Sea Pirates

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (09GM25)



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HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES OF SEA PIRATES

TEAM MEMBERS

Ajay Chandran M C (11AC03)

Dinesh Kumar(11AC08)

Sahaya Vinoth Kumar A (11AC24)

Santhosh Kumar(11AC25)

Sindhuja S (11AC34)



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page No

ABSTRACT 4

INTRODUCTION 5

FIRST PIRATES 5

CORSAIRS 6

BUCCANEERS 6

PIRATES IN CARABIAN SEA &NORTH AMERICA

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TREASURES 7

WOMAN PIRATES 7

HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES

OF SEA PIRATES

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CONCLUSION 13

REFERENCES 14



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ABSTRACT:

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts

committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. Piracy is the name of a specific crim

under customary international law and also the name of a number of crimes under the municipal law of a numbe

of States. Those who engage in acts of piracy are called pirates. Piracy’s was peak in the eighteenth century laste

little more than a decade. they were incredibly successful, sometimes earning in only a few months what it migh

have taken forty years to earn in legitimate maritime employment. So, what was the secret of pirates’ success?

They adopted many strategies& followed many HR practices for recruiting such as democratic working

environment , voting system, incentives , spotted prize, motivation by ignoble desires & providing equal shares in

the profit , rewarding the best and punishing the lazy one.



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INTRODUCTION:

In early 20th there have been people willing to rob transporting goods on the water those people called

pirates. A pirate is a robber who travels by water targeted ships, some also launched attacks on coastal towns.

Thousands of pirates were active from 1650 – 1720. These years are sometimes known as a 'Golden Age' of piracy

Famous pirates from this period include Blackbeard (Edward Teach), Henry Morgan, William 'Captain' Kidd,

'Calico' Jack Rackham and Bartholomew Roberts.In some parts of the world, especially the South China Seas,

piracy still exists today.

FIRST PIRATES:

Pirates have existed since ancient times. They threatened the trading routes of ancient Greece, and seized

cargoes of grain and olive oil from Roman ships. Later, the most famous and far-reaching pirates in early Middle

Ages Europe were the Vikings. Pirates were sometimes known as corsairs or buccaneers.

Fig 1: sea pirate

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CORSAIRS: Corsairs were pirates who operated in the Mediterranean Sea between the 15th and 18th centurie

Muslim corsairs, such as the daring Barbarossa (red beard) brothers, had bases along the Barbary coast of north

Africa. They built many strong fortresses to defend the Barbary ports of Algiers,

BUCCANEERS: In the 17th century, buccaneers lived on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and its tiny turtl

shaped neighbour, Tortuga. At first, they lived as hunters, and shot wild pigs with their long-barrelled muskets.

Their name came from the special wooden huts called boucans where they smoked their meat. the buccaneers

gradually became more and more out of control, eventually attacking any ship they thought carried valuable cargo

whether it belonged to an enemy country or not. The buccaneers had become true pirates.

PIRATES IN CARABIAN SEA & NORTH AMERICA:

Piracy in the Caribbean extends from around 1560 up until the mid 1720s. The period during which pirates were

most successful was from 1700 until the 1730s. Many pirates came to the Caribbean after the end of the War of th

Spanish Succession, they stayed in the Caribbean and became pirates shortly after that. Others, the buccaneers,

arrived in the mid-to-late 17th century and made attempts at earning a living by farming and hunting

Fig2 :carabian pirates Fig3 black beard pirate























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on Hispaniola and nearby islands; Ocean piracy, off the coasts of North America, continued as late as the 1870s.

Pirates who operated in the Caribbean often sailed north to attack targets off the present day eastern seaboard of th

United States. Possibly the most famous of these was Blackbeard, who operated in the American south, attacking

ships and at one point even blockading Between 1822 and 1825, the American West Indies Squadron fought

against pirates in the Caribbean.

TREASURES:

The most precious prizes were chests of gold, silver and jewels. Coins were especially popular because

pirate crews could share them out easily. Emeralds and pearls were the most common jewels that were mined in

America and provided rich plunder. However, pirates did not only seize precious cargoes like these. They also

wanted things they could use, such as food, barrels of wine and brandy, sails, anchors and other spare equipment

for their ship, and essential tools such as those belonging to the ship's carpenter and surgeon.

