Designing game methods of educational systems for maritime specialists advanced training

Development of postgraduate education and advanced training assumes the transition of educational theory and practice from the learning paradigm when a person is "an object of a learning influence" to the paradigm of continuous education when a person is self-developed and self-improved. The process of continuing education and professional development will be effective only in conditions of its controllability that implies the creation of an educational processes management system. Really existing needs in the continuous development of professionalism, self-development and self-improvement of maritime specialists determine the actuality of the adaptive system of continuing education development. The designed system should be based on principles of adaptability (quick responses and changes), integration (for example, into a global educational space), processability, availability, adaptability and dynamism. The practical realization of these principles suggests that the system has a high potential of self-improvement and improvement through the integration of new high-tech modules into the existing system. Since the continuing education system must respond quickly to changes in external and internal conditions it is necessary to adapt it to new conditions. This is possible when scientific and pedagogical staff of the university is ready to the project activity. In this regard the teachers\´ training for such activities is the relevant issue. There are situations of "conflict" of interest during games as in real life and teachers of different subjects must search a compromise that satisfies basic learning goals. During the game, participants consider many variants for solving certain project tasks, methods of training schemes designing. Such schemes have to take into account the diversity of systems ties and factors influencing educational processes. It is very important in the sphere of maritime specialists training. Participants are often faced with a lack of method- logical training that is an important motivating factor for self-development and new knowledge. The aim of business and simulations games which have been tlaborated by authors is to develop readiness of teachers to design educational systems. This paper describes a business game scenario: “Ensuring the safety of maritime cargo transportations”. The problems of the game organization, a results analysis and developing measures to improve the system of training and self-improvement plans of participants are considered.