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The American Club offers resources to raise awareness of sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH) and provide tools to help ensure a safe and healthy environment for all seafarers.
Read moreThe American Club offers resources to raise awareness of sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH) and provide tools to help ensure a safe and healthy environment for all seafarers.
Read moreThe Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has published an updated information paper that provides guidance on how to manage the risks and potentially serious impacts associated with the use of drugs and alcohol in relation to marine operations.
Read moreAs the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) explains in their Leadership Insights newsletter story, shipping charities and unions have aired concerns that seafarer safety and well-being is being overlooked as they get caught in the crosshairs of geopolitical conflict in the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Read moreKannan Nadar, Head of Programme (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) at UNICEF, has come up with his own concept for affectively leading teams with empathy and understanding: The 5 finger philosophy.
Read moreLatest IMPA Safety Campaign on pilot ladders raises awareness of the need for pilot transfer arrangements to be procured, inspected, maintained and rigged in compliance with SOLAS regulation V/23, taking complete account of the ISO 799 standards. IMPA highlights the need to secure pilot ladders at intermediate length and conduct mandatory training, inspection and maintenance.
Read moreAccording to the UK P&I Club there may be times where our physical and mental health often can not keep up with constant exposure to digital media: That's when a a digital detox is needed.
Read moreThe International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has received new funding to further the work of its Social Interaction Matters (SIM) Project.
Read moreDr. Pennie Blackburn, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Director of Waypoint Maritime CiC discusses the importance of understanding cultural differences in communication styles within the workplace, especially in environments with strict hierarchies. She emphasizes the significance of psychological safety and suggests that establishing open dialogue requires skilled leadership, both in formal and informal communication channels.
Read moreHarnessing data from the 2023 global Wellness at Sea Maritime Schools Conferences, Sailors’ Society's report provides fresh insight into what motivates and worries these Gen Z seafarers and what the industry needs to do to retain and support them.
Read moreThe human body possesses innate mechanisms for self-repair and rejuvenation. Therefore, when experiencing symptoms of burnout such as persistent fatigue and emotional detachment from work, it serves as a sign that the demands on your body exceed its ability to keep up.
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