Doctoral candidate Peter Martin is carrying out research into the implications of a perceived “sea blindness” in terms of Australia’s strategic maritime outlook, particularly in relation to Australia’s Liquefied Natural Gas trade dynamic.
Mr Martin is seeking input from people who have expertise in Australia’s maritime domain. He is seeking to understand how industry participants might imagine Australia’s future engagement in the maritime domain. He is also looking to examine whether engagement suggests the need for a more nuanced understanding of commercial shipping activity and whether the Australian public is an integral component of future maritime awareness.
He is looking for people to take part in a data-generating survey and participants will be asked to assess the significance of a set of criteria to solve the issues of “sea blindness”. Participants will also have to assess a set of alternatives against criteria. As can be imagined, a survey to create data for a doctoral thesis will be rather involved and the time to complete the survey is estimated at 35-45 minutes.
“By way of this benchmark study, your voluntary, anonymised participation will determine factors that impact on Australia’s maritime outlook as understood by the Australian Public’s appreciation of the Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) trade dynamic. Your considerations will contribute to broader policy initiatives relating to shipping activity in the maritime domain,” the commentary to Mr Martin’s survey reads.
The research is being carried out as part of a PhD project at the National Centre for Ports and Shipping at the Australian Maritime College.
Mr Martin has provided further information on a wide variety of research related policies, related to such matters as data collection, privacy, ethics and consent. The document can be accessed here.
You can help with the research by taking the survey here:
https://utas.limequery.com/347898?lang=en
