Wellness & Guest Services
Crew Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Modules
- 3
- Lessons
- 12
- Questions
- 60
Independent study. xplor is not an accredited training provider, is not affiliated with Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) or any MHFA provider, and awards no certificate. This is not clinical training and is not a substitute for professional mental-health care.
Aligned to the IAMI GUEST Program framework. Preparatory study only — assessment and certification are carried out by an approved GUEST Training Provider. Official source (GUEST Program). Recognising distress, responding and signposting.
CREW-MH-1 · Why Mental Health Matters at Sea
4 lessons
CREW-MH-1.1 The Pressures of Life Onboard
Practice in examiner ↗CREW-MH-1.1.1What This Course Is, and What It Is NotSets out what this course is (preparatory study for yacht crew) and what it is not (a certificate or clinical training). Introduces the four-verb scope: recognise, listen, signpost, escalate.PreviewCREW-MH-1.1.2The Pressures Nobody Puts in the BrochureExplains the specific structural pressures of yacht crew life and why seafarers show elevated psychological distress. Sets out both the human and the safety case for taking crew wellbeing seriously.Locked
CREW-MH-1.2 Stigma, Safety and the Rules
Practice in examiner ↗CREW-MH-1.2.1Stigma, Silence and the Cost of Saying NothingExplores why yacht crew hide mental health difficulties and what that silence costs, both personally and in safety terms. Shows how ordinary behaviour in the crew mess can shift the culture.LockedCREW-MH-1.2.2MLC 2006 and the Yacht Duty of CareIntroduces MLC 2006 and the vessel duty of care to crew: hours of rest, medical care, accommodation and the onboard complaints procedure. Explains how the framework backs up wellbeing conversations.Locked
CREW-MH-2 · Recognising and Responding
4 lessons
CREW-MH-2.1 What Struggling Looks Like Onboard
Practice in examiner ↗CREW-MH-2.1.1Changes You Would Actually Notice in a ColleagueDescribes what common mental health difficulties look like behaviourally in a colleague onboard, framed as change from that person normal baseline rather than diagnostic criteria.LockedCREW-MH-2.1.2Exhaustion, Alcohol and the Ways Crew CopeCovers the role of chronic fatigue, alcohol and other quiet coping strategies in yacht crew life, and how to notice when a coping tool has become a problem of its own.Locked
CREW-MH-2.2 Having the Conversation
Practice in examiner ↗CREW-MH-2.2.1Starting the ConversationA practical method for opening a conversation with a crew member you are worried about: set it up, ask directly, listen without fixing, and what not to say.LockedCREW-MH-2.2.2Confidentiality, Boundaries and RankExplains how to handle confidentiality honestly, including its limits where there is risk to life or the vessel, how to avoid becoming someone therapist, and how rank changes the conversation.Locked
CREW-MH-3 · Crisis, Escalation and Self-Care
4 lessons
CREW-MH-3.1 Crisis and Escalation
Practice in examiner ↗CREW-MH-3.1.1When Someone May Be at Risk of Harming ThemselvesHow to respond if you believe a crew member may be at risk of harming themselves: ask directly and calmly, take it seriously, do not leave them alone, and escalate immediately for professional help.LockedCREW-MH-3.1.2The Escalation Chain, Onboard and AshoreSets out the escalation route for a crew mental health concern, from the person themselves up to the captain, telemedical advice, the management company, ISWAN and emergency services, plus aftercare and return to work.Locked
CREW-MH-3.2 Self-Care and Crew Culture
Practice in examiner ↗CREW-MH-3.2.1Looking After YourselfPractical self-care for crew, covering sleep, routine, daylight, contact with home, money and alcohol, plus boundaries, the limits of being a supporter, and how to recognise when you need help yourself.LockedCREW-MH-3.2.2Building a Crew Culture Where This Is NormalShows how leadership behaviour, the crew mess, alcohol norms and vessel practice build a culture where crew can speak up, and restates that this course is preparatory study rather than certification.Locked