Research Title: Communication and

Interrelationship of Crew On board Vessel

Leader: E/C Vincent M. Gomez

Members: E/C Vergel P. Artiaga

E/C Romeo C. Cañada Jr.
E/C Kenneth S. Clavecillas
E/C Albert S. Jagasijas
E/C Ronel M. Jugan
E/C Jason G. Magno
E/C Eddie V. Restauro Jr.
 INTRODUCTION

•According to Gillstrom (2015), stated that at sea, the

situation is very different. Your safety, along with crew and
vessel, is dependent on how well people communicate on
the vessel.

•According to Anish (2017), stated that working on ships is

a team effort. In order to perform operations smoothly and
safety on board ships, good interpersonal relationship
among seafarers is a must.
•Good communication is a basic safety prerequisite to
overall safe ship management. For an ethnically mixed
crew to communicate effectively, they must understand
more than the words used in communication (Dzugan,
1998, p. 11).
 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

•Herbert Blumer,1969,Social Interactionism Theory

•Leon Festinger,1957, Cognitive Dissonance Theory

 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Method Used

In this study, the researchers will use the Descriptive-Survey

Method. This lies the fact that this method is easier to do since it
aims to describe systematically how important the Communication
and Interrelationship of Crew On board Vessel. This method only
requires a short period of time to be accomplished since the
respondents are available at a near place.
 Research Environment

The researcher conducted this study at Cebu

Technological University-Cebu Reliable and Excellent
Seafarers Training Center (CTU-CREST) inside Cebu
Technological University-Carmen Campus which is the only
campus of the CTU-system accredited by commission on
Higher Education (CHED) to offer marine engineering
course. The university is located at the R.M. Durano Avenue,
Poblacion, Carmen, Cebu. It is 41 kilometers North East
away from Cebu City.It has a total land area of ten (10)
hectares including fishpond for instruction.
 Research Respondents

The participants of this study were the trainees of Cebu

Reliable Excellent Seafarers Training Center at the Cebu
Technological University Carmen Campus. The respondents
selected and classified by the researcher accordingly.

Data Gathering Procedure

The procedure utilized in the study is inductive approach

which divided into three phases specifically. It started in
preparing the letter-request and formulation of the research
questionnaire, followed by the distribution and retrieval of the
survey questionnaire, and finally the tabulation and
interpretation of the results.
 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Findings
The symbolic interactionism theory and the cognitive
dissonance initiated this research study. The researchers
prepared questions for the participants in order to gather
data.
As perceived by the ten (10) respondents, mostly,
communication and interrelationship of crew on board
vessel is excellent and also need steps for maintaining its
effectiveness.
Hence, answers of the participants who experienced the
communication of seafarers on board. Basing the results
organized and obtained, seafarers having good
communication is significantly related.
Conclusion

•Effective communication is the ability to exchange

thoughts and ideas clearly. It is the ability to understand
each other completely avoiding miscommunication.

•Communication is essential onboard because it is a big

factor influencing the safety of the environment, vessels
and crew.

•Be friendly to each other and respect your crewmates.

Learn to adjust in order to understand and avoid
miscommunication. Seafarers should used appropriate
language in communicating especially when dealing with
multinational and multicultural crews.
 RECOMMENDATIONS

•The seafarers should adapt and adjust to their fellow

seafarers in order for the communication to be good and
effective.

•Orientations should be conducted in order for the seafarers

to know the significance of communication and how it
influences many factors including the safety of the vessel.
And by good communication, messages, thoughts and ideas
are delivered clearly avoiding quarrel and argument due to
miscommunication.
•The Maritime Industry should conduct seminars and
orientations to maritime professionals about the
communication and interrelationship of seafarers on board
vessel and should give the solutions in maintaining it
effectively. Appropriate knowledge about English language
should be tested especially in international in order to be
able to interact with multinational and multicultural
seafarers avoiding the language barrier between them.

•Maritime students should have course improving their

knowledge in communicating in the English language.
Students should undergo social studies especially when it
comes to cultural diversity in order for them to be able to
adjust and adapt in the future to their fellow seafarers.
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