Seafarer Special

New Welfare Facility for Seafarers in Southampton

  • Global maritime charity Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea) today launched a new welfare facility for seafarers in Southampton.
  • The vitally important space is located in the grounds of St Joseph’s Church.
  • The center will provide seafarers and cruise ship crew members with a range of pastoral and practical support services, regardless of their faith.

Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea), the global maritime charity launched a new welfare facility for seafarers in Southampton, reports...

http://mfame.guru/new-welfare-facility-for-seafarers-in-southampton/

D-G Shipping To Govern Seafarers Jumping Ship

Indian seafarers working on board cruise ships are jumping ship – a term used to imply abandoning the ship and disappearing – during halts at ports in the US, forcing the country’s maritime administration to crack down on such incidents, reports the Hindu Business Line.

No ‘e-migrant‘ system for seafarers

Acting on complaints received from Recruitment and Placement Services companies, citing instances of seafarers jumping ship, the Director-General of Shipping has decided to block the privileges...

http://mfame.guru/d-g-shipping-to-govern-seafarers-jumping-ship/

Seafarers Should Voice Their Concern As Life at Sea Becomes Tougher

An oil spill that happened in Singapore waters on Jul 25-26, involving the ship, operated by a well-known, major, Asian company sheds light on the seafarers life at sea, says an article published in the Maritime Bulletin. 

Toxic Crew Management 

An insider who alerted the article writer, asked for anonymity, quite an understandable precaution in nowadays era of strengthening persecution of anyone who dares to defy ruling agenda. It is not spill what’s most important in this story, it’s the roots...

http://mfame.guru/seafarers-should-voice-their-concern-as-life-at-sea-becomes-tougher/

AI-Based Assessment for Seafarer Soft Skills Developed by SafeMetrix

  • Safebridge has announced a new ground-breaking project aimed at developing an entirely new approach to assessing soft skills using natural language processing (NLP).
  • This technology will allow instant processing and scoring based on the platform’s real conversations with the users.
  • The SafeMetrix platform is currently focused on delivering high quality, maritime-specific psychometric assessments for the crews’ non-technical skills.
  • These skills are increasingly important for both the wellbeing...

http://mfame.guru/ai-based-assessment-for-seafarer-soft-skills-developed-by-safemetrix/

Overcoming Suicidal Tendencies at Sea, A Call for Seafarers’ Well Being

  • 18.3% Seafarers go missing under suspicious circumstances which are likely to be suicides.
  • 5.9% seafarers commit suicide.
  • Most suicidal seafarers are youths of 18-25years of age. 
  • iCALL Platform is launched to help these seafarers in addressing mental health issues
  • This menace can be curved by proper training for mental health vigilance.
  • Seniors should take the lead to arrange for such training programs and treat mental health as an emergency

According to an article published in...

http://mfame.guru/overcoming-suicidal-tendencies-at-sea-a-call-for-seafarers-well-being/

American Club Publishes Synopsis Analyzing Results of PEME Program

  • Synopsis, distributed by way of Club circular, provides extensive information on conditions of seafarer health encountered in various parts of the world.
  • It also highlights substantial claims cost savings delivered by the program since its
    inception in 2003.
  • The program had deflected illness and illness-related death claims to have a cumulative value of between $2.5 and $3.5 million per annum.

The American Club has today issued a circular attaching a detailed synopsis of the 2017 and 2018...

http://mfame.guru/american-club-publishes-synopsis-analyzing-results-of-peme-program/

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