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My understanding is that a typical contract is 12 months. So we're talking about people working several months in addition to the 12 months. In general they have had no chance touch land and blow off some steam since the pandemic started a year ago.
Fun fact, this means that most mariners under these arrangements don't have to pay tax.
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Possibly, but the pandemic has meant that some of these guys haven't put their foot on land for close to a year and counting. You'd be hitting the bottle too.
" A great number of seafarers have not had the opportunity to disembark their vessel upon expiry of their contract, and have instead had to continue working, often for many months. ... it increases the risk of fatigue, which is a primary source of accidents at sea of which about 80% is attributed to human error. "
My understanding is that a typical contract is 12 months. So we're talking about people working several months in addition to the 12 months. In general they have had no chance touch land and blow off some steam since the pandemic started a year ago.
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