Saferwaves Seafarer Sexual Crimes Survey

My ref: EO/22

6^th August 2024

Circular No. NP/199/                                                                                   

 

TO: THE SECRETARY

ALL BRANCHES & REGIONAL COUNCILS

WITH SEAFARER MEMBERS

                                                                                                                  

Dear Colleague,

 

SAFERWAVES SEAFARER SEXUAL CRIMES SURVEY

 

Further to Circular NP/211/23, (7^th December 2023), Saferwaves, the charity that supports merchant seafarers who have experienced sexual violence, sexual harassment or gender discrimination, have extended the deadline for the research project they are conducting with the University of Winchester and Devon and Cornwall Police (details here.)

 

The project aims to determine the extent to which UK seafarers, and those who work aboard UK registered vessels, are exposed to rape, sexual assault, stalking and sexual harassment, and similar offences with a view to further developing support systems and reporting processes to aid seafarers who have experienced these sorts of offences.    

 

Saferwaves are aiming to recruit as many English-speaking individuals who are either UK residents who have worked at sea during the last 5 years, and/or any individual who has worked on any UK vessel within the last 5 years. They are keen to obtain responses from those with and without experience of these types of crime.  

 

The survey is open until September 2024.  Those who complete the survey can enter a draw to win one of fourteen £100 Amazon.co.uk vouchers.

 

The link to the survey is here:

https://winchesterpsychology.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d54FTqvYMjioiRU

 

I would be grateful if you could bring this circular to the attention of your members. 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary