Survey on Perceptions, Attitudes, and Experiences of Women Officers and Engineers onboard Malaysian Vessels
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DOI: 10.23977/msmi.2018.82632
Author(s)
Norhaslinda Binti Yunus, Mohd Hafizi Said
Corresponding Author
Norhaslinda Binti Yunus
ABSTRACT
Seafaring profession was well known as a male-dominated profession. The acceptance of women onboard always being an issue, as they are always being questioned whether the seafaring career fits women very well. Perceptions, attitudes, and experiences of women officers and engineers onboard the Malaysian vessel may influence the retention of women in the seafaring profession. The retention of women in the industry can affect negatively by lack of trust that facilitates cooperation among crew members onboard. An online survey was conducted in order to gather data on perception towards Malaysian women seafarer from the perspectives of the men colleagues. The data collected being analysis into statistical analysis. Research conducted limited to Malaysian seafarers only. The results of the analysis revealed that while the majority of male seafarers realize when it comes to profession, women and men are equals while majority of them believes that women can perform the task well. 98% out of 60 respondents agreed that women seafarer always give good cooperation in performing tasks and male colleagues appear satisfied with the ability of women seafarer to cope up with the responsibilities. As conclusions, this research can contribute to the design and development of policy measures that can contribute to the integration of women in the seafaring career at the same time can increase of the retention rate of those already employed, also provide interesting insights on the issue.
KEYWORDS
Career At Sea, Malaysian Seafarers, Women Seafarer.