Maritime Knowledge

Leadership at sea: What makes a great Captain

Leadership, as a special component of safe operations at sea, is a skill resulting from a complex combination of mindset characteristics which can be learned, argues Capt. VS Parani, naming the key features he believes to be the most critical for a great leader at sea.

Leadership is an art, a skill, a discipline, and a mind-set, all of which can be learned, and improved with practice.

The captain, chief engineer, or a department head are not the only leaders on a ship. Every mariner is a leader!...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-leadership-at-sea-what-makes-a-great-captain/

Why do people quit their leaders?

While there is not an ‘one-size-fits-all’ recipe for successful leadership, there are some key points that may indicate poor leadership; and, most times, reflected on the aftermath of an adverse event or an unexpectedly positive outcome.

In corporate leadership, for example, cultivating a real engagement of the staff is a prerequisite to success for an organization. When people just come and go, an organization is unable to maintain value, to hold a clear plan of goals and ways to achieve them.

GE...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-why-do-people-quit-their-leaders/

Top 10 challenges for young leaders

Being a leader is a challenging thing to do, especially in today’s cognitive-oriented society and the world of new technologies, that seem to transform every aspect of thinking, requiring new skills and abilities for sustainability.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things,

-Ronald Reagan.

Millennials, born between early 80s and mid-90s, continue to fill leadership roles in the workplace, while by...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-top-10-challenges-for-young-leaders/

Diversity in leadership; a new connection is born

What comes first in mind when you think about leadership? Power, motivation, high status? Well, they are a part of leadership, but very often we forget one vital part; diversity. Today, we are experiencing the first steps of increased diversity in the workplace, as people are starting to realize that maybe we are more similar than we think, and anyone should get a job based only on their abilities. In this article we explore the nature of diversity withing the workplace.

So, what a company...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-diversity-in-leadership-a-new-connection-is-born/

Three cyber terms explained

In its February 2020 newsletter, the Korean Register of Shipping presents three cyber terms and provides an explanation, aiming to provide an insight to Internet users and companies to better understand the dangers of the cyber-world and be protected.
  1. Service Set Identifier (SSID): This is a unique identifier of 32 byte length added to each header of the packets transmitted through the wireless LAN, when wireless devices access BSS (Basic Service Set), they are used as if they were a password. S...

https://safety4sea.com/three-cyber-terms-explained/

Do you know what happens to a ship when it’s too old to sail anymore?

The average lifespan of a ship is 25-30 years. After this span, the ship may become too expensive to operate, but most importantly, to become unseaworthy putting human safety at risk. So, have you ever wondered what happens to a ship when it is too old to sail?

A great deal of discussions surrounds the adverse consequences of shipbreaking in Southeast Asian yards, that has been strongly criticized by global NGOs and environmental organizations for many years, with marine pollution, hazardous...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-do-you-know-what-happens-to-a-ship-when-its-too-old-to-sail-anymore/

Smart Watch: If you could change one thing in shipping, what would it be?

During the 2020 SMART4SEA Athens Forum, Mr. Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA, asked technology experts to choose one thing, that would have either a profound or an immediate impact, and could move the industry forward for a smarter and more sustainable shipping industry.

 If you could change one thing in shipping, that would have either a profound or an immediate impact and could move industry forward, what would it be and why?

Dimitris Theodossiou, Managing Director, DANAOS...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-smart-watch-if-you-could-change-one-thing-in-shipping-what-would-it-be/

Book of the month: A comprehensive manual to safe navigation

Navigating may be a challenging task on a sunny day, but what happens when mariners must guide their boat through the darkest night or the thickest fog? Either way, radar is a must-have tool for safe navigation but a complex task if you don’t know how to use it.

An educational book entitled ‘Radar for Mariners’ comes to serve every mariner operating either powerboats or sailboats on the proper use of radar, the most valuable electronic navigation tool showing not only where you are, but who else...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-book-of-the-month-a-comprehensive-manual-to-safe-navigation/

Do you know how many types of lifeboats exist?

Chances are that you have never boarded a lifeboat to date, except you are a seafarer who has performed lifeboat drills or someone who has found himself in the very unwelcome experience of a sinking ship.

Lifeboats save lives. Titanic had a limited number of lifeboats onboard because its construction was considered a technological miracle of safety and luxury. And this is why 1,500 out of the 2,200 people onboard perished in what is considered as the world’s most famous maritime disaster.

Except...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-do-you-know-how-many-types-of-lifeboats-exist/

Do you know what happens after you flush the toilet on a ship?

The average person uses about 80-100 gallons of water per day and flushing the toilet accounts for the largest share of this use, surprisingly topping even showers! While wastewater does not seem to be a problem for households, have you ever wondered what happens when we flush the toilet onboard a ship?

Regular personal care, including taking showers, using the toilet, doing the laundry as well as maintaining cleanliness in our space, can result to thousands of tons of sewage every day. Onshore,...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-do-you-know-what-happens-after-you-flush-the-toilet-on-a-ship/

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