A Study on Working and Living Conditions of Turkish Seafarers

Tezcan, Özgür; ATIK, OGUZ; Kan, Erdem

doi:10.5505/jems.2020.28290

A Study on Working and Living Conditions of Turkish Seafarers

Özgür TEZCAN, (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Gelibolu Piri Reis Meslek Yüksekokulu, Çanakkale, Türkiye)

Erdem KAN, (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Denizcilik Fakültesi, İzmir, Türkiye)

Oğuz ATİK (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Denizcilik Fakültesi, İzmir, Türkiye)

Journal of Eta Maritime Science

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 22 - 37 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5505/jems.2020.28290 İndeks Tarihi: 02-11-2020

A Study on Working and Living Conditions of Turkish Seafarers

Öz:

In order to increase the number of well-qualified and well experienced seafarers on ships and theiremployment periods, as well as providing the desired safety at work, improving/promoting the workingconditions on ships, is of utmost significance. The purpose of this study is to reveal to what extent workingconditions for Turkish seafarers who work on commercial ships comply with the terms of MLC (MaritimeLabour Convention). For this aim, a questionnaire, an instrument of quantitative research method,was issued and conducted through 296 seafarers working on the ships owned by Turkish shipowners.The results of the comparative analysis reveal that the working condition on Turkish-owned ships ismoderately compliant with the terms of MLC.

Anahtar Kelime:

Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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APA	Tezcan Ö, Kan E, ATIK O (2020). A Study on Working and Living Conditions of Turkish Seafarers. Journal of Eta Maritime Science, 8(1), 22 - 37. 10.5505/jems.2020.28290
Chicago	Tezcan Özgür,Kan Erdem,ATIK OGUZ A Study on Working and Living Conditions of Turkish Seafarers. Journal of Eta Maritime Science 8, no.1 (2020): 22 - 37. 10.5505/jems.2020.28290
MLA	Tezcan Özgür,Kan Erdem,ATIK OGUZ A Study on Working and Living Conditions of Turkish Seafarers. Journal of Eta Maritime Science, vol.8, no.1, 2020, ss.22 - 37. 10.5505/jems.2020.28290
AMA	Tezcan Ö,Kan E,ATIK O A Study on Working and Living Conditions of Turkish Seafarers. Journal of Eta Maritime Science. 2020; 8(1): 22 - 37. 10.5505/jems.2020.28290
Vancouver	Tezcan Ö,Kan E,ATIK O A Study on Working and Living Conditions of Turkish Seafarers. Journal of Eta Maritime Science. 2020; 8(1): 22 - 37. 10.5505/jems.2020.28290
IEEE	Tezcan Ö,Kan E,ATIK O "A Study on Working and Living Conditions of Turkish Seafarers." Journal of Eta Maritime Science, 8, ss.22 - 37, 2020. 10.5505/jems.2020.28290
ISNAD	Tezcan, Özgür vd. "A Study on Working and Living Conditions of Turkish Seafarers". Journal of Eta Maritime Science 8/1 (2020), 22-37. https://doi.org/10.5505/jems.2020.28290