A evasão dos praticantes na Marinha Mercante

Abstract

Obtaining the waterway license is increasingly desired, especially that of officer, but many give up close to achieving success, wasting years that were dedicated to a dream no longer so desired. The purpose of this article is to present the current situation of the Merchant Navy, in view of the recent graduates of the Brazilian Merchant Marine Academy (EFOMM), in which many have abandoned, without even completing the Embedded Internship Program (PREST). The capital that is made available for the formation of merchant officers is significantly high, so a considerable return is expected, but nowadays this capital is invested with a high risk, as many students, future practitioners, often demotivated with their career, will only be sure of choosing the profession after 3 years of entering the course at the beginning of PREST, which in most cases is the first opportunity to embark on a merchant ship. In support of the article, several interviews were conducted with commanders who had apprentices on board and passed the Instruction at Sea Program (PIM), officers who passed the PIM and newly graduated practitioners, exposing that the evasion of apprentices can be mitigated with PIM reimplementation on EFOMM’s grade school, better preparing future seafarers, and significantly reducing the chances of career dropouts.