Maritime digitisation and its impact on seafarers' employment from a career perspective

Momoko Kitada, Polina Baum-Talmor

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Abstract

This paper discusses the potential implications of maritime digitisation and automation on seafarers' careers. While Industry 4.0 implies the modernisation of work in general, it is anticipated that Industry 4.0 will have an impact on seafarers' employment on board contemporary ships. Previous analyses of seafarers' work seem to focus on merely the 'present - future' scenario and overlook seafarers and their career trajectories. Based on an extensive literature review on careers in the global labour market as well as on Industry 4.0, the paper discusses how current career prospects among seafarers may be affected and what alternatives for employment they might have after graduating from maritime education and training (MET) institutions. The paper presents preliminary remarks on career opportunities for seafarers and possible socio-economic implications on future maritime careers in the context of Industry 4.0. It concludes with a set of agendas to support individuals and MET institutions in this transition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages259-267
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event20th Commemorative Annual General Assembly of the International Association of Maritime Universities, IAMUC 2019 - Tokyo, Japan
Duration: 30 Oct 20191 Nov 2019

Conference

Conference20th Commemorative Annual General Assembly of the International Association of Maritime Universities, IAMUC 2019
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityTokyo
Period30/10/191/11/19

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 International Association of Maritime Universities. All Rights Reserved.

Keywords

  • Career development
  • Industry 4.0
  • Maritime digitisation
  • Seafarers' employment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Education
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Transportation

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