Tag: fatigue

Numerous long-term stressors can negatively impact seafarers' well-being, and the rigorous nature of their work does not usually embrace the necessity for getting enough sleep. However, it's critical that crew members consistently make an effort to get enough sleep.

Have you ever caught yourself constantly postponing that work task from one day to the next? Have you also noticed that this is the one task that stresses you more than the others? This is called workplace procrastination and is a very common issue affecting office employees’ productivity, which has nothing to do with laziness.

March 17th is World Sleep Day and our special column focuses on a book that tackles with broken sleep, its causes it and ways to fix it. 

As part of its SEAFiT programme, SAFETY4SEA asked maritime experts to answer what they consider the most important factor impeding this social interaction onboard.

The majority of people experience two to three observable wake-ups per night. However, what happens when we wake up and just can’t get back to sleep again?

Research shows that sleep affects almost every part of the human body, consequently having a great impact on mood, concentration and learning, metabolism, the immune system and more.

AMSA provides lessons learned from an incident where a fishing vessel ran aground on a reef between Bundaberg and Torres Strait. The master was fatigued, having had little sleep given the watchkeeping schedule and the competency levels of the two deckhands. 

“The cure for burnout is not self-care. It is all of us caring for each other. We can't do it alone. We need each other,” said authors and sisters, Emily and Amelia Nagoski, during a dedicated TED talk, at a time when latest figures show 52% of all workers are feeling burned out globally. 

Additional seafarer shortages caused by the war in Ukraine are worsening what was already a challenging situation according to Charles Watkins, Founder and CEO of Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS).

Emotional exhaustion is a state of feeling emotionally worn-out and drained due to stress from your personal or work lives, or a combination.