Tag: life onboard

Avishek Ankit has come out a changed man after his first vessel experience; calm, composed, dedicated and determined. As he says, “the sea makes you resilient and unwavering amongst any odds that might be thrown at you”.

From the Electric Engineer point of view the challenge is to keep the vessel in good and working order while at the same time you have to take care of yourself, control your feelings and find ways to come back stronger! Let alone, people can be very unpredictable and sometimes behaviors and decisions can lead to unwanted circumstances.

Observed annually on the 10th of September, the World Suicide Day aims to raise awareness about suicide prevention with many initiatives around the globe.

West P&I club released an infographic focusing on common conditions that affect the heart and circulatory system.

The pandemic crisis has shed the lights on mental health, but let’s not forget that the physical wellbeing is equally important, experts of ‘the Physical Wellbeing Panel’ during the 2021 Crew Welfare Week, in late June, stressed.

Seafarers have demanding tasks to complete onboard that require full concentration and awareness. Misuse of personal devices (mob phones, mp4 players, tablets) whilst on duty in the workplace may cause distraction with potentially serious safety implications, CHIRP warned in a recent video.

It is known that due to their nature of work, seafarers are often exposed to difficult working conditions, causing them job stress. Namely, job stress relates to a serious physiological condition that causes adverse mental and physical reactions to the body, such as the well-known panic attacks.

Internet is a vital component for every seafarer, in order to make their time onboard ship more enjoyable. Communication with family and friends, podcasts, and entertaining videos, are only some of the actions internet provides to crew. However, while being online, all individuals must advocate positive behavior. This means to stand up for peers online, report cases of cyber bullying, and watch out what they post in social media.

Standard Club and Sailors’ Society’s Wellness at Sea issued ten tips focusing on how to deal with the mental health impacts onboard amid the pandemic.

In an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA, Mrs Sara Baade, CEO at Sailors’ Society makes an assessment of the pandemic impact so far, noting as a key opportunity the fact that the COVID-19 has put the spotlight on seafarer mental health and wellbeing.