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Organisational • Positively, around 58% of the company representatives and
Perspective senior officers report that their organisation considers training as
an investment in human resources, whereas 27% of them have
informed that their organisation conducts training for compliance
only.

• Almost 32% of the respondents highlight that trainees are not
interested in training.

• Nearly 42% of the junior officers and ratings reported that they do
not get sufficient rest.

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

• Around 20% of the respondents feel that the juniors have no
interest in the job and the other 18% believe that they are not at all
motivated to work on board.

• Close to one-fourth of the pre-sea trainers report that pre-sea
students have difficulties in English communication.

• Nearly 80% of the company representatives, on board officers,
surveyors, administrators and examiners believe that most of the
seafarers are good at English communication.

• More than 85% of women seafarers responded that they had full
freedom to decide their careers.

Women • Around 43% of the women seafarers responded that their choice of

Seafarers seafaring career cast a strain on their relationship.
• 29% of women seafarers respond that they would quit sailing before
planning a family . However, 43% of them respond that they would
like to work in the company office for few years before returning
to sailing.

• Approximately 43% of women seafarers reported that they were
discouraged in the institute by seniors and trainers for choosing
seafaring as their profession. Around 57% of the women seafarers
responded that they were discouraged by their seniors or fellow
seafarers for choosing seafaring as their profession.

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