The development of engineering way of thinking of navigators of crafts in the context of further training

The necessity of improving the system of further training of crafts’ navigators is substantiated. The model, methodology and means of further training of navigators in the aspect of development of engineering way of thinking are presented. There is described the experience of the usage of tasks’ sets, providing the development of engineering way of thinking in the period of postgraduate training. The procedures of engineering the tasks, included in the sets of tasks of the learning topics of further training, are characterized.