Don't get screwed up over paperwork

摘要

When inviting a master to comment on how his or her role has changed over the years you can almost guarantee that the number-one bone of contention will be the issue of increasing levels of paperwork. With ships often being crewed to the bare minimum manning level to try to improve profitability in today's competitive market, ensuring compliance with increasing safety and legislative requirements has placed a real burden on the ship's staff.