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Women constitute a mere 1.28 % of currently active seafarers. This is despite the concerted international efforts over the years to promote female participation in the maritime industry. Previous studies have identified several causal factors for the dismal representation of women in this sector. However, the current disruptions in the maritime workplace, mainly caused by the introduction of digital technologies and automation, have created a novel environment that limits the relevance of several previous research findings. This study aims to address that gap by investigating the factors impacting women seafarers' participation in the transition period leading to a technology-rich, highly automated future in the maritime industry. This paper is part of a larger qualitative study that looks at workplace participation and learning by seafarers. The data for this study was collected through semi-structured interviews and focus-groups conducted among seafarers and other maritime stakeholders. The thematic analysis of the data identified some physical, social, and psychological barriers that impede the workplace participation of women seafarers. Additionally, our analysis shows that the progressive adoption of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) and Shipping 4.0 will play an important role in improving women's participation in the shipping sector. However, to facilitate this, maritime policy makers and educators need to ensure a level playing field by providing gender-neutral access and opportunities to acquire skills and competences essential in a highly digitalised future workplace. Improving gender diversity is an essential step to align the maritime industry with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 5.

As the current COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting crew change crisis exacerbates the mental health problem faced by seafarers, various maritime stakeholders have mobilised their resources and strengths to provide a variety of supportive measures to address the issue. This paper aims to find out what measures have been adopted in the industry and how widely they have been experienced/received by seafarers and evaluate their effectiveness. To achieve this aim, this research employed a mixed methods design involving qualitative interviews with 26 stakeholders and a quantitative questionnaire survey of 817 seafarers. The research identified a total number of 22 mental health support measures, all of which were perceived to have contributed positively to seafarers' mental health. However, not all of them were widely available to or utilised by seafarers. The findings also highlighted the importance of family, colleagues, shipping companies, and government agencies, as they are associated with the most effective support measures, namely communication with family, timely crew changes, being prioritised for vaccination, being vaccinated, and a positive and collegial atmosphere on-board. Based on the findings, recommendations are provided.

A seafaring career calls for a unique set of personality characteristics and traits. Are you looking at hiring deck cadets, captains or seafarers? Use our Seafarer Assessment Battery (SAB) to get an insight into the emotional resilience and suitability of your candidates for a seafaring career.

Covid-19 continued to severely affect the wellbeing of seafarers in 2021, according to the Q4 report of the Seafarers Happiness Index by maritime charity the Mission to Seafarers.

US Seafarers Come To The Aid Of Stricken Ship; 5 Seafarers Died.

- wages and working conditions for thousands of seafarers will be bolstered by launch of historic Charter - UK and French governments agree to join forces to improve conditions for seafarers and help grow the economy - part of UK's nine-point plan to support seafarers following P&O Ferries' disgraceful sackings of nearly 800 staff

Rough weather at sea symbolises the challenging and adventurous life of seafarers. Checkout some of the most thrilling photographs of rough sea taken at sea by real seafarers.

Rough weather at sea symbolises the challenging and adventurous life of seafarers. Checkout some of the most thrilling photographs of rough sea taken at sea by real seafarers.

IMO Secretary-General Kitack LIM has welcomed the World Health Organization's decision to name seafarers as one of the groups of transportation workers that should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination in instances of limited supplies. The updated guidance for Stage II of its vaccine roadmap from the WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) states: "Seafarers and air crews who work on vessels that carry goods and no passengers, with special attention to seafarers who are stranded at sea and prevented from crossing international borders for crew change due to travel restrictions."

The latest quarterly helpline data released by the International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) highlights the diverse range of mental health challenges facing seafarers.

The world's leading maritime nations and representatives of ship owners and seafarers, are to address the issues of abandonment of seafarers and the rapid settlement of claims for compensation in the case of a seafarer's death or long-term disability at the first meeting of a Special Tripartite Committee established under the ILO's Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).

Unions from states surrounding the Black Sea are promoting a new film exposing the dire and disgraceful conditions under which many seafarers live -and die - there.

Unions from states surrounding the Black Sea are promoting a new film exposing the dire and disgraceful conditions under which many seafarers live -and die - there.

It's 75 years since the first minimum monthly wage for seafarers was set - the only sector with an international minimum wage. The figure is regularly updated by the ILO's Joint Maritime Commission (JMC), established in 1920, and composed of representatives of Shipowners and Seafarers. The JMC meets 26-27 April to discuss an update to the current amount.

Early Wednesday morning, local residents on the island of Sulu, Mindanao found an Indonesian seafarer trapped in fishing nets in a mangrove swamp.

UK to defend maritime industry against cheap foreign seafarers.

A new report says that most seafarers who have been held hostage by sea pirates do not exhibit lasting effects of the experience on their physical and mental health, but up

Chinese Seafarers Work Longer Hours.

45 Filipino seafarers still held captive by Somali Pirates [VIDEO].

Seafarers 'Bill of Rights' In Force Today.

MyFerryLink seafarers end new Calais blockade.