The didactic memoirs of seafarers as an informal possibility for universal development of the maritime mentality at the level of students’ cultural self-leadership

Abstract

This paper presents a problem of didactic memoirs of seafarers as an informal possibility for universal development of the maritime mentality. This object is theoretically researched at the level of improvement of maritime students’ cultural self-leadership. Definition of the self-leadership and characterization of psychological effects of reading memoirs are presented. Scientific essence and development of memoirs are discussed, and informal education is characterized. Universal development of the seafarers’ selfleadership is revealed. One example of seafarer’s didactic memoirs for universal development of cultural self-leadership is analyzed. Methods such as scientific literature analysis, content analysis, interpretation, classification, systemization and synthesis are used in the resea rch. The methodology of the research is based on the STCW convention, paradigm of the universal upbringing, existentialism and existential phenomenology. The methodological type of the research is theoretically descriptive. Results of the research can be applied to the preparation of seafarers’ at the higher maritime education but rather at the level of informal education from the point of view of social-humanitarian maritime studies aimed to achieve personal improvement with reference to cognitive level of the self-leadership competence.