Effectiveness of Basic Safety Training Among Ratings

Abstract

Human errors have serious role in the occurence of maritime accidents. More emphasis should be placed on the human factor rather than automation and technology with quality and effective training. In order to maintain safety culture on board, it is necessary to standardize the effectiveness of the trainings.
 The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the training given to seafarers and seafarer candidates participating in basic safety training. The participants of the study are 275 seafarers or seafarer candidates. It has been used for the assessment of the effectiveness of basic safety training in terms of reaction of Kirkpatrick Training Evaluation Model. The data obtained from the scale results were analyzed by using non-parametric tests (Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis H test) on SPSS package program.
 As a result of the study, it has been concluded that basic safety trainings were effective on high level. The effectiveness perception of the seafarers participating training first time was higher than the seafarers participating training for renew their certificates.