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The effects of water and other contaminants in fuel systems can be detrimental to the operation of any vessel, USCG warned and issued a Safety Alert with key recommendations.

It is often said that big results derive from small changes, a principle applying to both personal and corporate life. Today, Kaizen, describing the ability of constant improvement through every-day changes, is recognized worldwide as an important pillar of an organization’s long-term competitive strategy. How can Kaizen model help shipping improve its status quo of everyday operations?

Whenever a pilot or other person embarks or disembarks from a ship by ladder, they entrust their safety to the pilot transfer arrangements provided by the ship and the pilot boat crew. AMSA has noted with concern that since November 2017 several pilots’ lives have been placed at risk, in six separate incidents where man ropes have parted, or its securing point has failed.

Personal self-care includes activities that are part of the self exploration journey that aims to find our personal identity and enjoy every moment in our lives. If we don’t know ourselves, we cannot practice self-care; it is easy to focus on external things instead of going deep within ourselves. As such, taking the time to learn ourselves, can change how we perceive ourselves and the world around us.

Focusing on our spiritual self-care is equally important to other types of self-care. It involves activities that nurture our spirit and allow ourselves to reconnect with our higher self and raise awareness of who we truly are.

The times when we are truly happy or joyful often involve other people. Socializing is important for our mental health; positive social connections help reduce stress, which negatively impacts our immune system.

The last guiding OCIMF principle on human factor highlights the role of leadership in challenging situations. The worst thing leaders can do is to minimize their mistake, ignore it or try to blame it on others. It is always important leaders to take responsibility for their errors; if they don’t admit fault when they should, this can have a negative effect on team morale.

All of our emotions are necessary; even if one day you wake up with negative feelings, just allow yourself to accept them. Nonetheless, it’s ok not to feel ok. We are human beings and not robots; as such, we cannot be in exciting mood at all times. Life is like a cardiogram, with its ups and downs.

Sometimes you discover that your students are not always as excited about the topic as you are. Sometimes, you find yourself losing steam and excitement, for teaching the same topic, day in and day out, for months or even years on end is tough and can get repetitive, notes Capt. Sriram Rajagopal Senior QHSE & Training Superintendent, Anglo Eastern Ship Management.

The human factor is typically seen as the “weakest link” in cyber security risk, an approach suggesting that cyber threats can be mitigated by focusing on the behavior of end-users rather than the way information systems are designed. But in which ways can people be influenced into “behaving more cyber secure” and what is the role of leadership in establishing a cyber culture in shipping?