Health and Wellbeing

Do you ever wonder how your digestive system works? How does your food travel through your body and turns into energy?

This short course aims to provide seafarers with a basic understanding of the dangers associated with smoking and its impact on their health and well-being.

This is part 2 of our 6-course series covering the First Aid Essentials.
Everyone knows how critically important First Aid is for both the workplace and life in general. This First Aid series contains 6 bite-sized courses – you can go through them in order or refer to each course as you wish.

This series will cover the following topics:
1. Fundamentals - First Aid Essentials.
2. Basic Life Support, CPR & AED (this course).
3. Bleeding, Choking & Shock.
4. Fractures, Spinal Injury, Burns & Minor Injuries.
5. Heart Attack, Poisoning & Stroke.
6. Diabetes, Asthma & Anaphylaxis.

In this course, we will cover:
- Giving and Receiving Feedback in the workplace;
- The definition of ‘Feedback’ and why it's important;
- Types of Feedback;
- How to Give Effective Constructive Feedback;
- How to receive feedback;
- How to use Self-feedback; and
- Creating a Productive Feedback Culture.

Seafarers are not immune to the negative effects of stress. In fact, the demanding nature of work and being away from their families make them more prone to stress, which when not managed properly can become a safety hazard. Thus, it is within the best interest of not only the individuals experiencing the stress, but also their peers, their leaders, and their employers to ensure that stress is limited to levels that are productive and beneficial.

This course offers practical advice for seafarers to achieve work-life balance and enhance their overall well-being. By implementing specific tips covered in this course, seafarers can reduce stress, improve focus, and maintain harmonious relationships.

It is very important that we are able to manage difficult conversations within the workplace. For employees, it can help to strengthen bonds within the team, and increase feelings of being valued. For the organisation, it can help increase productivity and assist in creating an open, positive company culture. Having rules and policies is important within every organisation, and having difficult conversations are an important part of making sure that these are respected and taken seriously.

Psychological Safety is an essential component of a productive, thriving organisation. Research findings have shown how important it is on an individual, team and organisational level. For individuals, it increases work satisfaction and well-being, while reducing chances of burnout. It can mean increased productivity, a happier workforce, and an enhanced business reputation for the organisation. Having a high level of Psychological Safety is vital in achieving these outcomes, and this course will help you better yourself.

The full version of this course is directed to the training of the personnel responsible for the control of the waters on board seagoing vessels according to the most recent international regulations and the good practices in the field.

Ergonomics is a science that deals with the study of functions and the interaction between the three elements that make up a working system: Man, Machinery and Environment. The objective of workplace ergonomics is to improve system performance and to protect the well-being, health and safety of workers. To achieve this goal, various areas are investigated, including the human factor and the risks related to the manual handling of loads and repeated movements.

In this course, we will provide you with tips and guidance on developing a new healthy habit. It emphasizes the importance of healthy habits for physical, mental, and emotional well-being and provides insight into the time and effort required to develop and maintain a new habit.

Culture is a complex and often sensitive topic, but it is integral to our lives.