Essay on the Seafarers

Introduction of the seafarers

The seafarers have been described as those who were responsible for operations on the range of various ships. As well as they have been responsible for the huge range of various cargo, which has been included shoes which individuals can wear and the food which has been eaten by persons to critical oil, gas and chemicals which boost up nations. As well as safety and well being of all seafarers are the top priority for the overall shipping industry. Moreover, seafarers have been dedicated their selves for the life in sea and far away from their homes and doing work which might e critical in some situations and threatening also. There is no doubt in saying that shipping has been taken as blood life for the universal economy. Moreover, it can also be said that seafarers have been taken as the oxygen, man and major component of business. without them individuals cannot have the freedom of choice. In this it can also be said that the importance of maritime transport is revealed by the fact which is almost 90% of the whole universe produce has been transported through sea. Despite from this some of the safety enhancement in the current years, seafaring still labelled as one of the riskiest occupations. In the era of 2011 to 2016 and it has been observed that on the average of 100 fatalities and thousands of injuries has been reported every year in the Greek Marine causality information platform. In tis it has bene mentioned that main safety prevention which mainly emphasizes in the region of maritime which is on technical limitations and some of the safety management system.

The seafarers have been come into being with the collection of individuals who have been belonged to various culture and cultural backgrounds. The seafarers are sometimes away from their homes for nine to twelve months. While in these timings shore leave could be uncommonness. as well as being a seafarer it is necessary to make sure that significant items and possessions on which the life of a person has been based arrived securely to their homes. Look around in surroundings there were so many things has been presented which realize the significance of seafarers. As well as it has also been observed that ports in all over the universe is quite busy and ports never be sleep and here ships have always been ready to sail to their upcoming destination along with their cargo which hold the great amount of people’s daily goods. In this regard some practices which is related with the maritime commerce which is still one of the essential forces for the transportation of goods all over in the world. It can also be sad that without shipping the bulk transport of the essential raw material and food and also with the development of goods which will not be so possible.

In the sea time charity Sailor’s society had been passionate about to tell persons that seafarers matter a lot. As well as seafarers has also be known as invisible workforce. Having long contracts with ship, the sailor society helps them and their families to communicate with each other. They also provide them with healthy and friendly environment to make them away from any unhappy incident. There is no doubt in saying that shipping has been taken as blood life for the universal economy. Moreover, it can also be said that seafarers have been taken as the oxygen, man and major component of business. without them individuals cannot have the freedom of choice. It can also be sad that without shipping the bulk transport of the essential raw material and food and also with the development of goods which will not be so possible. Mainly the growth of the concept of administration can be drew as far as the era of fifteenth century, at that time term which had been used in association with the private law activities of the regional princes. In the starting of 1th century it had been still utilized in the main content of private economy which specifically referred to the administration of evaluation, property, states and goods. Meanwhile in the same century the concept has been moved from the private law matters to the various actions of the state which is related with administration of state of property.

In this it can also be said that growth of universal trade and economics which has been dependent on various services of shipping. As well as it has been observed that shipping has greatly been multicultural and worldwide industry, and this will move toward essential alteration of labor market of seafarers which has now become one of the most multinational filed. Whereas, in this it can also be mention that some multiculturalism is the overall features of crew in the recent ship operations. As it has been stated that seafarers have been taken as to be greatly stressful and highly risked field as in the form of mental and physical exhaustion. Moreover, the seafarers are simply subject to most numerous psychological stressors and physical stressor which includes great leadership responsibilities and their families, cross cultural conversation, exhaustion and sleep deficiency, physical requirement, recreation shortage, noise at working place, ship movement as well as heat and shuddering as well.

Furthermore, seafarers should long-term agreements with shipping organizations and signify how long they should have to say on the ship and it has been taken as in the meaning to endured absence for their community and home. Despite from this it can also be said that the shipping safety has been enhancingly essentially with in the developing universal industry where main accidents have broadly reaching their influences. As well as whilst broader shipping accidents still happen on the scale of respect and the Erika and they are mainly rare. Moreover, there are some of the picture has been presented in single stability of enhancement. In this regard it can also be said that shipping incidents might include spills of mineral oil and they hold catalyst for the atmospherically safety and regulation from the last forty years. As well as some of the environmental risk has also been associated with the kind and quantity of oil and some risks materials which has been hold and be made among environmental security and shipping safety as well.

