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The influence of organisational safety resource-related activities and other exploratory variables on seafarers’ safety behaviours

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2022

Darijo Mišković Open the ORCID record for Darijo Mišković [Opens in a new window] ,
Renato Ivče ,
Mirano Hess  and
Ivica Đurđević-Tomaš
Darijo Mišković*
Affiliation:
Maritime Department, University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Renato Ivče
Affiliation:
Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Mirano Hess
Affiliation:
Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Ivica Đurđević-Tomaš
Affiliation:
Maritime Department, University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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*Corresponding author. E-mail: darijo.miskovic@unidu.hr
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Abstract

Inadequate human actions are still the main cause of all reported accidents and incidents on board ships. The aim of this study is to explore the influence of safety resource activities and other exploratory variables on seafarers’ safety behaviour. For this study, a series of open-ended interviews were conducted to gain insight into how shipping organisations struggle with this issue. Following the interviews, a questionnaire was prepared and distributed to professional seafarers. Two exploratory factor analyses were conducted to identify the underlying factor structure and five factors emerged. Furthermore, three hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the influence of the factors obtained, namely, Company safety orientation and Additional safety incentives on seafarers’ perceived Safety awareness, Job satisfaction, Risk acceptance and other exploratory variables. The study shows that the perceived resource-related activities of the organisation and the demographic characteristics of the respondents can influence the safety behaviour of seafarers.

Keywords

maritime industryorganisational activitiessafety incentivessafety behaviour
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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 75 , Issue 2 , March 2022 , pp. 319 - 332
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Royal Institute of Navigation

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