FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin During the 5th SAFETY4SEA Manila Forum, Karen Ibanez, Clinical Operations Manager in the Philippines at Mental Health Support Solutions, discussed practical ways to strengthen psychological safety and support mental health onboard without adding operational burden, stressing that crew wellbeing is fundamental to safe and efficient operations. When I speak about the human element at sea, I often describe it as both the most critical and the most complex part of shipping. We rely on systems, compliance frameworks, and performance metrics, yet at the heart of every vessel are people; people who think, feel, struggle, and adapt under unique pressures. RelatedNews Future-ready seafarers: Bridging technical excellence and human competence Maritime Talent Development Program: Navigating the crew crisis var jnews_module_21372468_0_6a02ef2cabe02 = {"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":"21372468","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"635,458,2468,3673,680,262,2341","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_pos