Working on small work vessels: what is attracting seafarers to work on vessels with gross tonnage of 500 and less
Karindosk, Arthur (2023)
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202305098488
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202305098488
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This thesis explores the motivations and factors that attract seafarers to work on small work boats or vessels with a gross tonnage of 500 or less. The author, who graduated from Estonian Maritime School in 2013 and has worked on various ocean-going container ships and heavy load carrier, draws on his personal experience working on Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) in offshore wind farms to provide insights. The author's research question seeks to find out the reasons why seafarers choose working on small work vessels and provide an overview of the activities that take place onboard, including crew duties and living conditions.
Working on small work vessels is very different from working on commercial cargo vessels or cruise ships, with crew members often carrying out all jobs, even without having professional background or experience. The crew on board these boats are usually small, only 2 to 6 persons, and not often found in each department. Most of these boats do not have engineers on board, quite often not even ratings, and cook, making everyone from the lowest rank up to captain equal in some ways.
The author will provide examples of work vessels used in offshore oil and gas fields, offshore wind farms, construction projects, environmental-related projects, and port operations. These vessels may be of different sizes, but the author will concentrate on the smaller ones, specifically below 500 gross tonnage and less than 3000kW engine power.
Working on small work vessels is very different from working on commercial cargo vessels or cruise ships, with crew members often carrying out all jobs, even without having professional background or experience. The crew on board these boats are usually small, only 2 to 6 persons, and not often found in each department. Most of these boats do not have engineers on board, quite often not even ratings, and cook, making everyone from the lowest rank up to captain equal in some ways.
The author will provide examples of work vessels used in offshore oil and gas fields, offshore wind farms, construction projects, environmental-related projects, and port operations. These vessels may be of different sizes, but the author will concentrate on the smaller ones, specifically below 500 gross tonnage and less than 3000kW engine power.