Category: Maritime Health & Safety
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Seafarer Mental Health: The New Marketplace of Maritime Welfare
“It started like a game. Then it asked me things I’d never want my employer to know.” During one of my audits, one seafarer described his experience with a “crew wellness” app that has quietly spread through parts of the maritime industry. What began as routine questions soon probed into…
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The Hidden Risk at Sea: Why Vitamin D Deficiency Costs Shipping Millions
When people think of seafarers, the image that often comes to mind is of men and women under the open sky, surrounded by endless blue seas and blazing sunlight. It seems logical to assume that such a profession would guarantee sufficient vitamin D, the ‘sunshine vitamin.’ Yet, paradoxically, multiple studies…
The Deep Draft 