IMO's World Maritime University Calls on Seafarers to Participate in Survey

9th August 2022

The IMO's World Maritime University seafarer survey is underway for those currently working on any commercial ship, or have worked on such ships at any time after 1 February 1997 Credit: WMU-facebook

The International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s World Maritime University (WMU) in Sweden is calling all Seafarers to take part in a survey.

As gCaptain reports, the survey is open to seafarers who are currently working on any commercial ship, or have worked on such ships at any time after 1 February 1997, to participate in a survey on hours of work/rest, workload, and ship manning.

WMU is conducting the survey in collaboration with the International Federation of Shipmasters’ Associations (IFSMA), the Nautical Institute (NI), the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), and the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN).

The survey is part of research funded by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust. At the conclusion of the survey, WMU will work with the maritime community to consider improvements.

The survey should take no more than 20 minutes to complete and all responses will remain strictly confidential. You are welcome to share the survey link with seafarers in your network. The participation deadline is 31 December 2022.

Follow the link to complete the survey which leads to choice of language before continuing the survey.

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