SIRC reports
We have written these reports for both expert and lay audiences, particularly industry professionals.
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The port-based welfare needs of women seafarers, Helen Sampson & Iris Acejo, March 2023
Scoping exercise relating to the future evaluation of evidence underpinning decision-making in the shipping industry, Helen Sampson & Neil Ellis, June 2022
Religion in multi-ethnic contexts: a multidisciplinary case study of global seafaring - Summary Report, Helen Sampson, Nelson Turgo, Wendy Cadge, Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Graeme Smith, November 2021
Also see Faith and the welfare of seafarers working on cargo ships
Mapping Maritime Professionals - Towards a full scale European data collection system, Neil Ellis, Emma Wadsworth, Helen Sampson, September 2021
Seafarers' mental health and wellbeing, Helen Sampson and Neil Ellis, IOSH, November 2019
Fatalities and injuries among seafarers in the period 2000-2016, Sampson, H., Ellis, N., February 2019
The causes of maritime accidents in the period 2002-2016, Acejo, I., Sampson, H., Turgo, N., Ellis, N., Tang, L. November 2018
The working and living conditions of seafarers on cargo ships in the period 2011-2016, Sampson, H., Ellis, N., Acejo, I., Turgo, N., Tang, L. October 2018
Also see Resources to assist with changing practice
Changes in seafarers' health 2011-2016: A summary report by Sampson, H., Ellis, N., Acejo, I., Turgo, N. July 2017
Also see Resources to assist with changing practice
The relationships between seafarers and shore-side personnel: An outline report based on research undertaken in the period 2012-2016 by Sampson, H., Acejo, I., Ellis, N., Tang, L. and Turgo, N. April 2016
Also see Resources to assist with changing practice
Effectiveness of international regulation of pollution controls: the case of the governance of ship emissions by Bloor, M., Baker, S., Sampson, H. and Dahlgren, K. February 2013
Issues in the enforcement of future international regulations on ships' carbon emissions by Bloor, M., Baker, S., Sampson, H. and Dahlgren, K. February 2013
Seafarer Accommodation on Contemporary Cargo Ships by Ellis, N., Sampson, H., Acejo, I., Tang, L., Turgo, N. and Zhao., Z. December 2012
Also see Resources to assist with changing practice
Exploring differences in perceptions of risk, and its management, amongst personnel directly associated with the operation of ships by Bailey, N., Ellis, N. and Sampson, H. April 2012
New Shipboard Technology and Training Provision for Seafarers by Sampson, H. and Tang, L. Oct 2011, ISBN 1-900174-41-3
Seafarers in Ecuador, A Labour Market Study, by Calderón Veiga, M. September 2011, ISBN 1-900174-40-5
Safety and Perceptions of Risk: A Comparison Between Respondent Perceptions and Recorded Accident Data, by Bailey, N., Ellis, N. and Sampson, H. Oct 2010, ISBN 1-900174-38-3
SIRC Report to the PYA on Living and Working Conditions Aboard Yachts by Bailey, N., Ellis, N. and Sampson, H. August 2010
Training and Technology Onboard Ship: How seafarers learned to use the shipboard Automatic Identification System (AIS), by Bailey, N., Ellis, N. and Sampson, H. July 2008, ISBN 1-900174-34-0
The Global Labour Market for Seafarers: Working Aboard Merchant Cargo Ships 2003, by Ellis, N. and Sampson, H. June 2008, ISBN 1-900174-35-9
The Transformation of the Chinese Labour Market for Seafarers by Wu, B., Shen, G. and Li, L. December 2007, ISBN 1-900174-33-2
Perceptions of Risk in the Maritime Industry: Personal Injury by Bailey, N., Ellis, N. and Sampson, H. October 2007, ISBN 1-900174-32-4
Perceptions of Risk in the Maritime Industry: Ship Casualty by Bailey, N., Ellis, N. and Sampson, H. August 2006, ISBN 1-900174-29-4
An Analysis of Crewing Levels: Findings from the SIRC Global Labour Market Study by Winchester, N., Sampson, H. and Shelly, T. March 2006, ISBN 1-900174-27-8
What Seafarers think of CBT by Ellis, N., Sampson, H., Aguado, J.C., Baylon, A., Del Rosario, L., Lim, Y.F. and Veiga, J. December 2005, ISBN 1-900174-28-6
The World Cruise Industry: A Profile of the Global Labour Market by Wu, B. March 2005, ISBN 1-900174-25-1
Problems of Global Governance of Seafarers' Health and Safety by Bloor, M., Pentsov, D., Levi, M. and Horlick-Jones, T. November 2004, ISBN 1-900174-24-3
Lost at Sea and Lost At Home: the Predicament of Seafaring Families by Thomas, M. February 2003, ISBN 1-900174-18-9
Transnational Seafarer Communities by Kahveci, E., Lane, T. and Sampson, H. March 2002, ISBN 1-900174-17-0.
Fast Turnaround Ships And Their Impact On Crews by Kahveci, E. October 1999, ISBN 1-900174-05-7.
Filling the Gap: Small Inter-Island Caribbean Trading Ships and Their Crews, by Boerne, G. October 1999, ISBN 1-900174-10-3.
Coronary Heart Disease Deaths Among British and Indian Seafarers, by Dr Wickramatillake, H.D. April 1999, ISBN 1-900174-09-X.
Women Seafarers in the EC: A Preliminary Report based on German and UK Case Studies, by Zhao, M. June 1998, ISBN 1-900174-01-9.
Fatigue in Ferry Crews: A Pilot Study, by Baulk, S. and Reyner, L November 1998, ISBN 1-900174-04-9.
An Analysis and Evaluation of International Maritime Medical Training Standards, by Patel, T. November 1998 ISBN 1-900174-00-6.
Occupational Mortality Among Merchant Seafarers in the British, Singapore, and Hong Kong Fleets 1981-1995, by Roberts, S. June 1998 ISBN 1-900174-01-4.
Infectious Diseases Among Seafarers, by Wickramatillake, H.D. June 1998, ISBN 1-900174-01-1, ISBN 1-900174-02-2.
Occupational Mortality Among British Merchant Seafarers: A Comparison Between British and Foreign Fleets (1986-1995), by Roberts, S. June 1998 ISBN 1-900174-01-4.
Seafarers and The Internet - E-mail and Seafarers' Welfare, by Davies, A.J. and Parfett, M.C. May 1998, ISBN 1-900174-01-8.
An Econometric Analysis of the Decision to Flag Out - Final Report, by Bergantino, A.S. and Marlow, P.B. June 1997, ISBN 1-900174-01-0.