AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF MAJOR OIL COMPANIES ON CREW SELECTION CRITERIA FOR TANKER OPERATING SHIP MANAGEMENT COMPANIES

Özet

Tanker shipping which is a special sub-sector of maritime transportationindustry plays an important role for the world trade. As oil and its derivativestransported by tankers is the fundamental component for developing industries, itstransportation becomes an indispensable issue. Though petroleum and chemicaltransportation is important for all industries, due to its structural properties, thesecargoes include major risks for the environment. There have been some enforcementand impositions to the tanker operating ship management companies to minimizethese risks. Herein, MOC (Major Oil Companies), the most important players in theworld petroleum industry, has made such impositions on tanker operating shipmanagement companies. Enforcement and impositions on human factor which is themost significant element in a business has a critical importance to minimize theserisks. Thus, this study aims to reveal the effects of MOC on the personnel selectioncriteria of the ship management companies that operate tankers. To achieve this aim,a total of 12 companies operating in Turkey and having largest fleet were selected.An interview was conducted through these companies and the data obtained wereanalyzed by content analysis of qualitative research methods. As a result, it isrevealed that major oil companies have an impact on personnel selection processand activities. Generally, these effects have been about duration of the contract, thenumber of crew required to be on board, company internal promotion procedures,recruitment process of new employees to the company, and crew training.