Sailors’ Society Provides Mental Health Support To Crew On Board More Than 1,000 Ships

International maritime well-being charity Sailors’ Society is giving cost-free psychological wellness as well as wellbeing assistance to team aboard greater than 1,000 ships with its Wellness at Sea Awareness Campaign.

Based on Sailors’ Society’s prize-winning Wellness at Sea program, the distinct technique was established in reaction to the present COVID-19 situation as well as intends to spread out understanding as well as offer sensible assistance to assist seafarers with these tough times.

Among the business that have actually selected to companion with Sailors’ Society on the Wellness at Sea Awareness Campaign are Seaspan, Fleet, SWIRE, Mayfair, Seaarland, Dynacom Tankers as well as Dorian LPG, with a number of various other collaborations in the pipe.

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Capt Prashant S. Rangnekar, COO,Elegant Marine Services Pvt Ltd, manning arm of Fleet Management, stated: “Seafarers are the torch bearers of our industry. When the world was in lockdown, the only movement of goods was by sea. The wellbeing of these essential workers is a top priority and with this in mind Fleet Management Ltd has chosen to partner with Sailors’ Society to provide a comprehensive wellness programme for our seafarers.”

Mayfair is turning out the Wellness at Sea Awareness Campaign to staffs from business consisting of Maersk Tankers, Scorpio Group as well as Qatar Gas.

Michail Chopra, Chief Executive Officer, Mayfair We Care, stated: “We acknowledge as well as completely recognize the circumstances of our seafarers as well as their households. In this important time, we remain dedicated to giving superb health care solutions as well as options, as well as will certainly remain to maintain the high requirements of the maritime sector. We intend to exceed carrying out health care insurance policy solutions for our customers, as well as supporter for the wellness as well as well-being of seafarers as well as their households around the world.

“Our partnership with Sailors’ Society plays a vital role in addressing the pressing issues and challenges our seafarers face every day and we are happy to introduce the Wellness at Sea Awareness Campaign to our clients. We believe that this programme will help empower seafarers to improve their overall health and wellbeing and help them navigate through difficult times.”

The charity has actually seen a significant rise in business desiring to companion on its specialized team treatment programs as the delivery sector proceeds its reaction to the international pandemic.

Johan Smith, Sailors’ Society’s Wellness at Sea program supervisor, stated: “The crucial component of the understanding project is to inform seafarers that they are not the only one, with the focus on where to obtain assist in this attempting time.

“We’re pleased that so many companies have recognised the importance of caring for their crew, through the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, and would be delighted to speak with any others interested in taking a similar approach.”

The understanding project, which mirrors the charity’s ten years of experience in health training as well as industry-leading work with psychological wellness mixed-up, is supplied at no cost as well as rolled-out over 27 weeks through a selection of products consisting of podcasts, video clips as well as posters. Seafarers additionally have the chance to reach counsellors as well as port pastors with devoted helplines.

Torsten Holst Pedersen, Chief Operating Officer, Seaspan Ship Management, stated: “Our seafarers are the heartbeat of our business, and we have been strong supporters of Wellness at Sea for about six years. In this time, we have had a number of our seafarers attend the Wellness at Sea classroom training, held awareness sessions during our Forums, and recently added online access to Wellness at Sea and established a hotline where our seafarers can get immediate help in the case of a crisis. With our strong partnership through the years, we were able to enhance our efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing an aligned and efficient response to help our seafarers weather wellness issues in this difficult time.”

For business intending to even more sustain their staffs, Sailors’ Society has a plethora of team well-being options readily available under its introducing Wellness at Sea program consisting of training, mentoring, devoted helplines as well as peer-to-peer assistance.

Working very closely with companions, the charity establishes a bespoke bundle to fit private demands as well as budget plan for equipping seafarers to maintain literally as well as emotionally suitable for a lengthy as well as effective job with their firm.