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Taking the Asian Challenge A team from Wallem will again take on the Sailors’ Society Asian Challenge, climbing Mount Kinabalu from 17-20 April 2015. Mount Kinabalu is the highest Mountain in South East Asia (4,095 m) and the climbers can expect tio witness incredible scenery. Along with the dedication to complete the climb, the volunteers have committed to raise funds for the Sailors’ Society to continue its valuable work. If you would like to support the team with their fundraising, you can do so quickly and easily through the Just Giving site: https://www.justgiving.com/Wallem-Asian-Challenge-Team-2015/
Sailors’ Society launches Wellness at Sea initiative Leading names in shipping among supporters of new coaching programme designed to enhance crew welfare and improve retention rates. Sailors’ Society, one of the largest seafarer support charities operating internationally, has unveiled Wellness at Sea, a coaching and support programme designed to promote health and well-being among the world’s seafarers. Wellness at Sea has been designed to reflect the needs of mariners and the shipping industry alike by promoting cultural awareness, emotional intelligence, social skills and spiritual well-being alongside more familiar skills competence.
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The programme will seek to support the mental and physical health of seafarers in a holistic, manner, addressing five specific needs: social, emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual wellness. The initiative grew out of a roundtable discussion chaired by Sailors’ Society in Hong Kong at which several key shipping industry figures shared their concerns over crew attrition rates and the complex problem of maintaining wellness on board. Supporting the programme launch are RightShip, Wah Kwong, Pacific Basin and Wallem Group. Sailors’ Society Chief Executive Stuart Rivers says Wellness at Sea marks a step change in the way the industry views the issue of seafarer health.
“Fatigue, poor mental health, stress and many other issues all affect seafarers going about their daily work, and can be the difference between a safe transit and a major incident. Wellness at Sea is designed to fill a vital need by recognising the importance to safety of a crew whose mental and spiritual needs are met. By choosing to be person-centred instead of problem-centred, we are focussing on people: the centre point around which the industry revolves.”