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Abstract

The maritime logistics industry is the most dependent on it in the modern world, yet it is not well protected against cyber risks. Recently, the maritime industry has been transitioning into industry-specific tech, and threats of cyberattacks are increasing as the adoption of technology and automation continues. One of the most effective methods to protect industries and ships from such security incidents, is to train seafarers to mitigate and handle such incidents. However, to the best of our knowledge, we did not find anything that addresses this gap. This article will present the idea and benefits of using virtual environments for next-generation maritime skill development and its ideal method of executing it. We will be discussing the use of virtual reality, the factors behind security incidents, its syllabus design philosophy, target users, and experiments. The purpose of this article is to serve as a preliminary research and outline while positioning our project titled: Next generation of maritime skill development: future problems and technologies. This positioning paper could produce a work that can be the test bed and platform to guide other projects and for future similar projects to be built upon, with the hope of seeing future works dive deeper into the specifics of virtual training program research, regardless of discipline.

Publication Date

2026-01-01

Publication Title

Highlights in Web Engineering

Volume

2026

Publisher

Multimedia University Press (MMU Press)

ISBN

978-629-7709-27-7

Deposit Date

2026-01-22

First Page

115

Last Page

136

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