ABSTRACT
The worldwide population of seafarers serving in international trade is estimated to be approximately 1,545,000 people from virtually every nationality. Worldwide, there are about 90,900 vessels, registered in over 150 nations, which carry about 90 per cent of the world’s trade; thus, more than one and a half million seafarers are transporting goods for the benefit of the world’s population of about 7.49 billion (United Nations, 2016).
