To enjoy a good quality of life, we must ensure that we are healthy and strong. Health is wealth; when we prefer making healthy choices, these become habits and part of our daily life and in turn, the benefits are many. A healthy lifestyle can make a big difference and therefore, putting physical fitness and a healthy diet on top is vital.
While it’s healthy to have some stress in our life, too much can be detrimental to our well-being. Stress is actually our body’s automatic reaction to threat and is essential for survival. It makes its appearance when someone feels overwhelmed and unable to cope with a situation. However, these feelings can result in reduced work performance and health problems.
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The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport, a component organization of NAVSEA, is planning to take a load off the shoulders of the sailors and civilian workforce by developing technology known as exoskeletons.
This forms part of NAVSEA’s “Campaign Plan 2.0” governing its strategic vision, which includes the goal of improving systems and capabilities while equipping people with the best tools available.
Human Assistive Technology (HAT) is the development and use of technology to...
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Our body has its own internal clock, or circadian rhythms, that signals when to stay awake and when to sleep but when we have long flights where we cross several time zones, this clock finds it difficult to sync. In this case, our body clock functions in accordance with the original time zone, instead of the time zone where we travelled. As a result, travellers are affected by jet lag that can cause daytime fatigue, an unwell feeling, difficulty in staying alert as well as gastrointestinal...
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Missing a night of sleep isn’t uncommon but does affect you. How long an individual is awake affects sleepiness and consequently fatigue levels. The longer an individual has been awake, the poorer his/her performance.
Sleep is regulated by two body systems: sleep/wake homeostasis and the circadian biological clock. After a number of hours awake, alertness and performance levels begin to decrease, with long duty periods associated with higher levels of fatigue than shorter duty periods due to...
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The amount of sleep we need each day will change over the course of our life. On average an adult aged 18 years or older needs 7–8 hours a day, however, sleep needs vary from person to person.
Sleep is incredibly important for the human body, in fact, it’s just as important as eating healthy and exercising. A good sleep needs to have quality, quantity and continuity to be most effective. Lack of sleep and poor quality of sleep and rest can cause fatigue, which is considered as the silent risk...
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During LISW 2019, Dr. Grahaeme Henderson, Vice President, Shipping & Maritime at Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Ltd, highlighted how important is for the industry to continue its efforts on seafarers’ mental health and wellbeing and shared examples of Shell’s work towards a zero-incident future.
Beginning his speech, Dr. Henderson mentioned that shipping is vital for the world to function; from the food that we eat, to the goods that we use every day, and the energy that we...
https://safety4sea.com/cm-shell-a-zero-incident-industry-is-top-priority/
Our circadian rhythms are synchronized to the traditional pattern of daytime wakefulness and night-time sleep. Namely, this complex timekeeper is controlled by an area of the brain that responds to light, which is why we are most alert while the sun is shining and are ready to sleep when it’s dark outside.
The body clock...
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One of the significant amendments of STCW aimed to address the problem of fatigue, which is a raising concern for the maritime industry, by establishing the minimum hours of rest for watch personnel while at the same time harmonizing them with the MLC, 2006 provisions. Namely, STCW Chapter A-VIII/1 (Fitness for duty) defines the work and rest hours requirements which after Manila amendments, the STCW 2010 requirements are made in line with the MLC requirements.
As such, STCW sets 10 hours – in...
https://safety4sea.com/cm-stcw-setting-the-hours-of-rest-for-watch-personnel/