FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Croatian Chief Officer Safety, Martin Mitrovic, shares his personal experiences of working and living onboard, highlighting that the combination of isolation, responsibility, and the unique maritime environment makes seafaring both challenging and deeply rewarding. He stresses the importance of prioritizing mental wellbeing and managing workloads realistically to improve life at sea. He also encourages anyone considering a career in shipping to have clear expectations from the outset. While the profession offers strong opportunities, he notes that it is far from an easy path. RelatedNews When muscles tighten at sea: Practical ways to relieve and prevent leg pain Watch: Fatal incident highlights critical vehicle deck safety failures var jnews_module_21373847_0_6a15a7c5860a1 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21373847","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"458,2883","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"