WOMAN PIRATES:

Two of the most famous were Anne Bonny and Mary Read. It was against pirates' rules for women to be o

board ship, so they disguised themselves by dressing up in men's clothes.They each joined the crew of a ship in th

West Indies led by 'Calico' Jack Rackham. They took part in many attacks, and fought as fiercely as all the other

pirates. Eventually, the crew were all captured in 1720, put on trial in Jamaica, and sentenced to death.

Fig 4: woman pirate





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HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES OF SEA PIRATES

Motivation:

They are motivated by the ignoble desires, motivation drive them to achieve their tasks. Pirates have been

―bad‖ men, motivated by ignoble desires, and even willing to use violent means to satisfy these desires.

Even more significantly, pirate greed is what motivated pirates to pioneer progressive institutions and practices.

ignobility desires in the extreme —generated ―enlightened‖ outcomes consistent with some of the modern world’s

most heralded values, such as democracy, equality, and social safety. Performance incentives were also given to

motivate them.

Recruiting

Pirates hiring ―black sailors‖ for their crew. They were giving ―Equal pay for Equal work‖ Black men

are captain for small ships. Pirates had a larger proportion of black crew members then the legitimate counter

parts. Pirates were profit seekers and opportunities. So they never cared black and white

They recruit people who have motive , ignoble desires skills to fight with enemies, expertise in handling weapon

and know sea navigation

Employee Welfare:

Pirates pay system individual pirates enjoyed 1.67% of the benefits of a slave’s labor. Their pay system

makes every pirates an equal owner of a slave’s labor. Incentive alignment was properly done .To prevent crew

members from shirking, pirate organization made all crew members equal, or nearly equal, ―shareholders‖ in the

company’s profits. This strengthened the connection between each individual pirate’s eff ort and his individual




































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payoff . and in some cases crew members reserved the right to vote on the share a particular pirate received.

Including workers, an equal say in the firm’s decision making

Work Environment:

Pirates democratically elected their leaders by popular vote and dispersed power among other members

crew.. the effectiveness of democratic management on pirates ships, or anywhere else for that matter, that

democratic management is ―the best‖ kind of management. Advocates of ―workers’ democracy‖ (sometimes calle

―workers’socialism‖) take particular delight in the fact that pirateships carried a great deal of Workers’socialism

will solve this and create a more egalitarian and thus ―fair‖ distribution of corporate earnings.

Performance Incentives& Compensation:

Established bonus and spotted prizes . They also properly align management-worker incentives Profit

sharing arrangement established bonuses for crew members who displayed noteworthy courage and spotted prizes

This allowed pirates to reward hard-working crew members and punish lazy ones. Pirate s also provided

workman’s compensation, which reduced private disincentives to take risks . a pirate received extra share of the

bounty based on injuries or loss of limbs

KNOWLEDGE SHARING & FEEDBACK SYSTEM :

Employees don’t like the feeling of being kept in the dark about what is happening in the company. They

feel motivated and develop enthusiasm only when the management opens up to them and discusses the company

policies, clients, contracts, goals and objectives. This encourages participative management. Asking them for idea

on how to improve will get their creative juices flowing. Being open about everything related to the piracy will

help in building trust and motivating employees. Employees are monitored by their leader and feedback is given

periodically& they also provide training





















































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Leadership Style:

To prevent captain self-dealing, pirates democratically elected their leaders and dispersed power among

other members of the crew, such as the quartermaster. Under this managerial setup a captain best served his own

interest by serving his crew’s interest. If he didn’t, his crew could remove him from command.

Crews quickly and readily deposed old captains and elected new ones when the former overstepped the limited

power crews gave them. external financiers should have a say in the firm’s activities, and in particular its

leadership, in proportion to the amount of capital they have at stake.

Setting Norms:

Rules and regulations are necessary Pirate regulations, which were privately and voluntarily adopted, were

successful because they were private and voluntary. Pirates had a better idea about the kinds of regulations their

ships needed than outsiders did. They knew, for instance, that it was important for them to restrict smoking in the

holdbut unimportant to ban smoking altogether. Pirates had what

economists call ―local knowledge‖ of their particular circumstances and how various rules were likely to affect lif

aboard their ships.

