TY - JOUR TT - Usage of Maritime Sign Language on Board AU - Tavacıoğlu, Leyla AU - Koyuncu, Kaan PY - 2019 DA - October JF - Engineering Sciences PB - E-Journal of New World Sciences Academy WT - DergiPark SN - 1308-7231 SP - 183 EP - 199 VL - 14 IS - 4 LA - en KW - Sea Language KW - Maritime Sign Language KW - SMCP KW - Deck KW - Non-Verbal N2 - Seafarers must be able tocommunicate effectively in English at sea and in port to ensure the safety andsecurity of ships, crew and passengers. International Maritime Organization(IMO) adopted English as the official language to solve the communication problems. Research showsthat the usage of English by seafarers is not encouraged and they havedifficulty in communicating not only among themselves but also with the outsideagencies. In this paper, it is indicated that the interactions onboard are notonly verbal, but also non-verbal that can be realized through Maritime SignLanguage, the purpose of which is to enhance onboard communication. Inaddition, it aims to increase the safety on board and interaction among crew membersthrough the usage of simplified, standardized and universalized sign language,which proves to be much more efficient in loud working environments or in thecases where verbal means of communication are inadequate. Within the scope of thisresearch, descriptive statistics, reliability of questionnaire, ANOVA with Tukey'stest for non-additivity, Hotelling's T-Squared test, Chi-Square, and Factoranalysis are utilized for the interpretation and analysis of quantitative data.Therefore, quantitative research designwas used through a self-reported questionnaire to collect data about theparticipants’ sea experience, cultural factors, and verbal and non-verbalcommunication skills and to investigate the relation between these factors. As theresult analyses conducted, the study indicates that Maritime Sign Language is beneficialfor the marine language. 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