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    • Theorizing seafarers’ participation and learning in an evolving maritime workplace: an activity theory perspective
    Authors: Narayanan, Saratkumar C.; Emad, Gholam Reza; Fei, Jiangang;  Advisor: -;  Co-Author: - (2023)

    This paper presents the cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) or simply activity theory (AT) as a suitable framework to theorize seafarers’ learning in a technologically evolving shipboard environment. The recent increase in the digitalization and automation onboard ships is introduced with the aim of enhancing maritime safety and efficiency. However, maritime incidents and accidents continue to occur when seafarers overwhelmed by the complexity of novel technologies and automated tools, often fail to recognize and timely respond to developing hazards. The fundamental changes in the shipboard workplaces and the seafarers’ need for interaction with smart tools calls for a fresh look at cognitive and learning processes and situated action onboard ships.
    • Identifying essential skills and competencies towards building a training framework for future operators of autonomous ships: a qualitative study
    Authors: Emad, Gholam Reza; Ghosh, Samrat;  Advisor: -;  Co-Author: - (2023)

    Past and ongoing research in the design, development, and implementation of fully autonomous and unmanned ships has revealed operational, environmental, and financial benefits for the maritime industry. However, with the benefits of being highly intuitive and intelligent systems, there are risks of mistakes and failures caused by their operators i.e. the unavoidable human element. With predictions of both seafarers and non-seafarers to be involved in the critical operations of autonomous vessels, it was imperative to identify key maritime stakeholders and conduct research which would investigate their beliefs and perceptions on the training requirements of the future shore-based operators.