OCCUPATIONAL MORTALITY AMONG BRITISH MERCHANT SEAFARERS (1986-1995)

The decline of the British merchant fleet in recent years has led to an increasing proportion of British seafarers taking employment in flags of convenience (FOC) and other foreign-registered vessels. It is then a matter of some importance as to whether the British seafarers who serve in foreign ships are at greater risk of mortality and, when fatalities do occur, whether the deaths are appropriately investigated. Using information obtained from files at the Registrar General for Shipping, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, and many Coroners, it is evident that British seafarers serving in foreign vessels were, during the study period 1986-1995, at greater risk of mortality through work-related accidents, suicides, and unexplained disappearances at sea. Those serving in the British fleet, however, died more frequently through illnesses, and through off-duty accidents and drowning. When fatalities occurred in the British fleet, the relevant log book extracts were routinely deposited with the appropriate British authorities; for deaths in FOC vessels these documents were rarely forthcoming. While the deaths of British seafarers were investigated in the large majority of cases, foreign flag state authorities seldom conducted inquiries. It was the British authorities who usually conducted the investigations.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Taylor & Francis

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• Authors:
  • Roberts, S
• Publication Date: 2000-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 253-265
• Serial:
  • Maritime Policy & Management
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-8839
  • EISSN: 1464-5254
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tmpm20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Crash rates; Drowning; Fatalities; Flags of convenience; Foreign; Logging (Recording); Maritime safety; Merchant fleet operation; Merchant seamen; Merchant vessels; Occupational diseases; Occupational safety; Registry; Risk assessment; Suicide; Water transportation crashes
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00798433
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 17 2000 12:00AM