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Design of Questionnaire
A distinct and exclusive question set was designed for each stakeholder. Following 15 factors
were identified, which allowed the research team to design the questionnaire. Questions were
designed for the employees on board the ship, shipping companies, women seafarers, passenger
ship crews and students at the pre-sea level.
Factors / Topics of Questions Selected Questions
1 Career 25
2 Colleagues' Perception 11
3 Opinion about their Company 16
4 Competency 9
5 Employment Contract 5
6 Culture including Discrimination & Harassment 10
7 Enhancement Training 9
8 Fatigue & Stress 7
9 Motivation & Happiness 10
10 Organisational Policies 4
11 Training 17
12 Safety & Environment 6
13 Training - Organisational Perspective 4
14 Working environment on board 9
15 Maritime Administration 6
Validation of Questions
The draft questions were sent to the members of MASSA, FOSMA and INSA for their inputs and
modifications as deemed appropriate prior finalizing same.
Software for the survey, data generation and acquisition
For this online survey, a web application was developed by vendor CALPAQ on the WordPress
platform. The questionnaire was made available on the website https://navikjeevan.org/online-
survey/ from June 25, 2020, to February 28, 2021. Point to be noted that the survey was
kept open over an extended period of time due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Regular
reminders were sent to the stake holders for completing the survey.
Total 5541 respondents took part in these two surveys. 2203 respondents took part in the
survey ‘Life of Indian Seafarers’ and 3338 respondents took part in the survey ‘Life of Pre-sea
Students’.
Data Analysis
The data was analysed using descriptive statistics, regression analysis and cross-functioning
tools. The results were categorised to determine the gap between the expectations and the
requirements.
An Initiative of the Research and Training Committee- Supported by the
14 Indian National Shipowners’ Association Maritime Training Trust
