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11th International Conference Transnav 2015 on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Gdynia, Poland, 16 - 19 June 2015, pp.32
Maritime is a difficult and arduous profession. Seafarers were faced with many negative factors in this profession. Challenges of the profession, makes it difficult to be preferred. Fatigue is one of the factors that affect continuity in the profession of seafarer and also it affect the formation of ship accidents occurring. Cadet is one of the seafarers who will form the future key navigation officers, has a different significance. Purpose of this study was to examine deck cadets’ responsibilities, working load and occupational difficulties they encountered for identification of these factors and to determine fatigue connected with these factors. In order to identify the difficulties encountered by deck cadets during their sea trainings, render their lives during trainings easier, and establish their expectations, questionnaire and interviews were conducted with 618 deck cadets, 3 trainers and 10 maritime companies that have substantial shares in Turkey’s maritime trade. As a result of this study identified factors that increase fatigue mostly, reduction measures have been exposed and have tried to offer solutions. This study is an advisory to carry out for improve the continuity of trainees in the profession.