Tag: fatigue

Ship managers and operators need to keep promoting efforts targeting not only the mental health but also the physical wellness of crew onboard, highlighted experts in a panel discussion during 2023 Crew Welfare Week in last June.  Physical Wellness is the direct result of our lifestyle choices and recognizes the need for physical activity, healthy food, sleep and other behaviours that ensure good health. 

A unique form of work-related stress called job burnout is a state of physical or emotional tiredness that also includes a sense of diminished accomplishment and a loss of one's sense of self.

Have you ever tried to fix an ongoing lack of energy by getting more sleep — only to do so and still feel exhausted?

Mental fatigue refers to a state of chronic exhaustion that can happen from ongoing stress.

Lloyd’s Register has acquired a 50% interest in ISF Watchkeeper work and rest hours compliance software solution from IT Energy Systems and Consulting Limited. The acquisition will result in LR becoming a joint owner of ISF Watchkeeper with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

The World Health Organization estimates that two thirds of adults in developed countries globally do not get the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep each night.

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.