Posted on: 29 October 2020
The Nautical Institute has launched an online campaign promoting mentoring at sea, thanks to generous funding from the TK Foundation.
Casting a spotlight on how mentoring improves life at sea while helping mariners grow professionally, the campaign features a series of short films released fortnightly. Each documents seafarers tackling the fundamental aspects of mentoring, and participants speak passionately about the positive impact of mentoring, particularly during challenging times.
Spearheading the campaign is NI Senior Vice-President Captain André LeGoubin FNI, a long-standing advocate of the power of mentoring and author of The Nautical Institute’s book Mentoring at Sea – the 10 minute challenge. Captain LeGoubin says: “Experiences can be good or bad, but the knowledge that comes from those experiences can only ever be good. At The Nautical Institute we have always believed in the power and necessity of mentoring at sea, and particularly during these difficult times where having good relationships onboard has never been so important. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to promote mentoring once again with the help of the TK Foundation.”
The films were produced by Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd of LUMA, a storytelling design agency, and feature maritime professionals of all ages, nationalities and ranks.
Commenting on the benefits of mentoring for wellbeing, Ms Naranjo-Shepherd said: “Mentoring makes ships happier because people feel appreciated, they feel they can speak up and they feel confident in their knowledge about their roles. I would go as far as saying that it has a humanitarian value, because seafarers spend so long away from home, working long hours.”
You can watch the films on the Nautical Institute’s YouTube channel here.
