contractor s facilities. At the meetings, a video about the loss of Thresher is shown and an overview of the SUBSAFE program and their responsibilities is provided as well as recent lessons learned and deficiency trends encountered over the previous years. The need to avoid complacency and to proactively correct and prevent problems is reinforced. 

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