海员医院协会(SHS)表示，慈善机构、船东、租船人和航运业的其他利益攸关方必须共同努力，在海上创造关爱的文化。在上周五SHS举办的“支持海员走向未来”的研讨会上，代表们受到了该协会对海事工人健康倡议具有里程碑意义的研究结果的启发，该研究由耶鲁大学在劳埃德船籍基金会的支持下进行。

Charities, ship owners, charterers and other stakeholders in the maritime industry must work together to create a culture of care in maritime, according to the Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS). Delegates at last Friday’s SHS seminar, Supporting Seafarers into the Future, were inspired by the findings of the Society’s landmark study of maritime worker health initiatives, conducted by Yale University with support from Lloyd’s Register Foundation.

Chief Executive of the Society, Sandra Welch said:

协会主席桑德拉·韦尔奇说:

“海员是人，而不仅仅是资源，我们需要以这种方式看待他们。该行业必须发展一种“关爱文化”，尊重海员个人，提高他们的福祉，提高工作满意度。这不仅仅是一个白日梦——它确实是可以实现的，我们希望与他们一起努力实现。我们要求船东、租船人和其他业内人士加入我们，以便我们能够推进这些想法并使其成为现实。”

“Seafarers are people, not just resources, and we need to see them that way. The industry must develop a ‘culture of care’ that respects seafarers as individuals, enhances their wellbeing and improves job satisfaction. It’s not just a pipe dream – it really is achievable and we want to work with them to make it happen. We’re asking the ship owners, charterers and others in the industry to join with us so we can progress these ideas and make them a reality.”

耶鲁大学海事研究部主任马丁·斯莱德博士回顾了这项研究的主要发现，他呼吁代表们“摘下容易摘的果实”，团结起来，为海员的生活带来改变。他说:

Reviewing the key findings of the research, Dr Martin Slade, Director of Yale University Maritime Research, called on delegates to ‘pick the low-hanging fruit’ and join together to make a difference to the lives of seafarers. He said:

“我们的研究表明，改善海员的健康和福祉有很大的潜力，但需要对工作环境的各个方面进行改变。其中一些改变可以迅速实现，成本低，破坏小——它们将带来真正的改变。潜在的好处包括:提高留用率，降低培训和运营成本，减少事故和伤害——这是一个双赢:双赢。”

“Our research shows that there is significant potential to improve the health and wellbeing of seafarers but changes are needed to all aspects of the working environment. Some of those changes could be made quickly, at low cost and with minimal disruption – and they would make a real difference. Potential benefits include: increased retention rates, reduced training and operating costs, and fewer accidents and injuries – that’s a win:win for all.”

斯莱德博士提倡的快速而简单的胜利包括:

 ● 通过培训厨师，促进更健康的饮食

 ● Promote a healthier diet through training of cooks

 ● 在船上更多地方提供饮用水，解决缺水问题

 ● Make drinking water accessible in more locations onboard to address poor hydration

 ● 为新学员推行辅导计划，以支援他们进入业界

 ● Introduce a mentoring scheme for new cadets to support them on entering the industry

 ● 提供有组织的船上体育活动，以消除孤立，增加体育活动，改善健康和福祉

 ● Provide organised physical activities onboard to combat isolation, increase physical activity and improve health and wellbeing

 ● 提供符合船上海员文化的有组织的社会活动，以解决无聊问题，促进文化凝聚力和宽容

 ● Provide organised social activities that are consistent with the culture of seafarers on board to address boredom and promote cultural cohesion and tolerance

 ● 提供关于噪音引起的听力损失的培训和意识，以减少船上噪音的影响

 ● Provide training and awareness of noise induced hearing loss to reduce the impact of noise on board

 ● 确保药箱充分储存，以改善机上可用的医疗保健

 ● Ensure the medicine chest is fully stocked to improve the healthcare available on board

代表们还了解了SeaFit方案的成果，这是协会和渔民代表团之间的一项联合倡议，最初由海员慈善机构提供资金，旨在改善渔船船员的健康和福祉。

Delegates also heard about the outcome of the SeaFit Programme, a joint initiative between the Society and The Fisherman’s Mission, with initial funding from the Seafarers’ Charity, to improve the health and wellbeing of the fishing community.

Seafit项目交付经理Carol Elliott表示：“该计划取得了巨大成功，对渔民及其家人进行了4500多次干预措施，并切实改善了他们的健康和福祉。我们提供了广泛的服务，从***护理到物理治疗、从心理健康咨询到健康的生活方式建议，所有服务都在码头附近或码头附近提供。我们已经真正开始打破这些障碍，使这个传统上难以触及的群体能够谈论健康问题并寻求帮助，否则就太晚了。”

Seafit Programme Delivery Manager, Carol Elliott said: “The programme has been a resounding success with over 4500 interventions with fishermen and their families and tangible improvements in their health and wellbeing. We’ve provided a wide range of services from dental care to physiotherapy, mental health counselling to healthy lifestyle advice, all delivered at or near the quayside at times that are convenient to them. And we’ve really started to break down the barriers, enabling this traditional hard-to-reach group to talk about health concerns and seek help, before it’s too late.”

她继续说:“现在，SeaFit品牌得到了渔业界以及健康和福祉服务伙伴的信任和尊重。因此，我们将继续提供该计划的关键要素，直到2022年，并与当地服务提供商合作，探索如何最好地满足渔业界的健康和福祉需求。”

She continued: “The SeaFit brand is now trusted and respected by the fishing community and by health and wellbeing delivery partners alike. So we will continue to provide key elements of the Programme into 2022 and to work with local service providers to explore how best to meet the health and wellbeing needs of the fishing community.”

这次活动也是为了庆祝该协会成立200周年，发言者回顾了该协会的过去，专家小组利用当天的讨论，探讨如何在未来支持海员的健康。研究小组成员、国际航运商会就业事务主任娜塔莉·肖(Natalie Shaw)敦促每个人现在就行动起来。她说:“我们现在有机会采取行动。让我们试着让人们了解需要做什么。”

The event was also a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Society with speakers reflecting on its past and a panel of experts looking at how to support the health of seafarers in the future, drawing on the day’s discussions. Panelist Natalie Shaw, Director Employment Affairs at the International Chamber of Shipping, urged everyone to act now. She said: “We have the opportunity to act now. Let’s take it and try and get people to understand what needs to be done.”

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