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Examining and Promoting Chinese Seafarer Education and Training [PDF]

TransNav, 2008
China has potential to become a seafarer supply country for international labour market. The qualification and competency of Chinese seafarers is essential for the relief of the shortage of worldwide officer crew and to reduce human-related sea accidents,
Junzhong Bao, Mingqiang Xu
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Mental health of Filipino seafarers and its implications for seafarers’ education

International Maritime Health, 2021
This narrative review examines current academic literature on the mental health of Filipino seafarers working internationally, including the mental health effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Framed within a rights-based approach, it aims to identify and analyse emerging themes on Filipino seafarers' mental health literature to understand ...
Abila, Sanley Salvacion, Acejo, Iris Lavalle   +1 more
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The Filipino seafarer : a life between sacrifice and shopping [PDF]

, 2002
This thesis is about the seaman and his family. A returning theme in every part of this work, is how the Filipino overseas seafarer is interwoven with his family.
Lamvik, Gunnar M.
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Developing a management framework to position South Africa as a preferred seafarer labour supplier

Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping
South Africa’s strategic position along the Cape Shipping Route connects Asia and Europe, with over 30,000 vessels using this corridor annually. Despite the 2014 launch of Operation Phakisa’s Oceans Economy and the Comprehensive Maritime Transport Policy
Tebogo Abia Mojafi, Thea Van Der Westhuizen   +1 more
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ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006: the way towards ratification

Lex Portus, 2019
The article is focused on the dynamics of national procedures for accession to the International Labour Organization (ILO) 2006 Maritime Labour Convention.
Kivalov S.
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Vital exhaustion and psychosocial health among offshore personnel working in the Philippines

International Journal of Occupational and Environment Safety, 2021
The offshore environment is a high-risk and demanding workplace exposing crew members to various physical and psychological stressors. Health and safety programs are implemented to prevent accidents and promote well-being among personnel. This study aims
Michael Lagarde
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Lads in Waiting: Another 'Crisis'. An Exploratory Study on the Indian 'Fresher' Rating Seafarers

Global Labour Journal, 2010
Studies on work/labour precarity in recent decades have pointed out its close connections with neoliberal globalisation. While maritime shipping, arguably the most globalised of all contemporary industries, has always been recognised as a singularly ...
Peidong Yang
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Waiting together: Seafarer-partners in cyberspace

, 2012
This paper examines how a group of seafarer-partners utilized cyberspace to collectively cope with long-term waiting and temporal disruption to couple relationships caused by seafarers’ working patterns. It shows that seafarer-partners shared information,
Tang, Lijun
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What drives performance while being far away from home? An examination of leader-member exchange (LMX) ambivalence, job embeddedness, trust, and perceived organisation support of Thai seafarers

Cogent Business & Management, 2023
This study investigates the determinants of performance among Thai seafarers working away from their homes using regression and moderated-mediation analyses.
Kevalin Puangyoykeaw Setthakorn
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Women Seafarers: Solution to Shortage of Competent Officers? [PDF]

TransNav, 2012
This study aimed to determine the participation of women in the seafaring profession. It also looked into the hiring practices of the different manning and shipping companies in the country.
Melchor M. Magramo, Geneva Eler
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