| "25% of all ships caused 51% of marine accidents and | | | | face marine accidents as there are more possibilities |
| one reason behind these accidents is seafarers' | | | | of machinery failures. In such ships, panic workload |
| fatigue"- DNV study reveals. | | | | increases seafarers' fatigue. |
| Sailing industry is well acquainted with the increase of | | | | Sometimes, small shipping companies minimize their |
| seafarers' fatigue onboard. All shipping personalities | | | | expenses by appointing less seafarer in poorly |
| and decision makers are well-aware of the damages | | | | maintained ships. This causes fatigue of seafarers and |
| that fatigue may cause to the life span of the human | | | | finally lead to marine accidents due to human error. |
| as well as to the environment. Stay away from home | | | | Outcome of fatigue: |
| for long period, limited communication and consistently | | | | Lot of statistical review findings reveal close |
| high work loads on seafarers are the reasons, which | | | | connections between fatigue and accident at sea, |
| are traced to cause seafarers' fatigue. | | | | caused from less manning and long working hours. In |
| This may further lead to performance reducing, | | | | recent years, many accidents have occurred because |
| environmental damage, ill-health and reduced life-span | | | | of crew-errors who were suffering from physical |
| of highly skilled seafarers. Healthy crewing and safety | | | | difficulties. These physical difficulties also lead to mental |
| at sea are other issues but not the least, which will | | | | health issues like anxiety, depression and sleeping |
| obviously suffer. | | | | disorders. Researches also find that the current |
| What is Fatigue | | | | working conditions of seafarers, especially |
| Physical Fatigue and Mental Fatigue are the two types | | | | under-manning, have increased the risk leading to fatal |
| of Fatigue. Loss of productivity is the primary | | | | injuries and consequences. |
| symptom of fatigue at its earlier stages which follows | | | | Measures to Prevent fatigue: |
| by accidents within the ship or cause groundings, | | | | Currently, 'Fatigue' is the most severe and widespread |
| collisions even to the extent of sinking of ships at the | | | | factor that the sailing industry is facing and there is a |
| advanced stages. | | | | strong need to create awareness on this issue. The |
| Literary review | | | | industry should emphasize fatigue as a serious health |
| Research and literary review, although less, illustrate | | | | and safety issue. The manning levels should be |
| 'fatigue' as a major problem allied with excessive work | | | | approached in a realistic way. Ships that are poorly |
| hours, odd shift pattern, poor sleep quality, negative | | | | maintained with insufficient seafarers should not be |
| environmental factors, high job demands and high | | | | allowed to sail as well as the rest period of seafarers |
| stress. Adverse work condition, health disorder, | | | | should be lengthened. Additional burden of paperwork |
| frequent port visits are also some documented factors | | | | related to security issues should be minimized. Proper |
| nurturing fatigue. The outcome of this fatigue is | | | | training and guidance regarding avoidance of fatigue |
| increased human error boosts the risk of collisions, | | | | should be offered and this should be supplemented |
| groundings and risk of personal injury and injury to | | | | with the healthy working conditions onboard. Finally, an |
| others. | | | | urgent holistic approach to solve out the problem of |
| Some more causes that provoke fatigue at sea are: | | | | fatigue is needed that can benefit the industry as a |
| Usually, ships with age of more than15 sea years may | | | | whole. |