SEAFiT Crew Survey Report 2023

Crew Survey Report | 2023 54 seafit.safety4sea.com APPENDI X B Appendix B: Data Analytics Collection Data Method The survey referred to all people working onboard and required less than ten minutes to be completed. Full anonymity was ensured throughout the survey while all demographics required were used for analy- sis & verification purposes only. Participants had to complete a questionnaire which was divided into two parts. The first part included de - mographics about ship type, rank, department, gen- der and nationality of the seafarer while the second part focused on key elements of crew welfare: a. Wellness Analysis Method Upon completion of the survey period, all results were listed in a common database for analysis. Indexes for Analysis For each aspect, a specific Index was created which determined participants’ satisfaction level. Sub - sequently, a factor was calculated as the average of the five aforementioned indexes. This factor, called Crew Welfare Index (CWI) represents the status of industry’s welfare. Survey Element Index Questions Related Wellness Index WNI 1 to 25 Communication Index CMI 26 to 30 Happiness Index HPI 38 to 47 Wellbeing Index WBI 31 to 37 48 to 72 b. Communication on Physical / Mental health c. Happiness d. Wellbeing Namely, each of the aforementioned element in- volved a number of specific predefined questions, the answers of which led to five (5) different indexes which determine the satisfaction level of each key el- ement. Supplementary to the above, the survey also included open feedback questions asking about sea- farers’ concerns on their wellbeing onboard. Ships In order to avoid wide-spreading of results, spe- cific ship types used as predefined options. The age of ships is referring to year 2023 , regardless the month of built. For example, a ship built on October 2022, was considered to be 1 year old. The below age groups analyzed: a. 1-5 b. 6-10 c. 11-15 d. 16-20 e. 21+ Seafarers All seafarers participated in the survey anony- mously, provided information about: a. Gender b. Age group c. Nationality d. Geographic region e. Department f. Rank