In this it can also be said that the importance of maritime transport is revealed by the fact which is almost 90% of the whole universe produce has been transported through sea. Despite from this some of the safety enhancement in the current years, seafaring still labelled as one of the riskiest occupations. In the era of 2011 to 2016 and it has been observed that on the average of 100 fatalities and thousands of injuries has been reported every year in the Greek Marine causality information platform. In tis it has bene mentioned that main safety prevention which mainly emphasizes in the region of maritime which is on technical limitations and some of the safety management system. This system mainly involved management policies appointments of major safety investigation and risk extenuation, safety performance monitoring. As well as the SMS also pay emphasis in the maritime region is the findings of worldwide maritime organization and SMS necessities in the international safety management code. The initial goal with ISM code had to mainly develop the latest safety culture in the maritime industry. As well as some of the organizational safety culture would mainly be explained as the safety related approaches of culture with in the corporation.

 Furthermore, some of the authors said that among the two approaches of organizational safety management. The primary is the formal approach of safety and has been developed in the process routines and organizational charts. Moreover, the Greek shipping companies continued to be the main players in worldwide shipping they employee some of the Greek inhabitants. In the previous three years seafarers from developed nations have advancingly been exchanged by relatively decrease salaried seafarers which is from developed nations. This modification had firstly been enabled by shifting ships to lowery regulation of flags of convenience. In the latest Greece the shipping owner aim to safe the interest of an organization so it can be developed. The recent Greece maritime trade has been closer to its ends and it has been provided the absence of Greek crews and the failure of Greek officers, incidents demonstrating which has been required for alteration obviously. In this it has been said that Greek shipping has been recognized as the domestic treasure of an intra-party nature and some of the strategic significance along with multi-dimensional contribution with the country.

Moreover, in some of the great significance of administration in the recent days, it has been observed eccentric that the theoretical basis is hardly and mainly obvious in this field. It is also very clear when individuals tried to harmonize the different theoretical interpretations of the term administration. Mainly the growth of the concept of administration can be drew as far as the era of fifteenth century, at that time term which had been used in association with the private law activities of the regional princes. In the starting of 1th century it had been still utilized in the main content of private economy which specifically referred to the administration of evaluation, property, states and goods. Meanwhile in the same century the concept has been moved from the private law matters to the various actions of the state which is related with administration of state of property.

Furthermore, the Greek shipping industry has been battered the storm and the Greek own armada with almost more than 5,272 pots and significant approaching USD which is almost more than 86 billion, and it is still the biggest in the universe. Moreover, in the terms of heaviness capacity and has been expand its priority position within the terms of value in most of the regional section. The shipping industry has been by far the most exterior sector region of the Greek economy. Some of these have been attributed to the deficiency of employment of nationals with the lack of interest in the seafaring with the young generation. As well as some other describing point to be supposed negative image of shipping industry. Whereas there is significant interest and implementation rates for training place where they have been presented. The problem is inappropriate provision of everyday training slits for the latest applicants and inappropriate recruitment of cadets with in the position of junior officers. The presenting evidence reveals that when recruitment program has intelligently been available and the quantity of qualified participants far surpasses the amount of training places which has been given.

The similar issue has been implemented on the recruitment of women within the maritime industry. Despite from this effort to modify the maritime shipping culture and to indorse the careers of women seafarers which could have the positive effects which involve measure and did not solve the shortage of officers. Whereas the decline in employment of Greek nationals has the essential implementation for the Greek maritime skills and the whole maritime collection, which involves the all approaches of the shipping industry and their framework.as well as the presenting policy which has been directed toward addressing decline of senior officers. The remaining and unescapable framework of the stages of career advancement. At every stage, it would be expected that specific number of individuals would leave training or they might leave the job. In this regard some of the labor market has been presented as the feature of all significant careers. Although, most of the individuals required in every of the decrease career stages a compare to the appropriate stages. There is requirement for the great number of cadets as to have junior officers and great number of maritime academy students then cadets.  

