Participants’ particulars:

Descriptions of the particulars:

Number of Participants

4

Age Range

35 - 55

Position in the Organisations

1) The Executive Member of SOAG/CEO Cadesmee International. Ltd.

2) Project Planning Manager of Tema Shipyard.

3) Supervisor of Dock 1 Machining Section, Tema Shipyard.

4) Port State Inspector & Flag Surveyor of GMA.

Educational Background and

Responsibilities

Technical and Tertiary.

Responsibilities The Executive member of SOAG/CEO Cadesmee Int. Ltd, the ultimate source of authority and lays down goals, policies and plans for the organisation (http://www.ddegjust.ac.in/studymaterial/mcom/mc-101.pdf) [12] .

Responsibilities Tema Shipyard’s Project Planning Manager: Developing the project plans, implementing the plans, Evaluating & Coordinating, (http://pm4dev.com/resources/free-e-books/46-roles-responsibilities-and-skills/file-html) [13] .

Responsibilities Tema Shipyard’s Dock 1 Machining Section Supervisor: Paying detail attention to all the machine and the workers operating them, Performing record keeping (http://www.talentcor.com/blog/4-skills-to-look-for-in-machine-operators) [14] .

Responsibilities GMA’s Port State Inspector: inspects Documents of Compliance, Safety Management Certificates, working charts [3] (Anderson, 2005, p. 8) [15] . Flag State Surveyor: Article 94 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 outlined the duties of the Flag State as follows:

1) Every state shall effectively exercise its jurisdiction and control in administrative, technical and social matters over ships flying its flag (https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf) [16] .

Number of Years Worked

Ranging from three to above twenty Years working experience.

Below is the breakdown:

The Executive member of SOAG/CEO Cadesmee Int. Ltd., over 20 years’ experience,

Tema Shipyard’s, Project Planning manager, above 20. Dock 1 Machining Section Supervisor, 17 years’ experience.

The GMA’s Surveyor, 3 years’ experience.