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Wellness at Sea Awareness Campaign for Seafarers, Families, and Shore Staff, Summaries of Service Management

The wellness at sea awareness campaign is a comprehensive program developed by sailors' society to promote the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of seafarers, their families, and shore staff. The campaign covers a wide range of topics and aims to empower participants, offer support, and foster a shared understanding of the unique challenges faced by the maritime community. The campaign's content includes various interactive modules, podcasts, videos, and downloadable resources to engage participants and provide practical guidance on maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

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2023/2024

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COMPANY GUIDE TO
THE WELLNESS AT SEA
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
FOR SEAFARERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND SHORE STAFF
FUNDING PARTNER
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COMPANY GUIDE TO

THE WELLNESS AT SEA

AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

FOR SEAFARERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND SHORE STAFF

FUNDING PARTNER

Contents

3 Welcome

4 What’s in the Awareness Campaign?

5 The Awareness Campaign Modules

6 Behind the Campaign - the Circle of Care

6 Wellness at Sea – families and shore staff

7 Ideas on how to use the resources

8 Modules: Content Breakdown

What’s in the Awareness Campaign?

MODULE 5

EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

MODULE 6

PHYSICAL

WELLNESS

MODULE 7

INTELLECTUAL

WELLNESS

MODULE 8

SPIRITUAL

WELLNESS

MODULE 9

WRAP-UP SESSION

MODULE 2

HELP IN A CRISIS

MODULE 3

YOUR

WELLBEING

IN YOUR OWN

HANDS

MODULE 4

SOCIAL WELLNESS

MODULE 1

AN INTRODUCTION

The Awareness Course is delivered in 9 modules each with its own set of bespoke resources around the theme it covers.

Each module contains:

A welcome A personal introduction to the subject by our Head of Wellness Johan Smith.

A chance to listen and watch A selection of podcasts and videos relevant to the subject matter that can be downloaded.

An action Accompanying each module will be an action to do as part of the session.

Crew huddle An opportunity for shipmates/family or colleagues to come together and discuss wellbeing and life at sea with questions and discussions points.

Some further Reading For those who wants to dig a bit deeper into the subject matter, a few academic articles are suggested.

There will also be a mixture of other learning opportunities and resources such as cartoons, questionnaires, top tips and downloadable posters – all bespoke to each module.

TIMESCALES: We recommend you allow around three weeks for engagement with each of the nine modules in the campaign

MODULE 1

INTRODUCTION TO WELLNESS

This section introduces this 9-module course, not just to the seafarer, but just as importantly, the whole support system that surrounds them. It begins the journey that will put wellness into the hands of seafarers, their families and the shore staff who support them.

MODULE 2 HELP IN A CRISIS What happens when life spirals out of control? This section introduces crew, shore-based staff and families to Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response Network and how it can help them in a crisis.

MODULE 3 YOUR WELLBEING IN YOUR OWN HANDS This section outlines the different tools offered by the Wellness at Sea programme and how crew, shore-based staff and families can use these to support their wellbeing.

MODULE 4 SOCIAL WELLNESS This section explores the social aspects of a person, such as family and relationships. It looks at some of the social challenges seafarers, shore-based staff and families can face and offers practical tips on how to improve their social wellness.

MODULE 5 EMOTIONAL WELLNESS With a focus on mental health, this section explains emotional wellness and encourages conversation about mental health as well as outlining some of the warning signs of depression and where to get help.

MODULE 6

PHYSICAL WELLNESS

How do you stay physically fit? This section explains the benefits of physical wellness and gives practical guidance about how to stay healthy on board and on shore, covering diet, exercise and illness.

MODULE 7 INTELLECTUAL WELLNESS This section introduces and signposts your teams to where they can equip themselves with important information about the maritime industry, some of the challenges seafarers, shore- based staff and families can face – such as piracy or money troubles – and what they can do if things go wrong.

MODULE 8 SPIRITUAL WELLNESS This section explores what spiritual wellness is and how spirituality can help seafarers, shore-based staff and families navigate life at sea and at home.

MODULE 9 WRAP-UP SESSION This section gives crew, shore-based staff and families the space to review their learning and explore further any issues that have arisen during the course.

The Awareness Campaign Modules

Wellness at Sea Awareness presents you with an opportunity to show that you care. We are passionate about the wellbeing of seafarers, their family and shore staff and for that reason we are firm believers in collaboration. Use our material as a base but incorporate some of your own initiatives under every module heading.

