Health and Wellbeing

Welcome to the Confidence course. This course designed to equip you with the essential skills and mindset necessary to have resilience, empathy, and strategic clarity in today's rapidly evolving landscape.

This is the second and final part of our Mindfulness course series. In this course, we will continue to delve into mindfulness and bring in some more advanced techniques that we can use throughout our day. This course contains practical elements to continue your mindfulness journey - we will cover important techniques such as 'Awareness', 'Labeling', 'Loving Kindness' & 'Body Scan'. After this, we'll think about continuing our practice following the course.

This course is important for everyone as it adds crucial skills to assist us with our mental health & wellbeing.

The course "Food Handling Personnel" refers to activities that involve the handling of perishable food, in the stages of production, storage, preparation, cooking, packaging, distribution/administration and it is aimed at personnel with duties related to the administration and handling of food (barmen, waiters, cooks, etc.) in-service both ashore and onboard cargo and passenger ships.

Navigating the US healthcare system is difficult enough as a citizen, so you can imagine how it may be for a foreigner. Whether it is the terminology, procedures, or the system's overall complexity, using your crew medical insurance in the US can be daunting.

A pandemic is challenging, both from a physical and mental health perspective and from a business point of view. But with guidance, we can all help prevent the virus from spreading. In this training, you will get information about the virus, how to avoid infection and preventive measures to maintain a safe workplace.

Hypertension is a very common condition, affecting billions of adults worldwide. Despite being so common, it remains one of the most widely misunderstood and poorly controlled conditions. Left uncontrolled, hypertension can increase the risk for serious health problems such as heart attack and stroke.

It is a fundamental human right to not be subjected to threats, bad treatment or discrimination. In fact, this type of behaviour is illegal. It is regulated by legislation such as the Swedish Discrimination Act, but it is often difficult to know where to draw the line, or when to step in.

A varied diet is a key to staying healthy. This course teaches you more about nutrients and vitamins, and how you can create various dishes providing the right kind of energy and fit many. Not to forget, courses that look delicious to eat.

Have you ever been tired to the extent that it impacts your physical or mental capabilities? Fatigue; the state of feeling tired, weary or sleepy is a major concern. However, with strong awareness and proper management of fatigue, you can prevent, eliminate and reduce any risk that it may pose not only to your own safety and health but also to those around you.

The present course has been created to meet the requirements of D. Lgs. 271/99, Art. 1 Letter g). It provides the information and training required to the crew to maintain the safety of the workplace by being aware of the potential risks involved in living and working on a ship. The course will also help to understand the responsibilities and relations involved in the D. Lgs. 271/99 implementation, guiding the Seafarers in the correct flow of operations onboard, including the duties and responsibilities of each Crew member and the special functions appointed by the Company.

Every year, many people become ill unnecessarily because of their food. This is usually a lack of procedures, ignorance, or sheer negligence. All employees in the company must take responsibility for food safety.

Cholelithiasis, or gallstones, is a highly prevalent medical problem especially in developed countries, affecting 10% to 15% of the adult population. It is also a leading cause of hospital admissions and health care utilisation related to gastrointestinal problems. Although some significant risk factors are non-modifiable such as advanced age, gender and heredity, some are also lifestyle-related such as obesity, rapid weight loss and sedentary lifestyle. Given the lifestyle-related risk factors of cholelithiasis, seafarers may be at increased risk due to the circumstances on board.