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Welfare
New study highlights negative psychological impact of remote rotational work
Community
Social Interaction Matters: ISWAN's commitment to improving seafarer's wellbeing
General secretary message
Physical and mental wellbeing for seafarers should be top priority for shipowners
Welfare
Exhaustion at sea research: a member responds
Welfare
New CrewCare wellbeing app launched
Health and safety
The Mission to Seafarers launches maritime wellbeing e-learning courses
Health and safety
Crew Matters app with links to Nautilus launched by Isle of Man Ship Registry
Health and safety
Crew Matters app with links to Nautilus launched by Isle of Man Ship Registry
United Kingdom
'Crisis of trust': STUC report on worker mental health and employer responses during Covid-19
Welfare
Maritime charity column: A time for hope by Melanie Warman director of media and advocacy at the Sailors' Society
Welfare
Latest Seafarers Happiness Index report shows mix of hope and despair as crew change crisis lingers
Welfare
Maritime charity column: physiotherapy resumes free of charge to crew by Sandra Welch chief executive Seafarers Hospital Society
Health and safety
'The Crew Mess': yachting's first addiction support service launched
Industrial
Concerns raised over plight of cadets stranded by crew change crisis
Welfare
Dreadnought Medical Service resumes following Covid shutdown
Welfare
Southampton welcomes new port chaplain
United Kingdom
Maritime charities raise the standard in mental health and wellbeing training
Welfare
Navigating the crew change crisis – how uncertainty at work can be a threat to seafarer wellbeing
Members at work
Seafarers: The forgotten essential workers
Community
Superyacht crew welfare toolkit fundraiser motors into life
International
A coordinated effort by Swedish officials successfully enables crew change in Barcelona as European border restrictions put brakes on freedom of travel
Community
New Stella Maris rose reminder for charity's centenary year
Health and safety
Volunteers wanted for Covid-19 mental health study
Health and safety
How to access long-term medications during pandemic
Welfare
Seafarers affected by Covid-19 to benefit from new £2m emergency fund
Welfare
IMO agrees protection of seafarer rights on medical care, wages and sick pay
Health and safety
Nautilus helps produce topical new guidance on seafarer wellbeing
International
French unions seek urgent repatriation of crews
Campaigning
Blow the January blues away this Blue Monday
Health and safety
New US rule improving seafarers' access to shore leave comes into force in June
Community
In conversation: Catherine Spencer, chief executive, Seafarers UK
Welfare
Gifts, wi-fi and a listening ear – how maritime welfare charities create Christmas
Health and safety
Shipping industry urged to act as study reveals high levels of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts among seafarers
Welfare
Cruise and ferry crew unhappiest in shipping industry
Welfare
Nautilus ITF inspector raises concerns over traumatised crew after fatality on Dutch-flagged cargo vessel
Health and safety
Loneliness puts seafarers at risk of poor mental health, says study
Health and safety
International health service – a new edition of the Ship Captain's Medical Guide
International
New Zealand fines Captain and Chief Officer for giving false information
Health and safety
Cargo ship banned from Paris MoU ports over insufficient food for crew
Welfare
A day on the decks with a Nautilus/ITF inspector
Nautilus partnerships
Superyacht self-care – developing a course to help crews tackle stress
International
Singapore celebrates Day of the Seafarer with new drop-in centre and gift hampers
Welfare
Listening exercise – university researchers gather first-hand information about seafarer wellbeing
Welfare
Nautilus Mariners’ Park throws master a lifeline with emergency accommodation
Welfare