Tag: mental health

During a discussion on the first day of the 2023 Crew Welfare Week, panelists focused on the challenges related to seafarers’ welfare and wellbeing and highlighted that ship managers and operators need to keep promoting efforts targeting both the physical and the mental health of crew onboard.

During Crew Welfare Week (20 to 22 June 2023), which focused on various subjects around wellness onboard, Gisa Paredes, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer, WellAtSea, gave a presentation on mindful leadership as a critical skill for future seafarers.

During the 2023 Crew Welfare Week, Christopher L. Hall, Managing Director, Hong Kong, The American Club, highlighted the importance of quality and adequate sleep for people onboard. Sleep at sea can play a critical role to seafarers’ safety and health and industry needs to make the promotion of better sleep a priority.

According to Ronald Spithout, Managing Director of VIKAND OneHealth, the industry can assure proactive health care and provide a better environment onboard by utilizing the existing digital/medical technology and innovation.

In the first annual report of data from Yacht Crew Help, ISWAN’s specialist helpline for the yachting industry, psychological challenges and the impact of abuse, bullying, harassment and discrimination emerge as key issues facing yachting crew. 

During the 2023 Crew Welfare Week, Dr. Christian Lubaton, Medical Director, Nordic Medical Clinic, stressed that a seafarer who is psychologically distressed is not safe for all people onboard and suggested a three-step framework for seafarers’ mental health.

A coalition of UK-based organisations concerned about seafarers’ welfare have come together to address abuse, bullying, harassment, discrimination, and violence at sea.

The Crew Welfare Week took place from 20 to 22 June 2023, focusing on how to discuss and embrace the role of the seafarers in shipping.

Can cultural diversity create connection instead of isolation? In the following article, Green Jakobsen talks about a crucial aspect that can either create bonds or cause social isolation and impact the mental health of seafarers.

Feeling accepted and cherished while being ourselves is one of the most vital pillars of our mental well-being. Yet, bias and discrimination exist everywhere, including onboard ships.