How seafarers' welfare friendly is your port?

Welcome to our survey of seafarers' welfare services in port/s. Find out how your port scores!

Aim & Data Protection: This survey aims to capture a general overview of seafarers' welfare in ports from a maritime community-wide perspective. Your participation is important because the overall results will assess the reality of welfare services available to seafarers during their limited time alongside. To comply with Data Protection regulations all specific individual feedback, including personal details, will remain confidential. Results will, however, be analyzed and shared in a general, collective and non-attributable manner. Participants wishing to comment on more than one port will need to do so on a 'one port per survey' basis. Thank you for sparing your valuable time.

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* 1. Contact Information

Name

Organisation

Port

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Please indicate which sector of the maritime industry you belong to:

Government representatives

Ship owners representatives

Port owner/authorities representatives

Union representatives

Welfare Organisation representatives i.e Not for Profit/maritime charities etc

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Are the welfare facilities and services in your port available to all visiting seafarers?

Yes, from all terminals/berths

Yes, but not from all terminals/berths

I don't know

There are no welfare facilities or services available to seafarers

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* 4. Do seafarers visiting your port have access to regularly updated information on the shore-based welfare facilities and services available to them?

Yes, provided by the port

Yes, provided by welfare providers

I don't know

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* 5. Does your port make access to welfare facilities and services available to all seafarers, irrespective of nationality, race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion or social origin and irrespective of the flag state of the ship on which they are employed or engaged or work.

Yes, in every respect

Yes, but we have very few welfare facilities and services to offer seafarers

No, because of the political decision

I don't know

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* 6. Does your port have a seafarers centre/s or an equivalent facility?

Yes* (please comment below)

No - a centre is not required i.e walking distance to local amenities

No - but there is a requirement for a centre of some kind

No facility, but ship visiting and transportation are provided

I'm not sure

*Please detail name and type of centre/s

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* 7. Does your port provide ship welfare visitors with access to visit ships in all areas?

Yes

Yes but not all areas

I don't know

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* 8. Does your port have a seafarers’ welfare committee (aka Port Welfare Committee (PWC)) or its equivalent (such as a Harbour Safety Committee or Seafarers Centre Committee) that meets regularly to review and support shore-based welfare services for seafarers?

Yes* (please comment below)

I don't know

*If yes, please detail the name of the welfare committee

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* 9. Does your port provide or support the provision of seafarers transport to and from seafarers centres and/or local amenities?

Yes, provided by the port

Yes, provided by voluntary/not for profit organisations

Yes, but only to the gate

No, not required because local amenities are located within walking distance

I don't know

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* 10. Does your port provide WiMax or Wi-Fi to visiting ships?

Yes, in all areas

Yes, in some areas

I don't know

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* 11. Finally, over the next 5 years, what impact do you think the constantly evolving maritime industry will have on shore-based welfare services for seafarers in your port?

Port based welfare services will remain at an already high standard

Port based welfare will remain at a satisfactory level

Port based welfare services will deteriorate and is cause for concern* (please comment below)

I don't know

* Please explain why you think seafarers' welfare will deteriorate over the next 5 years.

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* 12. The International Port Welfare Partnership programme, supported by ISWAN & ICMA, aims to bring the maritime community together to support and promote welfare providers and help improve seafarers' welfare whilst in port. If you would like to join or know more about the project please indicate below...thank you for your time!

Yes, i would like to know more

No, thank you