FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Being a member of the crew team in the fleet of Döhle Seafront Crewing (Manila), Inc. since 2015, Third Officer Brix John Cordova shares his experience of life onboard. He underscores that life at sea involves challenges and that all actions must ensure safety at all times. In this regard, teamwork and effective communication among crew members are key ingredients. Skills such as resilience, adaptability, and a positive attitude—which should be cultivated constantly—also help everyone onboard handle any challenge. RelatedNews Seafarer Stories: Martin Mitrovic, Chief Officer When muscles tighten at sea: Practical ways to relieve and prevent leg pain var jnews_module_21317101_0_6a1617efb9944 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21317101","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"458,2883","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_