Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-8bhkd Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-07T03:23:32.683Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Shipboard Organization – the Choices for International Shipping

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

Martyn B. A. Dyer-Smith
Martyn B. A. Dyer-Smith
Affiliation:
(Newcastle Business School)
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Navigating officers at sea have duties other than watchkeeping and navigation. This paper considers the problems associated with a seagoing career in the context of social and technical developments. The worldwide pool of skilled maritime labour is rapidly diminishing and steadily ageing. Seafaring as a career is becoming progressively less attractive. Worldwide shortages of qualified staff are predicted to get far worse with serious commercial consequences, but it may be that further reductions in crewing levels will merely exacerbate the problem. The psychological difficulties of present-day seafaring are considered and a sociotechnical re-design of the shipboard system discussed as an option.

Keywords

1. Manning.2. Human factors.3. Psychological and physiological.
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , September 1992 , pp. 414 - 424
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1992

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

REFERENCES

1Dyer-Smith, M. B. A. and Stein, M. (1991). Human resourcing in the European marine industry. Proc. 5th European Congress on the Psychology of Work and Organization, University of Rouen.Google Scholar
2Groth, , (1987). Psychological Opinion, submission to the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Marine Department of the OTV Trade Union.Google Scholar
3Warwick, , (1990). Worldwide Demand for and Supply of Seafarers. Warwick University Institute of Employment Research.Google Scholar
4Corbett, J. M. (1990). The factory of the future, in Wilson, D. C, Managing Organizations, McGraw-Hill.Google Scholar
5Dyer-Smith, M. B. A. (1991). Psychological care for operators working in high–tech (transport) systems in isolated conditions. Report of the Medical and Public Health Research programme of the Commission of the European Communities held at Bremen Polytechnic June 1991, in The Journal of The Nautical Institute, October 1991. (Workshop papers in print.)Google Scholar
6Carbajosa, J. (1990). The symbolic meaning of accidents at sea. Proceedings of the CEC workshop, Bremen Polytechnic.Google Scholar
7Hill, J. M. M. (1992). The Seafaring Career. Centre for Applied Social Research, Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, London.Google Scholar
8Gallup, , (1970). The Attitude of Seafarers to their Employment, Gallup Poll, U.K. Ltd., London.Google Scholar
9Fenucci, F. (1990). Accident reduction: new work method. Proc. CEC workshop, Bremen Polytechnic.Google Scholar
10Miller, E. J. and Rice, A. K. (1967). Systems Organization, Tavistock, London.Google Scholar
11Blinkthorn, S. and Johnson, C. (1990). The insignificance of personality testing, Nature, Vol. 348, 20/27, December.Google Scholar
12Richardson, K. (1991). Understanding Intelligence. Open University Press, London.Google Scholar
13Arbeider, F. (1990). Current practice in the Netherlands. Proc. CEC workshop, Bremen Polytechnic.Google Scholar
14Rodel, , (1990). Principles and diagnostic methods used for the selection of Navy personnel. Proc. CEC workshop, Bremen Polytechnic.Google Scholar
15Zorn, E. (1988). Problemi mentalnog zdravlja brodskih posada. Lecture, Symposium of Nautical Medicine, Hvar 11. – 14.10.1988 (quoted in 14 above).Google Scholar
16Herbst, P. G. (1968). Socio-technical Design of Ship Organization. Work Research Institute, Oslo.Google Scholar
17Munk, , (1991). Safety considerations in the design and operation of a six-man refrigerated vessel. The Management of Safety in Shipping, The Nautical Institute, London.Google Scholar
18Stein, M. and Dyer-Smith, M. B. A. (1991). Sociotechnical analysis of two industries. Working paper on Management and Work Organization in the 1990s' workshop, WORU, University of Bradford (UK), September 1991.Google Scholar
19Hill, P. (1971). Towards a New Philosophy of Management. Gower Press, London.Google Scholar
20Dyer-Smith, M. B. A. Ongoing and published research work.Google Scholar