Resilience in Maritime Industry
$50 USD
- Course Type:
- STCW ➜ Additional STCW courses
- Training School:
- Learnmarine
- Location:
- online course
- Duration:
- 1 day
- Language:
- English
Course description
The course teaches you how to enhance your personal and team resilience, which is the ability to cope with stress and adversity, and to bounce back from challenges and difficulties. Resilience is a very important skill for seafarers, as they face many physical, mental, and emotional challenges in their work environment, such as long working hours, isolation, fatigue, uncertainty, etc. Resilience can help you to improve your wellbeing, performance, and safety on board.
The course covers topics such as taking decisive action, dealing with a crisis, keeping things in perspective, taking care of your needs, positive and negative communications, and achieving your goals.
Certification and approval
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a certificate.
Delivery method
The course is delivered through an online learning platform and consists of lectures, quizzes and case studies.
Course objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the importance of resilience for seafarers and the maritime industry, and the potential consequences of poor resilience and stress on board
- Identify the common resilience challenges and stressors that seafarers may face, such as isolation, fatigue, uncertainty, conflict, etc.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of low resilience and stress in yourself and others, and know how to provide appropriate support and care
- Learn how to cope with stress and enhance your resilience and wellbeing while working at sea, using various strategies such as relaxation techniques, mindfulness, positive thinking, self-care, etc.
- Create a positive and supportive work environment on board that promotes resilience awareness and reduces stigma and discrimination
- Comply with the best practices that apply to resilience and wellbeing in the maritime industry
Course contents
- Resilience in Maritime Industry
Regulations and guidelines
This course is based on the following regulations and guidelines:
- The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN)
- Resilience Awareness Programme by IMCA
Entry requirements
The course is for seafarers of all ranks and functions interested in learning more about how to cope with stress and adversity, and to bounce back from challenges and difficulties.
