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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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What’s in the Awareness Campaign?
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
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.
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
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:
MODULE 4 Social Wellness
Welcome to Module 4 For you Listen:
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:
MODULE 1 Introduction to Wellness
Welcome to Module 1 For you Listen:
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:
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:
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:
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.