Identifying and prioritization of affecting factors on Training System of Marine Institution of Bushehr Province by AHP

The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize the factors affecting on training system of marine institution of Bushehr provinceto improve their performance in training of skilled seafarers.Exploratory mixed method and AHP method for Prioritizing identified factors are used in this paper. Firstly, factors effect on training of seafarers in maritime institutions identified by library study. Results of this part show these factors are categorized in three general groups: quality of training, quality of services and motivation. To collect research data, matrix of paired comparisons for each of the groups are prepared and completed by using the judgmentfive undergraduate, teachers and owners of these institutions and safety and training experts of Bushehr port. AHP technique’s results show that among these categories, service quality is the first priority. Also among sub factors of service quality, use of equipment, such as navigation aid tools and simulator, is the most important sub factor.