The Human Rights At Sea campaign published a guide for shippers, addressing the issue of handling and remaining resilient after traumatic events at sea, such as marine incidents. The campaign aims to urge shippers to ask for professional help when they feel they need it, highlighting that this does not imply any instability or weakness.
The paper explains that the traumatic events may interfere with seafarers’ ability to function correctly or bring them strong emotional and physical reactions. The symptoms may last weeks, months and even longer. The help needed may comes from family and friends, but occasionally professional help may be necessary.
Authored by Professor Neil Greenberg of March on Stress, on behalf of Human Rights at Sea, the leaflet follows on from the ‘Managing Traumatic Stress’ guidance that was previously published.
The leaflet has been sponsored by Seafarers UK through its grant to the charity, and it is supported and to be disseminated by The Fishermen’s Mission, the National Federation of Fisheries Organisations, the Apostleship of the Sea, Thomas Miller P&I (Europe) Ltd and the Sailors Society
Recommendations For the seafarer For family and friends
The campaign informs that the Fishermen’s Mission provides UK wide support through their network of welfare personnel. Another source of help is the port chaplain, to whom seafarers can speak in the utmost confidence.
Further details may be found in the following leaflet:
