[QUOTE=Kennebec Captain;187287]I don’t think we are talking about the same thing. The question is how to deal with harassment on board the ship. I say get rid of the offending crew member asap. I am aware of verbal, LOW, DFC routine. Yes, better if you’re US coastwise.
You’re saying engaging the company with a formal complaint is a mistake. I agree. I don’t advocate doing that. It’s a morass. It’s best if you can get the crew to report problems to the captain (direct or via bos’n dept head etc) Otherwise the problem will either fester and manifest it self later or someone will send an email to the company. Both these outcomes are to be avoided.
I’d rather have control over the outlet the crew uses for beefs and complaints rather than letting them find or create their own.[/QUOTE]
Some calling it bullying, some call it harassment. To me bullying is milder and harassment is more extreme. Sexual harassment is a whole different thing. To me bullying is part of life and harassment is not to be tolerated. Where one draws the line between the two is up for debate. What do you think constitutes bullying and what constitutes harassment?
I agree most problems are best not allowed to fester. I would rather confront the problem head on than tap dance around it and let it get worse.
Basically my company’s ISM policy doesn’t allow us to keep it on the ship. If harassment gets reported to the department head or captain then it has to go to the office. If Billy Bob comes and tells me that he has a “problem” with Jimmy John then it can be handled internally. If Billy Bob tells me that Jimmy John is “harassing” him then it has to go off the ship. Harassment is the magic word. It is the politically correct over-sensitive pussification that has caused this namby pamby bullshit.