@article {1093,
	title = {PREDICTING A FAST-TRACK MARITIME CAREER: CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL OFFICERS DURING TEENAGE YEARS},
	journal = {Problems of Education in the 21st Century},
	volume = {75},
	year = {2017},
	month = {December/2017},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {550-567},
	abstract = {Fast-track maritime career is a topical question worldwide due to the shortage of seafarers in maritime industry. Assuming that the fast-track career officers{\textquoteright} relevant common characteristics in adolescence could predict future maritime career speed, the research questions of this research are: What were the common characteristics of fast-track career officers when they were 16-18? Were there any statistically significant differences between the fast-track career groups and the officers with a slower career at that age? 
A questionnaire survey involving 175 maritime officers was conducted in Latvia in January {\textendash} October 2016, regarding officers{\textquoteright} family context, school achievement, involvement in sports, and personality traits when they were 16-18. 
Fast-track career officers perceived themselves as more conscientious, calm and more leadership oriented than the whole group in adolescence. Statistically significant differences among career-speed groups were found regarding family socioeconomic status, family atmosphere and family career support at that age.
Based on those communalities among maritime officers with a fast-track carrier when they were 16-18, maritime education and training institutions could better find and give appropriate career guidance to prospective maritime officers. Even if maritime career speed is a very individualized phenomenon, family characteristics could be studied further as a potential good predictor of fast-track maritime career. 
},
	keywords = {career success predictors, fast-track career, maritime career, maritime officers},
	issn = {1822-7864},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/pec/17.75.550 },
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2017/457-1513710449.pdf},
	author = {Manuel Joaqu{\'\i}n Fern{\'a}ndez Gonz{\'a}lez and Dmitrijs Semjonovs and Irma Narica and Di{\={a}}na Strautmane and Sandra Ozola}
}
