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AHP is a mathematical tool that is developed by
Saaty (Saaty, 1980). It is used for analyzing complex
decision problems with multiple criteria (Vaidya &
Kumar, 2006). Generally it is widely used in several
areas such as solving decision problems and
strategic planning etc. AHP is based on pair-wise
comparisons that enables decision makers to assign a
relative priority to each factor. In this study, the pair-
wise comparisons among evaluation factors has
done by crewing managers and operation managers
of a chemical tanker company. Seafarer Evaluation
and Training Software (SETS) is created by using
Visual Basic Programming Software.
3 SEAFARER EVALUATION
3.1 Seafarer Groups
Four different seafarer groups are observed for dif-
ferent criteria or weight of criteria. These groups are
Senior officer group (Master, Chief Officer, Chief
Engineer and Second Engineer); Junior officer group
(2nd, 3rd and other deck officers, 3rd, 4th and other
engine officers; electrician and other officers), Rat-
ing Group (Boatswain, A/B, O/S, deck boy, don-
keyman, oiler, wiper, fitter, pump man and other
deck and engine department ratings) and Service
group (Cook and Steward). 34 evaluation criteria
for Senior officer evaluation and 31 criteria for jun-
ior officer group, rating group and cook & steward
group evaluation observed and the evaluation crite-
ria grouped in four main clusters:
− Professional Knowledge & Skill and Adaptation
to Safety Rules
− Professional Behavior
− Leadership and Social Behavior
− Adaptation to Sea and Ship Life
3.2 Senior Officer Evaluation Criteria
The Following Evaluation factors are observed for
senior officer evaluation:
Professional Knowledge & Skill and Adaptation
to Safety Rules group criteria:
− Profession knowledge (General)
− Profession experience
− English level
− Understanding talent
− Work planning
− Working carefulness
− Knowledge of equipment
− Evaluation and timing of requisitions
− ISM knowledge and adaptation
− Operational knowledge and adaptation (cargo,
bunkering)
− ISPS knowledge and adaptation
− MARPOL / Environmental knowledge and adap-
tation
− Reporting
− Knowledge and adaptation on safety rules (Gen-
eral)
− Carefulness (General)
− Implementation the Company instructions / tim-
ing
− Team culture
Professional Behavior evaluation criteria:
− Cooperation and sharing knowledge
− Behavior, relationships with inferiors / superiors
− Adaptation of marine usage and customs
− Taking lessons from mistakes
− Loyalty to the Job & Company
− Computer knowledge & skill
Leadership and Social Behavior evaluation crite-
ria:
− Adaptation to Sea and Ship Life
− Reliability
− Motivation ability and follow events, peoples and
judgment
− Sharing Responsibility
− To share his/her knowledge and instructiveness
− Could he/she shortly explain his/her request.
Speech ability
− Individual improvement / Has effort to improve
the System
− Personnel cleanness
− Apparel / presentable and keeps clean his/her cab-
in/associate
Adaptation to sea/ship life group criteria:
− Suitability to job basis health/physics
− Adaptation on Drug and Alcohol policy
− Adaptation on sea life
The priorities of evaluation groups for senior of-
ficers are shown in figure 1.
Figure 1: Priority of criteria groups for senior officers
Serie1;
Profession
al
Knowledg
e & Skill
and …
Serie1;
Profession
al
Behavior ;
Serie1;
Leadershi
p and
Social
Behavior ;
90; 20%
Serie1;
Adaptatio
n to
sea/ship
life ; 75;
17%
Professional
Knowledge &
Skill and
Adaptation
to Safety
Rules
Professional
Behavior