Sea Views podcast where we are floating the big issues in maritime. We talk with thought provoking experts in maritime and every guest brings their own perspective on how to bring about change so that all seafarers live a safer and better life at sea. Sea Views is supported by The CHIRP Charitable Trust and funded by The Seafarers' Charity. And now you can also watch Sea Views on CHIRP Maritime's YouTube channel.
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Send us a text Bulk Carriers: The Hidden Work Horses of The Sea In this episode of Sea Views, hosts Julia Gosling and Adam Parnell speak with Matt Shirley (CEO, Safe Harbours Australia) and Marco Blanco (CFO, Safe Harbours Australia) - veteran maritime pilots leading a consultancy that’s reshaping the standards of bridge team management and port sa…
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Sailing in the Shadows: The Hidden Tanker Trade
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Send us a text Shadow Fleet Exposed: Risks to Environment, Trade and Seafarers In this episode of Sea Views, we uncover the murky world of the Shadow Fleet - hundreds of aging tankers trading sanctioned oil under layers of secrecy and deception. With falsified registries, spoofed signals, and uninsured operations, these vessels operate beyond the r…
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Behind the Sparkle: Mental Health at Sea in the Superyacht Sector
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Send us a text Guests: Captain Brendan O’Shannassy – Superyacht Captain and maritime safety advocate Laura Beard – Welfare of Yacht Crew Project Manager, International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) “Mental health is health. It’s just the same.” Brendan O’Shannassy Hosts: Julia Gosling – Host, Sea Views Podcast Adam Parnell – Dir…
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Different Minds, Stronger Crews: Embracing Neurodiversity at Sea
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Send us a text In this compelling episode of Sea Views, Julia and Adam sit down with Daniel Smith, founder of the charity NeurodiversAtSea, to explore what neurodiversity really means in the maritime world—and why it's time the industry took notice. Together, they unpack: What neurodiversity is and why it matters How life at sea can both challenge …
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Send us a text Ensuring Safety in Offshore Energy: Industry Insights and Future Challenges. In this episode of the Sea Views podcast, Graham Skinner of Offshore Energies UK and Pete Lowson from the Maritime & Coastguard Agency discuss safety practices in the offshore oil, gas, and wind industries. They delve into the industry’s safety records, the …
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Exploding Myths - Batteries, Boats & Danger
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Send us a text Exploding Myths - Vapour clouds, explosion and new frontiers in firefighting. Lithium Ion Batteries, Boats & Danger! In this episode, Adam and I welcome the leading expert on lithium ion battery safety Professor Paul Christensen to talk about the increasingly topical issue of managing the risks of lithium ion batteries in the maritim…
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Safe at Sea: Allyship and Psychological Safety at Sea
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Send us a text Safe at Sea Allyship & Psychological Safety Sea Views is spotlighting the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network’s (ISWAN) global campaign: "Safe at Sea… it takes all of us!" – with a focus on the crucial role male seafarers can play as allies to support their women colleagues. Women seafarers are more than three tim…
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Beyond The Berth: Safety, Innovation & Decarbonisation
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Send us a text Safety In Focus at Portsmouth International Port. In this episode Ben McInnes, Harbour Master at the busy Portsmouth International Port explains how safety, innovation and decarbonisation is key to port operations: It’s a very busy harbour with cruise vessels, super yachts, hovercraft, passenger and RO-RO ferries, cargo ships, an ins…
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Caught in the Net: Protecting People, Not Just Fish
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Send us a text Every year, at least 32,000 fishers lose their lives at sea—out of a global workforce of 39 million. We speak with Alan McCulla, OBE, Coordinator of the International Fund For Fishing Safety (IFFS), about global efforts to make fishing safer. Alan shares how IFFS is funding life-saving innovations and programs across the world. In th…
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Send us a text Over 31 million people took a cruise last year. The global cruise market continues to grow, with more vessels launching every year and a revenue forecast for 26% growth in the next 5 years. We talk with Captain Aseem Hashmi, master of the iconic Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 about safety and the changes he has experienced and implemen…
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Send us a text As the maritime industry pushes toward decarbonisation, what does it mean for the people on board? A new report explores the impact of green fuel transitions on seafarers—and the findings are sobering. While most seafarers support the move to reduce emissions, the reality on board tells a more complex story. We speak with Chirag Bahr…
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Send us a text BRIDGE SAFETY “It's absolutely astonished me how far we've gone with this technology and how far we are going... using Virtual Reality training solutions” Captain Andrew Parker, Director Ankar Maritime Safety Bridge safety is our topic for this episode of Sea Views. We explore what advancements in safety and training we are benefitin…
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Send us a text INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING - A global perspective “We recognise there is a global recruitment challenge for shipping and we forecast a shortfall of 90,000 seafarers by 2026.” Guy Platten, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping We cover a fascinating range of current and future issues from recruitment challenges, …
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Send us a text “AI could help us identify fresh patterns of risk in our data on port safety before the serious accidents even happen.” Debbie Cavaldoro, CEO at Port Skills & Safety The port is the interface between ships and land. Two interlinked but separate workforces must understand each other’s operations in order to interact safely and that is…
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Send us a text In this episode of Sea Views podcast I am talking with the CEO’s of two vital charities which support seafarers who have suffered sexual violence. Becky Newdick founded Safer Waves and Paula Edwards runs Salute Her UK. We recorded this episode during the recent campaign by the World Health Organisation “16 Days of Activism against Ge…
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P&I Insurance - Reducing Risk and Improving Safety
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Send us a text “If there is one thing I would change to improve safety onboard ships it’s safe manning requirements.” Captain Yves Vandenborn, Head of Loss Prevention Asia-Pacific, North Standard P&I Protection & Indemnity is insurance for ships, crew and cargo. Julia and Adam were lucky enough to find a one hour slot to talk with loss prevention s…
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Safety For 39 Million Fishers - A Lot to Improve
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Send us a text “We need to pay more attention to fishing to make it safer because there are 35 million fishers going to sea and catching fresh fish and seafood for the world. So 24 out of every 25 seafarers in the world, work in fishing” Cor Blonk, at FISH Platform Julia and Adam talk with Cor Blonk, from FISH Platform, which is working to raise sa…
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Send us a text “No captain starts out with the aim of being a toxic leader.” Brendan O’Shannassy, author of Super Yacht Captain Toxic leadership can decimate a team and compromise safety on board a ship. Julia and Adam hold a challenging and insightful conversation with Brendan O’Shannassy, author of Super Yacht Captain and Tom Sharpe, OBE, Naval C…
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Green Fuels in Shipping and the Future of Seafarer Training & Safety
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Send us a text “It is important that seafarers are not considered collateral damage in this huge move towards green fuels.” Jeff Parfitt, Nautical Institute Shipping is responsible for 3% of global greenhouse emissions. Julia engages in an insightful conversation with Jeff Parfitt, Head of Safety & Environment at The Nautical Institute, exploring t…
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Maritime Pilot Safety and reducing the risk in pilot transfer operations
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Send us a text “The problem with statistics is that it’s a bummer when it’s you!” ― Arie Palmers, Maritime Pilot This is an in-depth discussion of the risks involved in maritime pilot transfers; an interesting job but with a risky commute to work. Sadly there have been 7 deaths associated with maritime pilot transfer operations already in the first…
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CHIRP Maritime’s confidential incident reporting programme improves international safety at sea
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Send us a text “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt Julia interviews Adam Parnell, Director of the Maritime Programme at CHIRP. We reveal the importance of utilising the confidential incident and accident reporting system offered by CHIRP. Discover how the data from thousands…
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