Book of the month: A first of its kind guide to safe navigation of lifeboats

Abandon ship is the top challenging situation a mariner could face in his or her career. The risky task is, not only to launch the lifeboat and complete safe embarkation, but also to safely navigate this lifeboat in the high seas until rescued.

Maintaining safety in such conditions -where the panic of passengers for example, could adversely affect safety of the boat- is an extra challenging task, reminding that training in safe water can hardly prepare a mariner for the hazards encountered in...

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Maintaining public health and trade flow: A critical COVID-19 conflict

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented disruption to global maritime trade, and an even bigger crisis is down the road unless global coordinated action is taken. Amid a growing uncertainty, the great dilemma for governments seems to be protecting public health and maintaining trade transport at the same time, subsequently, safeguarding global economic stability.

Exploring this conflicting issue was at the center of a Winward webinar, which convened maritime experts to discuss how...

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GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?

The key green challenges for shipping, emissions reduction measures as we are heading towards 2030 and ways to enhance sustainability were discussed during the last GREEN4SEA Athens Forum, where Mr. Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA, asked industry experts to think of what needs to change to improve current landscape in the maritime industry. Namely, all speakers at the event answered the following question:

If you could change one thing that would have either a profound or an...

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Successful post-incident crisis management: What you need to know

Crisis communications is a key component of effective management in the aftermath of an adverse incident. From the successive reports of piracy attacks in Gulf of Guinea to the constantly updated news agenda of the coronavirus outbreak, reputation threats are more imminent than ever for shipping companies which have to be extra vigilant on how to handle unexpected situations in the current media environment.

Which is this current media environment?

In today’s constantly interconnected world...

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Book of the month: Have you ever wondered how heavy weather develops?

Heavy weather at sea is a deadly serious and always relevant safety issue, as inappropriate manipulations in such conditions may lead to damage of a vessel, threatening the cargo, the environment or, even worse, human life.

A book, entitled ‘Heavy Weather Avoidance and Route Design: Concepts and Applications of 500 Mb Charts’, is combining the knowledge of a Captain with that of a senior meteorologist, to address this always imminent safety risk and become a fit-for-purpose guide to safe...

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SHE Index: The future workforce is equal

Women in workforce and leadership positions remains a hot issue across all business sectors, and maritime included. Since 2015, an EY initiative aims to encourage stakeholders to focus on diversity and inclusion in leadership and workforce, equal compensation and work life balance.

A great deal of discussion surrounds gender diversity in workforce, and especially in the maritime environment, which is struggling to maintain a sort of gender balance both onboard and onshore.

For example, female...

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7 key body language tips for leaders

Have you ever considered what does your sitting style or your voice tone say, or what message do you send when you cross your arms? Mastering body language can have an effect not only on social occasions, but also on your brain!

Through this article you are going to understand how to get the most out of your body language to enhance leadership, or even how to ‘read’ another person’s postures and gestures; an amazing skill everyone wishes to have!

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Cleaning and disinfection practices in COVID-19 case

Maintaining good hygiene onboard plays a major role against all seaborne diseases. Given the recent Coronavirus outbreak, crew members onboard more than ever need to be aware of the key practices for their safety and protection; routine cleaning, proper disinfection practices and appropriate treatment of waste produced from the COVID-19 are among those practices that can play an essential role in minimizing the spread of the virus in case a suspected case of COVID-19 is found onboard.

Key tips...

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IMO Sulphur Cap Recap: Where we stand and what’s next

As we are two months into 2020, IMO’s sulphur cap is being implemented worldwide and considering the radicality of the new regulation, its implementation has been smooth so far. However, that does not mean that there are no breaching cases, while the discussion regarding the best way to comply has heated up. What’s more, from March 1st, the regulation will enter the next phase, meaning that the industry has only few days to discharge fuel that has a sulphur content greater than 0.50% m/m.

Sulphur...

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Which is the one ‘must-have’ skill for leaders?

While there have been cases of “born leaders”, leadership is not a typically inborn talent; it is a skill and skills can be acquired by learning. If there is some natural predisposition, work is easier, but, either way, leadership is a complex skill and the task of selecting efficient from inefficient leaders seems challenging. In the first issue of its Soft Skills edition focusing on leadership, SAFETY4SEA asked leaders across the shipping industry to answer to the following question:

If you...

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