SAFETY4SEA Crew Wellness survey was conducted in Q4 2019 and involved 9,768 seafarers serving onboard 1,072 ships. The survey identified key issues related to seafarers’ wellness at sea, addressing the level of satisfaction in the five aspects of wellbeing: Social, Emotional, Physical, Intellectual and Spiritual.
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Industry’s Wellness Indexes
- Social Wellbeing Index (SWI) – 86.4%
- Emotional Wellbeing Index (EWI) – 88.4%
- Physical Wellbeing Index (PWI) – 77.6%
- Intellectual Wellbeing Index (IWI) – 82.8%
- Spiritual Wellbeing Index (SWI) – 77.7%
Who are the happiest seafarers onboard?
What are seafarers’ main concerns?
- Poor and expensive internet connection
- Lack of encouragement of social and recreational activities onboard
- Poor safety provisions
- Lack of healthcare cards
- Duration of serving time contracts.
