Seafaring is a masculine-coded occupation with a strong professional culture that values practical experience. Traditionally, youths were accepted on board ships to be guided, socialised, and often bullied into the working and living cultures at sea. The maritime industry is characterised by several factors known from research to constitute a hotbed for workplace bullying and harassment, such as sustained high workload, role conflicts, jargon, and precarious work. Women and minority groups are especially exposed to bulling and harassment in these kind of working environments. At policy level, these issues are addressed by the International Safety Management Code and the Maritime Labour Convention, which require employers to identify and prevent occupational safety and health risks. This study analyses the extent and scope of the peer reviewed literature on workplace bulling and harassment at sea, and what recommendations have been proposed in previous research. The results show that workplace bullying and harassment is a substantial problem in the maritime industry. While research in this field is growing, there is a general need for future research based on strong research designs. Given the complete lack of scientific intervention studies, this should be prioritised in future research. Further, there is a need to address underlying causes of workplace bullying and harassment and ensure decent employment and working conditions at sea. Managers ashore as well as officers on board must be provided with adequate resources, usable tools, and sufficient time for a proactive work. This work should be included as part of the safety management system.

航海是一种男性化的职业，具有强烈的专业文化，重视实践经验。传统上，年轻人被接纳上船，接受引导、社交，并经常被欺负进入海上的工作和生活文化。海运业的特点是研究中已知的几个因素构成了工作场所欺凌和骚扰的温床，例如持续的高工作量、角色冲突、行话和不稳定的工作。在这种工作环境中，女性和少数群体尤其容易受到欺凌和骚扰。在政策层面，这些问题由国际安全管理规则和海事劳工公约解决，它们要求雇主识别和预防职业安全和健康风险。本研究分析了同行评审关于海上工作场所欺凌和骚扰的文献的范围和范围，以及在以前的研究中提出了哪些建议。结果表明，工作场所的欺凌和骚扰是海事行业的一个重大问题。虽然该领域的研究正在增长，但普遍需要基于强大的研究设计的未来研究。鉴于完全缺乏科学干预研究，这应该在未来的研究中优先考虑。此外，需要解决工作场所欺凌和骚扰的根本原因，并确保海上体面的就业和工作条件。必须为岸上的管理人员和船上的官员提供足够的资源、可用的工具和足够的时间来积极开展工作。