You can continue to familiarise yourself using the Academy films, but in some respects they are out of date, as changes have been made since. I cannot think of an example where following the academy techniques with operating the engines will now cause a problem, however some techniques are now a little less critical, in particular exceeding the limits on motor-current in the first two "gears" (for want of better description) now requires really ham-fisted use of the rheostat. It only requires careful handling to achieve full speed ahead on the e-motor, and moderately careful use for the half-ahead speed-band, iirc.
You will likely spend a good deal of your first week or two doing "the walk of shame" <grin> to reset the breakers, through a boat where some or all of the lights have been knocked-out, for any one of a number of reasons.
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