Tag: wellness at sea

Panama Maritime Authority offers guidance to shipowners and operators on how to respond in cases of natutal death and suicide onboard Panama-registered vessels.

Safety remains a top priority for shipping, especially in these challenging times of mental tiredness which make the need for safety conscience bigger than ever. In this respect, a bigger focus on seafarers’ human aspect and mental wellbeing is the one thing that could have the most profound impact on the industry’s safety culture, shipping experts agreed during a recent SAFETY4SEA Talk.

Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers (CSSS) shed light on the physical and psychological impact of a container stack collapse on the seafarers.

The Government of New Zealand announced a funding boost for seafarers' welfare services, as part of its commitment to allow more support to seafarers visiting the country. 

Analysis of data issued Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS), revealed that mental health problems among seafarers are getting worse, while anxiety onboard ships remains a growing issue.

An Australian-first initiative trialling Wi-Fi on cargo ships off the Port of Gladstone allows seafarers to connect up to 20 kilometres from the shoreline, boosting communication capabilities with their loved ones. 

It is known that COVID-19 has had a wide-spread impact on the mental health and wellbeing of those working in maritime transport, with many of those unable to return home for months. Therefore, Maritime UK launched the Mental Health in Maritime Pledge.

The UK published new guidance to help ship owners and managers understand the long-term wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 on their crew.

Seafarers, like all human beings, need three things: recognition, stimulation and certainty, argues INTERTANKO in its second edition of ’’Crew Welfare Management and Mental Wellness’’. In this article, we explain ways to address seafarers’ need for stimulation.

In response to the added pressures on seafarers due to COVID-19, The Mission to Seafarers launches a new e-learning modules as an extension to its WeCare programme.