Abstract
The onboard training environment is important for the continuity of cadets’ maritime careers and for the wider industry. Various studies have been conducted with the aim of improving the onboard training environment of cadets in various respects including education, health and safety, and sexual harassment. However, there is a lack of research that details the problems associated with onboard training and how the safety of cadets is managed in the field. Descriptive and non-parametric statistics were used to analyze the data from 284 cadets from maritime universities and 41 shipping company employees in South Korea collected between March and July 2020. The results show that many cadets are not guaranteed enough rest time and the provision of personal protective equipment. In addition, some companies consider cadets to be crew members or temporary workers. To improve the training environment, recommendations include the evaluation of the ship’s environment to establish whether it is suitable for training, constant monitoring of whether the onboard training guidelines are maintained in the field, strengthening of preventive education on human rights violations, and expanding efforts continuously not only to physically improve the onboard training environment but systematically manage cadets as students.
Highlights
Our research targeted Korean maritime cadets who completed onboard training as required by the STCW Convention and attended maritime universities in South Korea, as well as employees of shipping companies that provided onboard training opportunities to maritime university students in South Korea
A total of 284 Korean maritime cadets participated in the survey
This study investigated the specific onboard training environment and the companies’
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Maritime transport accounts for more than four-fifths of the world’s merchandise trade by volume [1], and seafarers play an important role in maritime trade. For the safe operation of ships, the qualification and competence of seafarers is important, and vocational education and training (VET). The International Maritime Organization (IMO) established the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) in 1978 to set mandatory minimum requirements for the certification of seafarers [4].
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