AGE-ORIENTED CORPORATE TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IN THE CONTEXT OF A SHORTENED CYCLE OF PROFESSIONAL LONGEVITY FOR SEAFARERS

Abstract

Demographic aging and the simultaneous shortening of the cycle of professional longevity of seafarers in the context of increasing medical risks, high physical and psycho-emotional stress, as well as technological changes pose the task of shipping companies to rethink corporate training systems. Research on marine medicine demonstrates that the working capacity of seafarers decreases with age and depends on the interaction of age and anthropometric factors, while deterioration of health and chronic diseases are more often registered in workers of older age groups. The task of the article is to develop a conceptual approach to age-oriented corporate training programs in the shipping industry based on the analysis of research on the health and working capacity of seafarers, the digitalization of shipping and the development of their competencies, taking into account the shortened cycle of professional longevity. The paper presents the author’s model of age-oriented corporate training programs for seafarers, which forms an integrated infrastructure for supporting seafarers at different stages of the career cycle.