Coronavirus advice and support
ADVICE AND SUPPORT
If you're a seafarer and you're worried about coronavirus, Sailors' Society is here for you. You can find our resources to help you understand and respond to the virus below - scroll down for contact details for our chaplains if you'd like to speak to us directly.
Call our emergency Covid-19 helpline: +1 938 222 8181
or use our Covid-19 chat line: www.wellnessatsea.org/helpline
You can also join our coronavirus seafarer support Facebook group for ongoing advice, support and community.
To visit the page click here.
Resources
Download our 'How to cope with coronavirus' podcast here for lots of practical advice for seafarers about how to manage your mental and emotional wellbeing through this crisis. You are more than your fears and anxiety. Please listen and share. Together, we can beat this.
Download our Wellness at Sea relaxation podcast here for some short relaxation exercises.
Download our top ten tips to help you cope with the mental health impact of COVID-19 here: Alongside the practical steps you should take, there are some things you and your crewmates can do to help manage your anxiety during these tough times and to support each other through.
In these uncertain times, it's only natural to feel worried or anxious. Here are some of the questions we've had from seafarers around the world. Click on the links below to find out our advice.
- My crew is really agitated by the COVID-19 situation. How can I support them?
- I am feeling low because my sign off was cancelled. How can I keep positive?
- There's so much news out there and it's hard when you are stuck in port. How do we know what's real and what's fake?
- My certificate expires soon and I cannot work without renewing it. How can I revalidate it with all the lockdown restrictions?
If you are worried about COVID-19, our dedicated helpline is here to help you and your families.
Simply call +1-938-222-8181 or instant chat via http://wellnessatsea.org/covid-19
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Practise food safety
Health Advice
Protect yourself and others
FIND YOUR LOCAL CHAPLAIN
Click here for further advice from the World Health Organisation.
Or here for the IMO information