SHIPBOARD PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Class: T VIII Bravo

Arranged by:

1. Andis Koirul ( 51145397 T )

2. Muhammad Habib Prianggodo ( 52155837 T )
3. Ridho Ekapaksi ( 52155782 T )

POLITEKNIK ILMU PELAYARAN

SEMARANG
2019
 I. SHIPBOARD PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Shipboard personnel management onboard a ship is all about

governing officers who have bigger responsibilities because
they are the ones who make decisions. They represent the
administrative staff and it is their role to integrate the crew
with the technical aspects so that the relationship between the
officers and crew will improve.
A key activity in shipboard organization behaviour is to
develop an environment in which the crew are motivated
towards teamwork. Coordination refers to effective time and
sequence in performing shipboard activities and cooperation
which indicates the willingness of the crew to work together
to accomplish the assigned task.

Crew motivation is essential to the operation of the ship. No

matter how sophisticated the vessel is, it cannot be run by a
single person. Therefore, every person must be motivated to
work in order to run the ship.
Traditional ship management relied on principles to
provide “one best way” of managing, such as:
1.Proper way to organize the work.
2.Proper way to delegate the work.
3.Proper way to divide the work.
However, research today shows that the contingency approach
is more interdisciplinary, more system-oriented and more
research-oriented than the traditional approach. It helps to use
in appropriate manner all the current knowledge about
shipboard organization. Sometimes it is called situational
approach because appropriate action depends on situational
variables.
II. LEADERSHIP

Leadership is the ability to persuade others to seek defined

objectives enthusiastically. Leadership is so important and its
human factor binds a group together and motivates it towards
a certain goal. Leadership is part of management because
managers as leaders are required to plan and organize. They
are to Influence others to follow direction either right or
wrong. This means that strong leaders can be weak managers
if they are weak in planning and a manager can be a weak
leader if he is weak in governing.
As society has learned more about leadership, it has become
increasingly evident that strong leadership is a result of
effective role behavior. Organizational leadership is a role
behavior that unites and stimulates followers towards a
particular objective in particular environment. Four elements
are variables and affect each other in determining suitable
role behavior:
1. Leader
2. Follower
3. Goal
4. Environment
The role behavior of a leader covers three different skills:
1. Technical – refers to a person’s knowledge of proficiency
in any type of process of technique. It deals with things.
2. Human – the ability to interact effectively with people and
to build teamwork. It deals with people.
3. Conceptual – deals more with long-range plans, broad
relationship and other abstractions. It deals with ideas.

Effectiveness is the result in a contingency model of

leadership and is determined by the interaction of a follower
oriented with three additional variables:
1. Leader- Member Relations – are determine by the manner
in which the leader is accepted by the group.
2. Task Structure – reflects the degree to which the specific
way is required to do the job.
3. Leader Position Power – describes the organizational
power that is provided for the position the leader occupies.

Onboard a ship, what is a leader?

“A leader is an individual who knows the way, goes the way
and shows the way.” After graduation, many of the graduates
from the Marine Transportation and the Marine engineering
courses will definitely become deck and engine officers
onboard sea-going vessels. In other words, they will become
leaders in their respective departments. Therefore, it is
important to train and prepare these soon-to-be officers to
become real gentlemen.
Character formation for the future seafarers must be given due
regards by schools for maritime studies in preparation for a
life of service on the sea.
As what Capt. Rodolfo D. Estampador says in his speech
during the 2nd Merchant National Conference-Workshop of
the Master and Mates Association of the Philippines, Inc.”
held in Cebu City on November 20-22, 1998:
“In general, our approach in the development of leadership
skills depends on an individual’s actual exposure of
observation. If he boards a ship with good leadership skills for
sure, he will end up as a good leader, but if he boards a ship
with poor leadership skills (tayo-tayo lamang), he will surely
end up as a poor leader.”

Is there any measure to adopt minds to correct the differences

and come up with better approach on values formation in
leadership?
Yes. Value formation in leadership must be incorporated into
the subjects offered by maritime schools or be mandatory
training as required for continuous professional education, this
will lead our marine professional towards professionalism in
preparation for being “world class”.
Leadership styles:
1. Traditional- they always demand respect for people they
served.
2. Bureaucrat- they follow the manual exactly (procedures
like parliamentary is closely observed).

3. Dependable- the jack-of-all-trades and knows everything

(the followers need not worry because leader takes care of
everything).
4. Example- they are leaders who give responsibilities to
their followers gradually so that in the future, they can stand
on their own.
5. Participative- they encourage their members to take their
responsibilities even at risk of making mistakes so that
everyone will learn leadership by leading.

Kinds of Leadership:

1.Autocratic Leadership – centralized power and decision-

making for themselves. The members are obedient to the
leaders who dictate everything, thinking that their members
are not capable of making their own decision.
Characteristics and personality:
a. Perfectionist – basically insecure (task and not person-
oriented).
b. Getting what they want by threat or bribes –
commanding (always refuse to listen to others).
c. Strong personality to demand obedience by fear – can
not admit any mistakes (looking for scapegoats when
something goes wrong).
d. Give orders which must be obeyed – demand service but
would not serve.
e. Have all powers for themselves – proud and aristocratic.

2. Liberal Leadership – free rein leader who sees their

members as responsible. Every member is entitled to be heard
and to be responsible for what he does. As a result, there is no
controlling authority. Confusion is present because everybody
claims to be right.
Characteristics and Personality:
a. Listens to everybody – easygoing.
b. Trusts everyone to be responsible – open and tolerant of
everything and to everybody.
c. Accepts everything without evaluating – leaves
everything for a chance.
d. Gets along well with everybody – good group-mixer.

III. PREPARING MARITIME STUDENTS FOR THE

SEAFARING WORLD

During the time of preparation for the life of prospective

seafarers, it is important to motivate them into the direction of
their chosen profession. It is also of utmost importance to
ascertain that goals don’t bring them away from their final
dream but compels them to see and take a realistic view of life
onboard a ship, their relationship with others, the work and
problems such as loneliness and longing for their families.
Onboard ship life can be a challenging and an enriching
experience where a man gains new insights and knowledge of
new cultures. Life onboard ship may be lonely, tough, boring,
dehumanizing and maybe even conducive to abuse and
injustice, therefore, life at sea is full of struggles with the
elements of risks.
Seafarers need deep relationship that lasts, because living
among strangers will make them always long for concern and
understanding back home. Loneliness is a worst scenario for a
person who have not made themselves their first friend. It will
become serious when he is afraid to be alone with oneself and
is frequent when he does not believe in himself enough to go
out to make friends.
In time of preparing the maritime cadets to belong to a
community of seafarers is also one of ways of motivating
them to be good members of the community that belongs to
them – onboard ship and on shore.
Factors that will help the seafarers persist in his goal and
share happiness with his shipmates
The technical aspects which they learned in maritime schools
are very important but there are also personal aspects which
are also important to be corrected such as their failure to
recognize their real motives for the thing they do. It means
that they find difficulties to be truthful to the motives of some
of their actions. This is true when real motives go against the
image that they are trying to present before others. Therefore,
it is more important that motivation should be injected in the
minds of the maritime cadets.
THE ROLE OF THE SHIP'S MASTER IN PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT

These days, the role of a ship's master in personnel

management is such a criticalthing to decide. Since managers
control the running of organisations and also get workdone
through others, while headers possess the qualities of rising
above the usual day-to-day activities of a managers. A far
number of ship masters exhibits both attributesand qualities of a
manager and also that of the leader.
 tough sailors not born of calm seas,
the harder the tests we face, the sign that
we are prepared to be a big person.

‘’Thank you’’