... amongst seafarers. Issues such as fatigue, stress, depression and other mental health issues are seen frequently among the seafaring population. In addition, lifestyle issues and illness such as obesity, ...
... Psychology, Multicultural and Maritime Emergency Psychology, Ethno-Medicine Maritime activities Maritime study about work- and life situation on board, Stress and Strain, multicultural Crews, PTSD ...
... related to accidents and safety among Newfoundland fishermen. Work & Stress. 2007; 11(3):299-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678379708256842 [6] The Hardanger agreement: The e Offshore Operators Association ...
... sickness. Diving is also associated with decompression stress associated with an excess of nitrogen in the body. This causes gas micro bubbles to develop, primarily in the venous system, leading to decompression ...
... and the consequences in terms of distress or ill health are difficult to quantify. The ideal approach to the evaluation of interventions is a well-designed experimental study, similar to the randomised ...
... FPSO Floating production storage and offloading vessel GDP Gross Domestic Product GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GPS Global Position System GRIB ...
... ill fisher who cannot be attended to on a poorly equipped fishing vessel at sea, far from shore, or a lone yachtsman in distress in the middle of one of the oceans. A radio distress message will be put ...
... performance. While many of the major incidents that result in missing or dead crew may be perceived as rare events, the pressure experienced in a stressed environment, cause human errors.[26]A problem ...
... overboard of emotionally distressed people. Regular announcements with clear information and requests can go a long way to reassuring passengers and crew on board and providing a feeling of safety and ...
... minimal maintenance work, as they do not have the necessary means and facing potential conflict with other seafarers as they coexist in a confined environment with increasing stress. It is important ...
... in sea survival material and procedures (1). Abandoning a ship in distress is followed by a potentially prolonged period of using rescue equipment, primarily lifejackets, immersion suits, life rafts or ...
... stress of weather, hull damage or cargo liquefaction. Cargo liquefaction occurs when the water content of a bulk cargo is too high, which allows the cargo to shift to one side and cause a dangerous angle ...
... facilities in ports, general treatment, lack of oxygen, testing and vaccination. Seafarers suffered of mental stress, anxieties and precarious life and family situations. Maritime physicians need to ...
... diet of choice, at risk of exposure to infections not present in their home country, liable to mental distress from clashes of culture and from isolation from seafarers from their own country.[8] The ...
... and the resources available to him. These are all task-related factors. These also have implications for his psychological wellbeing. Specific tasks can induce boredom or stress. The overall task necessitates ...
... necessity to adopt stressful postures in confined spaces below deck. Injuries to the distal extremities caused by vibration, high forces or fast repetition of movement with additional risks due to backlash ...
... enhancing interfaces with task-based aspects of work, with threats from disease or distress and with interactions with other people respectively. This volume brings together a series of contributions, ...
... freely. In conclusion: ships are environments in which significant stress is caused by vibration. Such vibration can be of very low frequency, of low frequency, and to a lesser extent high-frequency ...
... the forthcoming voyage; maintain adequate stability throughout the forthcoming voyage; maintain adequate watertight integrity throughout the forthcoming voyage; communicate in distress situations ...
... undertakes regional welfare development projects, assists with sporting and fitness related activities for seafarers and runs a 24 hour multilingual helpline that can advise distressed seafarers on how ...