Issue 18 - Health and wellbeing
Look after your people - and they will look after you
Bulletin Articles
Issue 18: Health and wellbeing illustration
Illustration for Issue 18: Health and wellbeing illustration
ResourceRegional Seafarers' Welfare Development Programmes
The International Committee on Seafarers' Welfare (ICSW ) Regional Seafarers' Welfare Development Programme emphasises the establishment of National Seafarers' Welfare Boards (NSWB) and Port Welfare Committees (PWC).
ResourceIt will never happen to me
I wonder how often we have had this reaction when we hear of a tragedy. Accidents happen to other people. We all comfort ourselves by thinking like this. If we didn't think like this we would never have had the courage to do anything!
ResourceEditorial (18)
As most shipboard systems depend on some level of human involvement, the human link is a potential frailty that needs to be managed, monitored and nurtured. Healthy, happy, well trained and motivated mariners are essential to the safe running and commercial efficiency of any ship. (Alert! Issue No. 4)
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