You are likely tohave other solutions and programmes in place to take care of your seafarers; use our resources as a vehicle to promote and celebrate them.

TOP TIPS

  • Be creative in how you roll out the material. Have a team meeting to decide the best course of action to ensure that your seafarers get the maximum benefit possible.
  • Send hard copies of the posters and handouts to vessels so that they can be distributed to crew and displayed in communal areas.
  • Load the videos and podcasts onto ships’ servers.
  • Send a pen drive of all the material to vessels without internet.
  • Create a dedicated page featuring the material on your company’s website so that crew can easily access it.
  • Share the material with your seafarers through your company’s social media channels. The podcasts, posters and flyers are also small enough to forward via WhatsApp or WeChat.
  • Share the material with crew who have signed off, for example by email. - Ask the crew of each vessel to vote for a Wellbeing Officer on board. His/her task is to provide information to the crew and help them to interact with the resources. Think of an incentive to motivate your Wellbeing Officers. - Create a Wellbeing TV channel in your mess room. Use the video content from Wellness at Sea Awareness and other relevant content and play it in the mess room. - Every module has got an action to motivate seafarers, families and shore staff to engage with the topic. Think of an incentive for seafarers who complete all the actions. - Decide on one day per week/month as a wellbeing day, for example, ‘Feel Good Fridays’. Think of a practical action seafarers can take on board to boost morale. Link it to the relevant module in the resources. - Ask seafarers their opinions about certain topics. Use the module headings as a way to get a fuller understanding of their wellbeing issues. - Appoint a family liaison officer to engage with families and manage the material sent to them. Building these relationships are of substantial importance and putting a family liaison officer in place can have benefits that stretch well beyond these resources.

Ideas on how to use the resources

“Safety is in the core of Seaspan’s DNA. It’s what propels our relentless pursuit of innovative solutions to positively impact crew wellbeing. Our commitment to Wellness at Sea through the years embodies this focus on our crews’ wellbeing and, in return, we saw our retention rates improve from 88 per cent to 96 per cent.”

Torsten Holst Pedersen COO, Seaspan Corporation

Modules: Content Breakdown

MODULE 2 Help in a Crisis

Welcome to Module 2 For you Listen:

  • Podcast - Why a Crisis Response Network? Watch:
  • Help in a Crisis Action:
  • Sign your personal wellness pledge Sailors’ Society Crisis Response Network 10 ways to look after your mental health Crew huddle Further reading

MODULE 4 Social Wellness

Welcome to Module 4 For you Listen:

  • Podcast - Family back home Watch:
  • Social Wellness

Cartoon: Seafarer Joe’s thoughts on Social Wellness Seven secrets of great communication Calm the storm What do you see? Are you experiencing a crisis? Action:

  • Fill in the essential information and emergency contact form Crew huddle Further reading

MODULE 1 Introduction to Wellness

Welcome to Module 1 For you Listen:

  • Podcast - Introduction to Wellness Watch:
  • Welcome to Wellness at Sea Awareness Cartoon - Meet seafarer Joe How are you Who are you? What makes you, you? Action:
  • Join our support community on social media.

Sailors Society is there for seafarers, their families and shore staff. Crew huddle Further reading

MODULE 3 Your wellbeing in your own hands

Welcome to Module 3 For you Listen:

  • Podcast - Sailors’ Society is here 24/ Watch:
  • 24/7 Support from Sailors’ Society

Top tips to combat anxiety We are here for you 24/ Sailors’ Society helpline Peer-to-Peer Support Crisis response Grant provision Chaplains e-learning Action:

  • Sign up for our free-of-charge MyWellness programme. Crew huddle Further reading

Modules: Content Breakdown

MODULE 9 Wrap Up Session

Welcome to Module 9 Your journey so far The journey so far – my diary The journey beyond Share some ideas of how you might take the next steps on your wellness journey. Action:

  • Check you have completed all the modules, watched all the videos, listened to all the podcasts and done all the actions. Crew huddle How to contact us

Produced as part of Sailors’ Society’s Wellness at Sea programme. Not to be reproduced without permission. For more info on partnering on Wellness at Sea go to www.sailors-society.org/wellness Registered Charity No. 237778. Registered Company No. 86942. Sailors’ Society Scotland. Charity registered in Scotland no. SC041887. Registered Company No. SC387850.

sailors-society.org/wellness

With grateful thanks for the funding contribution from the Merchant Navy Welfare Board.