AN ANALYSIS ON CAREER PATH OF TURKISH OFFICERS

Nowadays, the volume of maritime trades and number of ships are increasing in the world. Therefore, the demand for qualified seafarers has increased in parallel with this volume. This study aims at forming a career path map on Ocean Going Officers who graduated from Dokuz Eylül University (DEU), Maritime Faculty (MF) Marine Transportation Engineering Department (MTED) between 1999-2008. Furthermore, it analyzes the reasons for choosing the sea initially, the factors which affect the sea career, the reason and the means they use for coming ashore. The results cover the descriptive analysis of career path of ocean going officers, the reasons for choosing the sea and negative factors which affect the sea career.