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Competency • About 60% of respondents agree that the competency exams are
aligned with the on board operational requirements for the rank.
• 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.
• It is suggested that the preparatory courses for the competency
exams should continue.
Employment
Contract
• 30% of the seafarers are not happy with the present duration of
the contract. 65% of respondents suggest that the contract period
should not be more than 5 months.
• Roughly three-fourths of the Indian seafarers find no difficulty
Culture working in teams with a multinational crew.
including • A fairly large percentage of seafarers i.e. 67.8% agree that no
Discrimination discrimination takes place in their organization. Although the
& Harassment discrimination is less than 5% but amongst ratings.
• The majority of the respondents chose to say that they either never
witnessed sexual harassment or that it never took place in their
organization.
• About the treatment of female seafarers on board ships, nearly 80%
of the company representatives accept that the female seafarers
are at par with male seafarers and no respondent feel that the
female seafarers are not compatible with the rest of the crew.
Enhancement • More than 60% of respondents feel that the value added training
Training greatly help them to improve their performance on board. Around
one-third of the junior officers and ratings say that their company
does not provide financial support for value added training.
• Nearly 58% of respondents feel that the post-sea training is
adequate for handling the job responsibilities, however, a sizeable
amount of respondents still feel that on-the-job training is more
effective if time permits.
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