Personalities, policies, and the training of officer cadets

Gould, E. 2011. Personalities, policies, and the training of officer cadets. Presented at: Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium 2011, Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium Proceedings (2011). Cardiff, UK: Seafarers International Research Centre, pp. 108-125.

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Abstract

This paper outlines a study into UK Merchant Navy Officer cadetship which used questionnaire and interview data gathered from deck and engineering cadets in 2004 and 2005. The study took place in the context of a declining UK shipping fleet and seafaring workforce, and the absence of research into the views of cadets themselves. Its initial purpose was to understand cadets’ experiences of training at sea; these varied with each unique combination of voyage, ship, officers and crew. As the study progressed the impact of the Tonnage Tax policy on their experience was observed. The paper highlights key findings from the study including the ambivalence which characterised cadetship; it considers cadets’ views on the personal characteristics and attitudes which they felt aided adaptation to life at sea: and, policy related external factors that made that adaptation more difficult.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC)
Publisher:	Seafarers International Research Centre
ISBN:	1900174391
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 March 2024
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2024 07:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/167213

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