KVH Intros Digital Crew Welfare Solution
and popular news, sports, movies, TV, music, karaoke, podcasts, documentaries, trending social videos, and more in a sleek new user interface designed with digital natives in mind.“There is an increasing focus on seafarer well-being as the foundation of safe, efficient operations,” said Mark Woodhead, KVH’s executive vice president for mobile connectivity.“At the same time, crew welfare is going digital, with increased on-board demand for access to popular content. With our decades of experience in providing crew content—starting in the 1960s with reel-to-reel movie nights
Seafarers’ Mental Health is Focus of New Training Program
and comprises a short video, facilitator notes, and information booklets from ISWAN on mental health issues at sea.“Seafarers face unique working conditions which can put them under tremendous stress, with fewer opportunities for relief than they would be likely to find on land,” says Mark Woodhead, KVH senior vice president for EMEA. “This program not only presents information from industry experts but also lets seafarers themselves tell their own story in interviews and short statements, describing the path to achieving happiness.”If left unaddressed, seafarer’s stress
