Unveiling Seafarer’s Fatigue: An In-Depth Analysis of Fatigue among Singapore Bunker Tanker Seafarers and Mitigation Strategies

Abstract

This study investigates the effects of crew fatigue on bunker barge employees, with a particular emphasis on the sources and causes of crew fatigue on bunker tankers operating in Singapore. The research investigates shipboard management, operations, planning, the worldwide oil market, the supply and demand for seafarers, and Singapore's maritime industry. In order to investigate the factors that lead to fatigue and the effects it has on the workplace, an anthropological approach and statistical methods are utilized. This study investigates organizational structures, the international oil and shipping sectors, as well as Singapore's shipping business. Seafarers' fatigue can be affected by a variety of factors, including the physiology of the crew as well as the architecture of the vessel. Methods of data collection and processing are analysed, including Bayesian networks and Python scripts, among other things. According to the findings of the study, fatigue among seafarers is caused by a number of different causes, including onshore management as well as physical and psychological stress, with physical stress and irregular sleeping habits being the two elements that have the most significant impact.