WATCH May 2025 SPECIAL EDITION CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR WOMEN IN MARITIME CREW WATCH | 3 xx This edition of Crew Watch covers a range of issues important to the safety, health and wellbeing of seafarers. A vital part of the seafarer community is women and we are supporting The International Day for Women in Maritime on 18 May by having all the articles in this issue written by women. We have an article aimed at raising understanding of heatstroke at sea and how to prevent it, while another article looks at kidney stones and learning effective mitigation strategies. Crew actions can influence maritime claims and a feature examines how best practices in the way crew handles routine operations, record-keeping and incident response significantly helps to protect the crew and shipowners from incurring potential legal liabilities. An article provides tips on maintaining wellbeing while navigating the challenges of extended deployments. Finally, an interview with Jan Webber, Director of Development at The Mission to Seafarers, highlights how the charity supports seafarers in a changing world. We hope you find this issue interesting and insightful. CREW WATCH | CONTENTS CREW WATCH | 3 CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE TO THE LATEST EDITION OF CREW WATCH Welcome to the May issue of Crew Watch. With The International Day for Women in Maritime falling on 18 May, this special issue celebrates the crucial role of women in shipping with all female contributors. 2 | CREW WATCH NEIL SMITH EDITOR ADVICE HOW CREW ACTIONS INFLUENCE MARITIME CLAIMS: A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE HEALTH KIDNEY STONES: UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES AND LEARNING EFFECTIVE MITIGATION STRATEGIES HEALTH UNDERSTANDING AND PREVENTING HEATSTROKE AT SEA WELLBEING SUPPORTING SEAFARERS IN A CHANGING WORLD. A Q&A WITH JAN WEBBER OF THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS WELLBEING NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS: TIPS FOR MAINTAINING WELLBEING JESSIE DUNN BRITANNIA P&I JAN WEBBER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS FIONA AL HASHIMI, FLEET MANAGER, BRITANNIA P&I JENNIFER TING, CLAIMS MANAGER, BRITANNIA P&I DR KATHERINE SINCLAIRE SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR, MEDSEA CREW WATCH | 5 4 | CREW WATCHCREW WATCH | 5 SUPPORTING SEAFARERS IN A CHANGING WORLD CREW WATCH | WELLBEINGCREW WATCH | WELLBEING 2. THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ADVOCACY AND CARE FOR THOSE AT SEA. COULD YOU SHARE SOME OF THE ORGANISATION’S MOST SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND MILESTONES? We are very proud of our history as an organisation, but we know that we need to move with the times to continue to meet the needs of today’s seafarers. Over the past decade, we have placed the focus on supporting our frontline work and rebalancing resource towards the areas of greatest need across the global network. To achieve this, our work has been structured around nine regions, spanning from Latin America and the Caribbean to Oceania, with strong leadership in each region to ensure our chaplaincy teams and volunteers are well supported. We have also worked hard to ensure that our chaplaincy work remains relevant and effective to the changing needs of seafarers. The breadth of initiatives that we offer has also grown. This includes such innovative programmes for seafarers as our Family Support Networks in the Philippines and India, digital mental health resources and suicide prevention training for seafarers, WeCare Financial and Social Wellbeing courses for seafarers and their families, and the Seafarers Happiness