Occupational Stress in Seafaring

Seafarers’ views on the impact of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 on their living and working conditions: results from a pilot study

“…Rest and fatigue issues were mentioned five times. These findings indicate problems regarding low manning, high workload and the difficulty to adhere to rest hours and confirm the existing literature [3,4,14,23]. Recent results from a global study with seafarers indicated that the high workload was the biggest issue in seafaring [19].…”

“…Worldwide, approximately 1.5 million seafarers work and live in unique, often hazardous conditions that can negatively affect physical and mental health. Not only are seafarers exposed to an environment with constant exposure to heat, noise and movement, poor diet and accommodation, shift work and the separation from family and friends, they also often have to face exploitation and financial pressure through non-compliance with contracts or non-payment of wages [1][2][3][4][5]. Inadequacy of available knowledge and difficulty to reach seafarers have hindered the implemen-tation of standards enhancing seafarers' safety and health on board for a long time.…”

A research on relationship between ABO blood groups and body mass index among Turkish seafarers

“…Idzeliene and razbadauskas [31] Mascie-Taylor and lasker [30] 207 14000 lithuania UK rh(-) [16], etc. Besides, there are also studies on obesity and BMI among seafarers [8,17,18], but there is no study that examines relationship between blood groups and obesity among seafarers.…”

Stressors, Coping Mechanisms, and Uplifts of Commercial Fishing in Alaska: A Qualitative Approach to Factors Affecting Human Performance in Extreme Environments

“…On the one hand, fishing in a remote location is a reprieve from the hassles of everyday life and can be rewarding. However, isolation can also generate negative emotions such as loneliness or guilt of long-term separation from loved ones (Carotenuto et al, 2013;Slišković, 2017;Smith & Barrett, 2019). Social isolation is a characteristic of life at sea and refers to an absence of other people (Slišković, 2017) whom offer supportive communication (Seafarers' Trust, 2017).…”

“…However, isolation can also generate negative emotions such as loneliness or guilt of long-term separation from loved ones (Carotenuto et al, 2013;Slišković, 2017;Smith & Barrett, 2019). Social isolation is a characteristic of life at sea and refers to an absence of other people (Slišković, 2017) whom offer supportive communication (Seafarers' Trust, 2017). A lack of social connections can impair coping in difficult situations (Leach, 2016;Smith & Barret, 2019), and can lead to loneliness, boredom, and feelings of exclusion, anger, or despair (King et al, 2019;Mellbye & Carter, 2017;Seafarers' Trust, 2017).…”