Global Seafarers' Survey

Seafarers’ Abandonment: Reporting Behaviour and Institutional Response

Welcome to the survey for the World Maritime University (WMU) Seafarers' Abandonment Policy Lab. This survey will take approximately 15 - 20 minutes to complete.

About the Project
The Seafarers Abandonment Policy Lab project seeks to assess how cases of seafarers' abandonment are currently managed in practice, and whether the existing maritime governance and coordination framework is operationally capable of responding effectively to those cases.

Why is this survey being done?
The purpose of this survey is to better understand:

how seafarers may respond to situations on board that could be classified as abandonment;
what channels seafarers are willing to use to report complaints and why;
what factors influence decisions to seek assistance;
what experiences seafarers have had in previous abandonment situations; and
what role each actor plays in managing cases of abandonment.

Confidentiality notice
The survey has been reviewed and approved by the WMU Research Ethics Committee. Participation in this survey is entirely voluntary, and you may withdraw at any time. All survey responses are strictly anonymous and will not be identifiable in any resulting reports. Research data will be securely stored for the duration of WMU Seafarers’ Abandonment Policy Lab project and the anonymized survey data will be deleted 10 years after the project's completion.

Who can participate?
Seafarers currently working or who have worked on any commercial seagoing ships.

We thank you in advance for your participation! Please start with the survey now by clicking on the NEXT button below

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