JOB SPECIFICATION

Captain: Commander of the ship is responsible for discipline and law enforcement, physical training

. security and law enforcement

Boatswain: A boatswain is an unlicensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. The

Boatswain supervises the other unlicensed members of the ship's deck department































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Gunner: Person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or servic

. Quartermaster: Specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to troops responsible for the ship's

navigation & maintenance of nautical charts and maps

Carpenter: Skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install maintain buildings, furniture

and other objects. Involved in manual labor and work outdoors

mate: Normally an experienced petty officer who assisted the sailing master.

ship's surgeon: Specialized in surgery and first aid treatment

For each member in the crew job is allocated correctly on the basis of their skills & job description , job

specification done perfectly this is the main reason for their tremendous success

Satisfying Employee Needs:

Food and drink:\

Grog, Rum, Hardtack:,Saltpork salt beef oranges, insects rats Chickens ,Goats are their foods.Larger ships wou

actually carry a quantity of livestock onboard, primarily chickens, goats and/or pigs. These would be slaughtered

need aboard ship to provide food, and of course the chickens would provide egg

Kegs of lemon juice would often be kept to mix with the rum and seawater to create grog, in order to fend o

scurvy.

Medicine & Surgeon:

Amputation , bandages, alcohol ,mercury were kept in stock always. Surgeons are available at all time to tre

injuries, even all crew members have first aid knowledge, and they are given physical training for fitness
































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Recreation:

Pure recreation, when it was possible, usually happened in the evening after dark Recreation time aboard

ship was usually limited, there always being tasks needing doing. Off-duty time would often be used mending sail

and clothing, fixing and splicing lines, and picking apart old rope for the hemp fibres which would be used to fill

gaps in the ship's planking.

Many sailors played some sort of instrument such as a small flute, hand drum, fiddle or squeeze box. So evenings

of music and dancing on the fo'c'sle or below decks in colder and nastier weather were common. Some captains

would permit gambling or similar games. These usually involved dice or cards

Rewards:

Pirates had a system of hierarchy on board their ships determining how captured money was distributed.

The majority of plunder was in the form of cargo and ship's equipment with medicines the most highly prized. A

vessel's doctor's chest would be worth anywhere from £300 to £400, or around $470,000 in today's values. Jewels

were common plunder but not popular as they were hard to sell, and pirates, unlike the public of today, had little

concept of their value. There is one case recorded where a pirate was given a large diamond worth a great deal

more than the value of the handful of small diamonds given his crewmates as a share. Ordinary seamen received a

part of the plunder at the captain's discretion but usually a single share. On average, a pirate could expect the

equivalent of a year's wages as his share from each ship captured while the crew of the most successful pirates

would often each receive a share valued at around £1,000 ($1.17 million) at least once in their career. Shares were

equally distributed.

























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Punishments:

Punishment for infractions aboard ship in the 19th century were harsh, although pirates were often more fai

than the Royal Navy. Whippings with a cat-o-nine tails were common (hence the phrase "the cat's out of the bag")

Other punishments might include swabbing decks, restricted rations, hangings (from the yardarm).

The phrase to "take someone down a peg" also originates with shipboard punishment, more common in the Royal

Navy than pirates, a ship would have a kind of status board for the crew with positions, behaviours, etc. When a

crewman committed an infraction his indentifier would be moved down. A lashing was likely to follow. Common

punishment amongst pirates was marooning, flogging was also used frequently.

Rank Pre 1808 Post 1808

Captain 3/8 2/8

Admiral of fleet 1/8 1/8

Sailing Master

& Lieutenants

& Captain of Marines

1/8 1/8

Warrant Officers 1/8 1/8

Wardroom Warrant officers

& Petty Officers1/8 1/8

Gunners, Sailors 1/8 2/8

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CONCLUSION:

Thus various hr practices of sea pirates is discussed. Eventhough

they have ignoble desires , use violence, their strategies & management style , democratic workin

environment are appreciable.



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REFERENCES:

Books

The Invissible Hook

Th e Hidden Economics of PiratesPETER T. L E E S O N

Links

http://piratesonline.wikia.com/wiki/Skills

http://piratesonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sea_Chest

http://piratesonline.wikia.com/wiki/Special:WikiActivity

http://piratesonline.wikia.com/wiki/Weapon_Groups

http://guides.ign.com/guides/495976/

http://www.businesspundit.com/how-western-companies-motivate-somali-pirates/



















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