            Despite from this at any stage in the career advancement were the deficiency of opportunity to move to the further stage would experience and shortage as more senior officers as they retire or move into the coast employment in group. At last as in short term, scarcity at the top and can only be filled by faster promotion programs. As well as this abrasion and most of the participants within the career of seafaring to stay through at least at the initial stages of career advancement. Although proper training and career at primary stages would benefit the maritime as long as the ways for career advancement do exist.  Some of the classier recruitment and training programs should be matched through original employment opportunities. Thus, they also increase the capacity and breadth of the courses which is available at maritime academies and the presence of training placements. In the sea time charity Sailor’s society had been passionate about to tell persons that seafarers matter a lot. As well as seafarers has also be known as invisible workforce. Having long contracts with ship, the sailor society helps them and their families to communicate with each other. They also provide them with healthy and friendly environment to make them away from any unhappy incident. There is no doubt in saying that shipping has been taken as blood life for the universal economy. Moreover, it can also be said that seafarers have been taken as the oxygen, man and major component of business. without them individuals cannot have the freedom of choice. It can also be sad that without shipping the bulk transport of the essential raw material and food and also with the development of goods which will not be so possible.

Although, it has been mentioned that the number of Greek seafarers who has been working on Greek flag ships has been connected to seaman’s pension fund (NAT) in the era of 2004. Moreover, the number of foreign seafarers employed on Greek controlled ships continued to develop. It can also be said that there were some of the legal requirements which is appropriate with the specific amount of numbers of crew of Greek has been working on Greek flagged ships and the legislation is not properly be implemented, in this regard the original amount of working Greek seafarers is less than as they are required as per the law. In the era of 2004 40% of vacancies has to be filled by Greek seafarers had mainly been employed by overseas seafarers. Moreover, according to a study which was done in 2006 the companies of Greek shipping revealed that they have been chosen to employee Greek seafarers. It might also be taken as these organizations were highly be appreciated Greek seafarers, experience, skills loyalty, education and cost effectiveness as well, but it can also be observed that their appreciation is not completely imitated in their employment strategies. As well as in some of the other practices it can also be said that Greek shipping companies enhancingly recourse to the employment of non-Greek seafarers.  

Research Problem of The seafarers

Safety at sea has become one of the most important and essential problems in this era due to the various aspects sea lives and the workers who are performing their duties at sea for numerous operation and performing their jobs effectively.   In order to maintain safety at the sea the seafarers are working and struggling continuously. The number of Greek seafarers who has been working on Greek flag ships has been connected to seaman’s pension fund (NAT) in the era of 2004. Moreover, the number of foreign seafarers employed on Greek controlled ships continued to develop. As the duties of the seafarers are becoming more difficult in order to maintain the safety levels of the sea.

 There are the numbers of the studies that has been conducted in order to examine and establish the standards of the safety. There are the various standards and scales set that are required for measuring and examining the safety at sea. These standards are includes as; sustainability, shipping operations and seafarers training. The said study is particularly conducted in order to measures safety of the sea by examining and predicting the all of these given standards and safety. It might also be taken as these organizations were highly be appreciated Greek seafarers, experience, skills loyalty, education and cost effectiveness as well, but it can also be observed that their appreciation is not completely imitated in their employment strategies. This study is the good source to examine the safety at sea by measuring the various scale set.

Research Questions of The seafarers

The presented and proposed research project will examine the effects of the various variables for the safety of the sea. The major objective and aims are required for responding the answers of the various questions;

·         What is the current international legal framework for seafarers’ training and to what extent it is adequate to ensure that seafarers are skilled enough to perform their duties on board?

·         What is the influence that seafarers’ training has on shipping safety?

·         To what extent is the training provided by Greek shipping companies adequate to enhance maximum safety at sea?

·         How the shipping operations effect the safety at sea?

·         What is the impact of the seafarers training on the safety at sea?