Essays about: "seafarers life"

Found 5 essays containing the words seafarers life.

  1. 1. The Impact of Somali Piracy on Seafarers' Rights: A Cross-Disciplinary Assessment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Aysun Yücel; [2012]
    Keywords : seafarers; seamen; human; labour; rights; Somali; Somalia; piracy; armed robbery; maritime; violence; ships; vessels; liability; enforcement; MLC; convention; CMI; model; national; law; open; flag; registry; human rights; maritime law; criminal law; international; regional; jurisdiction; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Background: Somali piracy and armed robbery against ships remain to be one of the major global concerns today. Since 2007, over 1,500 piracy and piratical attacks were reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. These figures were gradually increased over the years, along with the degree of maritime violence. READ MORE

  3. 2. Filipinos sailing on the seven seas : a qualitative study of Filipino seafarers working on international vessels

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen för Pedagogik

    Author : Nina Lindgren; Jessica Nilsson; [2012]
    Keywords : filipino seafarers; working conditions; impact on life;

    Abstract : BackgroundThe rough labour market in the Philippines affects the employability. The Philippines has a unemployment rate of in-between 7-8 percent. Therefore, many Filipinos are seeking employment overseas. Today, ten percent of the population are working on the globalized market. READ MORE

  4. 3. Piracy and its Effects on Charterparty Contracts

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ismail Aydin; [2011]
    Keywords : Piracy; charterparties; time charter; voyage charter; off-hire; re-routing; frustration; The Saldanha; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Somalia piracy has its effects on the sea, off the coast of Somalia and in the wider Indian Ocean. However, the source of the problem has its roots on the Somali land. Economic hardship, absence of an effective government and law enforcement are the driving force of piracy. READ MORE

  5. 4. Closing Open Water: -a study on modern communication and social life at sea

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johan Suurküla; [2010-06-24]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Living interchangeably in two different worlds, onboard at work and ashore with family, is an eminent reality in seafaring. Three forces drive the development of the seafarers’ situation; technological development in terms of Internet onboard and TV/DVD availability, shortened turnaround times at port and the evanescence of the social arena associated with alcohol. READ MORE

  6. 5. Health related quality of life among seamen-focus on Lithuanian seamen

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för hälsa

    Author : Regina Malakauskiene; [2006]
    Keywords : seamen; fishermen; seafarers; health; QOL;

    Abstract : Seamen are an exceptional category of people, because they spend most part of their lives being at sea. They are affected by environmental risk factors in everyday activities. The total majority of seamen lives and works in conditions that are extremely harmful to their health. READ MORE