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4. In one study, it was flight time that proved to be strongly correlated with naval flight students’ Naval Standard Score. Although this research did not discount the value of simulator training, its author suggests it “may be more effective and efficient in the intermediate phases of pilot learning than in the advanced phases.” Thus, shiphandling simulators in BDOC and the JOOD course appropriately deliver basic and intermediate mariner skills training; what the Navy lacks is complementary at-sea training to build intermedia