Cultural and Gender Diversities Affecting The Ship/port Interface
Cultural and Gender Diversities Affecting The Ship/port Interface
Cultural and Gender Diversities Affecting The Ship/port Interface
Horck, J. (2008). “Cultural and gender diversities affecting the ship/port interface Maritime
education and training efforts to bridge diversity gaps”. Cultural Sensitivities pg. 1-15.
September 28, 2018, from http://www.knowships.org/pdfs/Cultural-Sensitivities-3.pdf
I. Introduction
Diversity challenges are also the reality onboard ships that triggered a multicultural
and gender variegated crew environment. This critique paper aims at creating awareness on
dilemmas and challenges that can affect the proper communication on ships.
The journal article “Cultural and gender diversities affecting the ship/port interface
Maritime education and training efforts to bridge diversity gaps” was a crucial study as it
is one out of the few academic study which exist to the industry it belongs. This is written
by Jan Horck, a licensed Master Mariner and an authorized maritime lecturer which is now
experienced seafarer as he serves the sea for fifteen years in Brostrom Shipping Company.
His encounter gave him the extensive intellect and ideas about the problems that can be
faced during the working hours in a vessel and the possible factors that can lead to maritime
accidents and incidents. Horck was the developer and the one who study the comprehension
the ship.
Communication is vital in every aspects of the maritime industry. Proper way of
interacting to the crews and port assets is really needed to provide quality environment to
the seafarers and also to ensure safety as the top priority. Cultural and gender diversities
lead to challenges that can be a direct and indirect reason to maritime failures.
The journal article of Horck about the effect of diversified cultures and gender to
ship/ports interface is made to provide salient data’s which proves that human error due to
welfare and multiple aspects of their lives. It is emphasized in the article that the essentiality
of being culturally aware and gender sensitive must be practiced properly on board ship. Aside
from that, ships crews English is subjective to be improved to withstand the safety risk and
feature the healthy communication between the ports and ships conjugation. It is promoted that
casualty analysis must be prioritized in order to address the intercultural and gender
diversified workplace.
This Journal Article are composed of useful information that can be vital in improving
the communication and cohesion between the crew’s inside and outside the ship. The data’s
that are given supported the context of the journal but there are multiple of inconsistency and
failure to achieve the equal distribution of information between each idea and content of the
text. The pg. 2-3 of the Journal article are focused to the Multicultural crew and low English
competence skill as the reason of miscommunications and caused of the wide spread ship’s
accident. Yet, given this information, it is not clearly stated on how this aspects of
miscommunication really affect the ships to port interface. Lack of details lead to the wretched
Horck’s given ideas are also more on subjective views because of the used of
unnecessary word which contradicts the objectivity of the factual information that he gave
through citations of laws and gathering data from related literature. The organization of the
subject causes some conflicts to the ideas that is wanted to convey by the author. The author
also given biased information on the part when the discussion about gender is being tackled.
Miscommunication due to gender is not properly highlighted in his thoughts. Woman are more
emphasize than man. It almost goes around with the strength of woman in shipping industry
and degrade some role of men when it was compared to the strength of the woman.
Lastly, this journal article was published for the past 10 years, most of its content can
now be considered as incompatible to the possible situation of the maritime industry nowadays.
The title is also not appropriate to the content of the whole article. Miscommunication is the
primary subject it is the most emphasize, it must be included in the title. Status of
IV. Conclusion
Overall this article is admirable as it provides essential information which can make
change to the maritime industry. There is a need of nourishment in boosting the knowledge of
seafarers in cultural and gender diversities. Cultural awareness and gender sensitivity are the
needs of the seafarers right now. Jan Horck still successful in stepping up to make vital change
in the maritime context. This article will play crucial activity because of the lack of academic
papers regarding to this kind of subject. This will also empower the crews as well as the
communication between the ships and the port. Horck’s paper is only subject for quite
improvement, the used of words, citations and proper context are needed to be discern.