In terms of tangible action for seafarer welfare, the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) established a Social Sustainability Working Group to investigate ways of informing and driving change.
As a key part of their Vision 2040, people should see shipping as an industry of opportunity for those that work within it, where they can thrive and develop a rewarding and successful career. To that end, the SSI’s Social Sustainability working group discussed how to make seafaring more attractive, by looking at how to increase the overall quality of life for mariners, and how to attract seafarers to the industry, and importantly, retain their services.
As responsible members of the maritime community, SSI members believe that seafarers deserve good liveable standards while at sea. In line with this, SSI members agreed to strive to, and encourage the maritime industry to:
- Go beyond the basic compliance requirements of MLC 2006 in providing liveable standards on board ships.
- Hold regular inspections of common spaces to ensure health, safety and hygiene.
- Go beyond the “basics” with Indoor Environmental Quality Factors (IEQF) standards.
- Handle any crew matters or concerns promptly.
- Ensure crews have access to information about available shore facilities and shore leave wherever practicable in port and at anchor.
- Assist in providing internet connectivity to seafarers.
- To provide food suitable to, and prepared according to the cultural, national and dietary needs of seafarers.
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Source: Sustainable Shipping Initiative
