FORMING THE READINESS OF MARINE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO COUNTER SEA PIRATES AS AN ACTUAL PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM

Abstract

In today’s world, maritime piracy poses a significant threat to maritime safety and human life at sea. This article is designed to address the topic as a real and relevant pedagogical issue. It presents: a) factors that confirm the relevance of the topic and require a pedagogical dilemma to be addressed; b) a brief analysis of the phenomenon of piracy, including trends and statistics of piracy incidents in the world’s oceans; and c) a brief overview of the professional training of cadets for emergency situations at sea related to piracy. The article also proposes specific pedagogical measures to enhance educational and training activities to significantly improve the professional development of future maritime professionals for effective counteraction against maritime pirates. The purpose of the publication is to draw the attention of the pedagogical and maritime community to the urgency and importance of preparing future maritime specialists to lawfully counteract piracy at sea as an urgent pedagogical problem, and to identify constructive measures to intensify professional training and educational activities at the maritime university to ensure that cadets are prepared. The study uses a combination of theoretical and empirical methods. The urgency and relevance of the research problem have been proven and specific pedagogical solutions have been proposed. The obtained results are scientifically novel, theoretically significant, and practically useful. The research findings will be of interest to both research-oriented and practical educators in all educational institutions of Russia when organizing and conducting professional training for young people to prepare them for emergency and extreme situations.