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VIKAND and Scoutbase Partner to Bring Groundbreaking Insights into Life Onboard

May 27, 2024 – VIKAND, a global leader in maritime healthcare, and Scoutbase, a Danish tech company, are partnering to bring a groundbreaking, easy to use and deploy, data collection tool ensuring instant insights into crew life onboard. Until now, this facility, enabling immediate engagement and corrective actions by leadership teams where required, has never…

Safety at Sea Starts in the Mind

The importance of psychological safety at sea cannot be overstated. By its very nature, working at sea in a small, highly interdependent group performing dangerous and demanding work requires a high level of psychological safety. In this article, we’ll explore the meaning of psychological safety, its benefits, and what can happen when maritime workers feel…

Health and Safety: Two Sides of the Same Coin

When we use the phrase “safety at sea,” we’re actually referring to a multifaceted concept that includes procedures, measures and equipment that keep both vessel and crew safe, or that can be called on in an emergency. A number of forces and factors work interdependently to influence safety at sea, and health is one of…

Mental Health Resilience at Sea

Working at sea presents many health challenges, from irregular hours to limited food options, to the ever-present risk of accident or injury. However, maritime work also poses threats to mental health – far higher, in fact, than most land-based jobs. Seafarers deal with elevated stress, isolation and loneliness, while women are also at risk for…

Why Telemedicine Alone Isn’t Working

For commercial vessels sailing the world’s oceans, access to telemedicine services can be highly valuable. However, telemedicine has limits, and it is proving itself to be insufficient as a sole maritime healthcare solution with no other support. Telemedicine is more effective as one element of a total healthcare solution that includes proactive care, regular checkups,…

Remote Seafarers Need Effective Healthcare Solutions

Delivering effective healthcare at sea can be challenging, but especially so in remote parts of the world, where operators are obligated to minimise their impact on the region’s limited resources. Most commercial ships in remote waters operate with a small crew and finite resources, and are minimally equipped to handle anything beyond routine care, such…

Enhancing Seafarer Welfare in the Maritime Industry

As a former seafarer, I have experienced first-hand the challenges seafarers endure in sustaining the maritime industry. Seafarers are the backbone of the maritime sector, playing a critical role in global trade. The recent amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) set to take effect on December 1, 2024, mark a significant milestone in recognizing…

VIKANDER Profile: Stefan Reljin

Since joining VIKAND in 2021, Stefan Reljin has had roles both at sea and on land. Representative of an effective transition from onboard to shoreside employment, Stefan is one of VIKAND’s trusted Medical Case Managers. He views his previous onboard experience as a VIKAND Senior Nurse Officer as a solid foundation in understanding the details…

There’s a Mental Health Crisis at Sea

Despite the rising role of women in maritime, the industry remains male-dominated, especially in leadership roles. Centuries of historical baggage and militaristic rigidity have created a culture steeped in outdated ideas of what it means to be a seafarer – independent, emotionally closed and strong at all costs. However, the industry’s dark underbelly is a…