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Competency

• Overall 61.3% respondents suggested that the preparatory courses for the competency
exams should continue. However, 90% of the post-sea trainers and officers recommend
preparatory courses.
• About 41% of respondents disagree that the competency exams are aligned with the on
board operational requirements for the rank. Interestingly 51.7 % of shipping company
representatives opined similarly.
• 40% of respondents feel that junior staff lacks practical skills and more than 60% of
respondents suggest that more emphasis should be given to simulators based training.

Career

• Almost 40% of junior officers and ratings are not satisfied with the system of the appraisal
in their companies.
• Nearly 60% respondents would not like their sons and 80% would not like their daughters
joining merchant navy. Surprisingly, the percentage is higher in case of senior officers i.e.
80% and 91% respectively.
Opinion about their company & its policies

• Around 37% of respondents express that company policies and procedures are bypassed
at times which is a major cause of concern.

• About one-fourth of officers on board and company representatives are not happy with
the QHSE policy implementation.
• More than 40% of the company representatives and crew on board accept that there is no
proper grievance redressal mechanism available in their companies. In some cases, there
is no such system exists at all.
Working environment on board

• 43% of the senior officers on board responded that their decisions nowadays are affected
by the response of shore management. Around 30% of respondents informed that they
need to consult the shore management to take decisions in the interest of the safety of
the ship and the crew.

Colleagues’ Perception

• Around 83% of the juniors believe that their seniors are helpful and caring.

• More than 81% of respondents believe that Indian seafarers are competent enough
to handle the jobs on ships as compared to their other counterparts from different
nationalities.

Culture including Discrimination & Harassment

• Roughly three-fourths of the Indian seafarers find no difficulty working in teams with a
multinational crew.
• A fairly large percentage of seafarers i.e. 67.8% agree that no discrimination takes place

An Initiative of the Research and Training Committee- Supported by the
VI Indian National Shipowners’ Association Maritime Training Trust