AWARENESS OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND THEIRIMPACT ON HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS ON BOARD

Između 70 i 80% svih posada trgovačke mornarice plovi u multikulturalnom okruženju. Razlog zbog kojeg je broj multikulturalnih posada tako velik leži u ekonomskoj isplativosti takve posade jer se plaće posada razlikuju prema nacionalnostima odnosno vezane su uz životni standard određene nacionalnosti. Zbog tolikog broja multikulturalnih posada, važna je osviještenost o različitim kulturama koje se mogu susresti na brodu. Vrlo je važna edukacija pomoraca i upoznavanje s običajima različitih kultura, problemima unutar multikulturalne posade i načinima rješavanja takvih problema. Uspješna komunikacija ključna je za stvaranje dobrih međuljudskih odnosa općenito, a od posebne je važnosti kod multikulturalnih odnosa jer osim što je ona najveći problem kod ovakvih posada i što negativno utječe na uspostavu dobrih međuljudskih odnosa, ona može negativno utjecati na sigurnost plovidbe i pojave ljudske pogreške.Between 70 and 80% of all crews of the world's merchant fleet sail in a multicultural environment. The reason for such a high number of multicultural crews lies in the economic viability of hiring such a crew, because the crew salaries vary according to nationality and are related to the standard of living of a particular nationality. Because there are so many multicultural crews, it is important to be aware of differences between cultures that may be encountered on board. It is important to educate seafarers on subjects related to cultural differences and problems that may be encountered within a multicultural environment and offer them solutions for solving such problems. Effective communication is the key to creating good interpersonal relationships in general, and of particular importance for the multicultural relations because ineffective communication is one of the major problems encountered within this type of crew that has a negative impact on the establishment of good human relationships on board and can adversely affect the safety of navigation and the occurance of human error's