Life At Sea

Criminalization Of Seafarers Amid COVID-19: Seafarers, Are You Aware Of The Rights Available?

Indian Seafarers Crew Change

Criminalization of seafarers is a concept. It is not only applied to cases of “high profile cases” upon a maritime accident/incident but has a wider scope in day to day working of a seafarer too. The seafarers are at times denied the basic rights and treated unfairly in different scenarios. It can be as basic as not being provided food, water, basic medical facilities when in the port, corruption by authorities, unfair treatment in by the port country etc.

The current situation of a pandemic due...

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How the Seafarers’ Mission, The ‘Safe Heaven of Seafarers’ Function

Amidst the raging pandemic and the excruciating trapped feeling inside ships without crew changes, seafarers are at a dire state looking for a safe heaven and here’s how to get one as underlined by a report published in Zululand Observer.

Richard Bay

Richards Bay is a busy port where the cargoes of hundreds of ships from international destinations are handled each month – and along with that are thousands of crew members who need to spend some time on dry land after weeks on board their...

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Sign-Off Gets Delayed, Electrical Officer Gets Engaged On Ship [Photos]

To thrive over testing waters, especially in the times of a pandemic isn’t easy. But Sai Krishna, an electrical officer, and his fianceé Shruti, in true mariner spirit, got engaged on-board his ship that was docked at Krishnapatnam Port on the 10th of July, 2020. 

Sai Krishna’s initial date of signing off his tenure was unfortunately delayed due to the outbreak of COVID-19 that led to restrictions and lockdowns around the country, making it hard for seafarers to repatriate.

The extension of his...

https://www.marineinsight.com/life-at-sea/sign-off-gets-delayed-electrical-officer-gets-engaged-on-ship-photos/

What is Maritime English and Why It Is Important?

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Communication plays a major role in the maritime industry, whether it be between crew members, officers or between two ships.

Ambiguity and confusion are the primary causes of accidents and untoward incidents that happen onboard ships and other vessels.

When crew members speak a wide variety of languages, there can be some confusion in the meaning of phrases that they wish to convey.

To compound this problem, ships and seafarers travel all over the world. They can fly a flag of one country, have a...

https://www.marineinsight.com/life-at-sea/what-is-maritime-english-and-why-it-is-important/

A Nurse Who Embraces A Career at Sea

  • With the Day of the Seafarer approaching we headed to Panama to hear the extraordinary life of Captain Beate Stelzer.
  • Women working at sea are a rarity. A woman captaining a merchant ship rarer still.
  • Berlin native Captain Beate Stelzer’s life story is extraordinary.
  • Deciding back in 2007 at the age of 40 to quit her job as an intensive care nurse for a maritime career switch, Stelzer signed on with Hamburg Sud.
  • Eleven years later with the German carrier now bought by Maersk, she became a...

https://mfame.guru/a-nurse-who-embraces-a-career-at-sea/

12 Sailing Books For Beginners

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Both starting mariners and even the most experienced old salts will discover numerous utilizations for a thick reference book for pretty much all issues of seamanship.

Of the huge number of sailing books available in the market today, here are some that will help sailors for a considerable length of time to come:

1. The Complete Sailing Manual, 4th Edition

The first reference book in this list for the sailing devotees is presently in its fourth version with a foreword by four-fold Olympic gold...

https://www.marineinsight.com/life-at-sea/12-sailing-books-for-beginners/

How Are Ships Named – Naming and Launching Ceremony

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‘What’s in a name?’, a much-heard question of Shakespeare, from his acclaimed play Romeo and Juliet, always had an answer. The importance of a name was diverse in answers, nevertheless, it was often agreed that a name is nothing but an identity, the first door to one’s uniqueness. So we name everything. Every day, every new thing in this world is given appropriate names; the new-borns, new businesses, artworks, literature, equipment, vehicles and so forth.

As usual as everything else, the newly...

https://www.marineinsight.com/life-at-sea/how-are-ships-named-naming-and-launching-ceremony/

12 International Mobile SIM Cards for Seafarers And Globetrotters

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Seafarers are frequent travellers who love their mobile phones – the vital tool which helps them to connect to their family anytime, anywhere!

We asked a couple of our seafarer friends as to what is the one thing they never forget when they leave for sailing, and “mobile phone” is the answer we received from every single one.

One of the seafarers answered, “To be honest, a mobile phone is one equipment which helps to restore our sanity onboard ships when all other equipment is giving us a tough...

https://www.marineinsight.com/life-at-sea/5-international-mobile-sim-cards-for-seafarers/

7 Cool LEGO Ship Sets Everyone Must Have

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Lego, the popular line of construction toys, consisting of interlocking plastic bricks (Also called “lego bricks”) that can be assembled and connected in many ways, has drastically expanded its fan base over the last few decades.

Though the initial thoughts of Lego indicate a favourite pass time for kids, the rapidly expanding “Lego Universe” clearly states that the Legos are not just for kids. A lot of adults are being pulled in by the addictive lego sets, which have become so famous among...

https://www.marineinsight.com/life-at-sea/7-cool-ship-themed-lego-sets-sailors/

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