In conjunction with the UN World Diabetes Day, we join the effort to raise awareness among our readers of the risks of the disease, particularly to seafarers and the increased risk during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is what we can do to minimize risks, save lives and ensure safety at sea.
Empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone's else position. In other words, it is all about better understanding a person's feelings and emotions. Yet, it plays a major role in maintaining healthy relationships and adopting social and leadership skills.
Hypothermia is a condition that results when a body is exposed to extreme cold weather condition. When a ship’s crew member falls in to the water by accident or is exposed to extreme condition while working on deck, it has been observed that majority of the times a fatal condition is reached because of hypothermia.