INTERACTION OF FILIPINO SEAFARERS WITH FOREIGN CREWS ONBOARD: IMPLICATION TO THEIR CULTURAL BELIEFS AND WORK PRACTICES
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Abstract
This research aimed to determine the challenges faced by Filipino seafarers in
the maritime industry. It specifically sought to identify the common problems
encountered by Filipino seafarers in terms of language barrier and cultural diversity with
foreign crew mates onboard and how Filipino seafarers deal with foreign Crew Members
onboard in terms of work practices and interaction/approach. The major instrument
used for collecting data was by the quantitative descriptive survey method. Fifty (50)
Filipino seafarers who have experience on board, have been the respondents. The
questionnaire was given online and conducted by using online resources to gather data
for this study. The data collected had been analyzed through the use of frequency,
percentage, and weighted mean as statistical treatment.Results revealed that most Filipino Seafarers that work onboard internationally
are Roman Catholic and the foreign Crew Members that they have worked with are
mostly Asian and European people. The results also revealed that the difficulties that
Filipino seafarers encounter are their own confidence interfering while interacting with
Foreign Crew Members onboard, Filipino Seafarers are unable to identify their Cultural
Practices and lastly, Filipino seafarers are not fluent with foreign language which
decreases their interaction efficiency. The results also revealed that despite the
difficulties that Filipino Seafarers encounter, they always try to be more comfortable
around new environments and foreign Crew Members onboard to have a better working
result.
Keywords
challenges in maritime industry
Filipino seafarers
foreign Crew Members
cultural beliefs
cultural diversity
work practices
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