IMarEST Explores: Wellbeing Challenges in Maritime

IMarEST TV recording of the 2nd in our series IMarEST Explores addressing the biggest issues facing the marine sector.

In this session - Wellbeing Challenges in Maritime, our panel explored the mental health and wellbeing challenges faced by those who work in the maritime industry and how we can begin to address these challenges, provide support and promote positive wellbeing.

In 2020 an industry-wide survey on seafarer wellbeing showed that 54% of seafarers felt they were not being actively helped to manage stress and fatigue. This is with the backdrop of a significant crew-change crisis impacting both seafarers and their families during a tumultuous year. But seafarer mental health and wellbeing has been an area of concern well before the pandemic, with issues such as isolation, fatigue, and stress being commonly reported.

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About the Panel

• Melanie White - Policy Advisor, UK Chamber of Shipping
• Pav Hart-Premkumar - Human Element Policy Specialist, Maritime & Coastguard Agency
• Dr Olivia Swift - Senior Programme Manager, Lloyd’s Register Foundation
• Dr Volkan Arslan - Senior Human Factors Consultant, Lloyd’s Register
• David Hammond - Chief Executive Officer, Human Rights at Sea
• Steven Jones MA, MSc, BSc (Hons), MNI, DipMarSur, FRSA- Head of Seafarers Happiness Index, Mission to Seafarers

The panel was chaired by Capt Panos Stavrakakis MBA, MSc, PhD, CEng, FIMarEST Champion of IMarEST Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiative and Head of Centre of Organizational Health & Wellbeing, Health & Safety Executive