Work and Rest Hours of Deck Cadets Vis-à-vis Their Productivity Onboard Training Ship in a Structured Onboard Training Program

• Jeric Bacasdoon ^[1] ; Reindel Marlowe De Guzman ^[2] ; Aeron Kharl Lacanilao ^[2]
  1. [1] Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific
  2. [2] Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines
• Localización: Journal of maritime research: JMR, ISSN 1697-4840, Vol. 21, Nº. Extra 1, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: 10th International Conference on Maritime Transport MT'24), págs. 24-29
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Onboard Training (OBT) has been recognized as one of the most effective means of practical trainingfor seafarers as part of Maritime Education and Training. The International Convention on Standardsof Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978, as amended prescribes 12 months asthe minimum mandatory seagoing service for candidates for officers in charge of a navigational watch.Within this period, cadets are required to complete their OBT requirements which may include Train-ing Record Book tasks, project work, among others. In terms of cadets’ work and rest hours onboardthe ship, the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006 stands as a pivotal governing internationalinstrument including the working and living conditions of seafarers, in general. This study aimed todetermine the relationship between the amount of work and rest hours to the productivity of deck cadetsin a structured OBT program onboard a training ship. Through quantitative research, the researchersgathered the records of work/rest hours of 54 deck cadets during their training program and analyzedtheir OBT documents to determine their progress. Results showed that the cadets were able to accom-plish their OBT requirements within the allowable work hours as stipulated in MLC, 2006. Further,the researchers concluded that there is no relationship between the number of rest hours and their pro-ductivity, which was attributed to the merits of a structured OBT program. This study recommends tolook for opportunities to improve the structured OBT program onboard training ships, and furthermore,investigate the same onboard commercial vessels setting.