New info material: 24/7 support for seafarers
Psychological crises can happen to everyone. Common symptoms are listlessness, sadness, self-doubt and others. The new info material by the German Flag shows seafarers at a glance where they can get qualified psychological support around the clock. Independent of the shipping company, confidential, free of charge – and easily reached via your smartphone.
There are many excellent ways to get support as a seafarer – but you have to know of them. And in times of crisis, you need to have the contact data at hand, low-threshold and on board. For this purpose, the BG Verkehr has compiled concise info material:
- A poster shows you at one glance the most important 24/7 means of contact for both the German Seamen's Mission and ISWAN the "International Seafarers's Welfare and Assistance Network".
The Flyer is available in either German or English, in a handy A4 format and perfect for the notice board. - An accompanying flyer expands on the infos of the poster. In addition, it lists the most common symptoms of psychological crises. An these are not just the ones a psychological layperson might think of.
The flyer is bilingual – German and English.
You can already download and print out the poster and flyer. The printed editions are currently being printed and will be available to shipping companies with German-flagged ships.
Please do not hesitate to make use of the support on offer. It is never "too early".
