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Timing isn't just about waiting - it's about growing while you wait. 🌱 In maritime medicine, like in life, the best opportunities often come when readiness meets the right moment. While anchored in the present, we prepare for future horizons. Every contract, every patient interaction, every day at sea adds layers to our professional depth. It's not about reaching the destination quickly; it's about being thoroughly prepared when we arrive. The journey itself is where we gain our most valuable experiences. After all, the greatest ships weren't built in a day, and the most seasoned captains weren't made overnight. #MaritimeMedicine #ProfessionalGrowth #CareerJourney #PatientCare #MedicalLeadership #cruisemedicine #shiphealth #shiplife #HealthcareAtSea #cargoship #remotemedicine #CruiseShipHealthcare

A really passionate and useful insight into the world of facial palsy rehab.

“Smooth seas never made a skilled sailor”. The uncomfortable truth of this metaphor often unrecognized is: In order to obtain the skills, we must venture to seek the storms. This week has been a week of ocean diving on some rough Pacific ocean seas and the completion of my Advanced Diver training alongside some fellow door-kickers and life-savers from Vegas. Rescue Diver course is my next and final course. Every new skill set I acquire as both a dual Police Officer and Paramedic, in my mind at least, is potentially another life saved. The better we learn to manage our stress levels performing advanced manaeuvers in dangerous environments during training, the better we will perform our duties under stress while responding to calls for service where our decisions are often life and death. Go seek the storm.

THE DIVER CLINIC,POOLE, DORSET. UK. IMMINENT CLOSURE. SECOND POST. I posted the sad news about the Diver Clinic in Poole facing imminent closure earlier this week,less than a year since posting similar news about the Oban facility in Scotland. I am making the (obvious) assumption that it is a funding issue that has resulted in the loss of effective, immediate, professional,safety critical recompression facilities for both commercial & recreational divers on the UK South Coast. How often do we see diver safety being compromised by costs in the Global commercial diving arena & divers being injured as a result? Is there a lack of joined up smart thinking on the part of these Policymakers? Who are they? Are they measurably competent to be in this role? Possibly not helped by the differing & potentially confusing (UK) recompression requirements for Offshore Diving Projects (L103), 2014 Rev’ Inland/Inshore (L104), IOGP RP 411 & IMCA D 014 & the elapsed time, depths, bottom time & DDC proximity/travel time citeria differences. Made more so when the 2 hour rule for Inland Diving time to a DDC was negatively changed to 6 hours at the last revision. WTF? If a Diver reports a potential DCI, then he needs to be carefully recompressed IMMEDIATELY, NOT HOURS later, and lets be clear,a serious DCI can, and has happened, in less than 10 m of water. QUESTION: How will Divers suffering from a serious DCI on the UK South Coast and requiring immediate recompression be successfully treated after 31/01/25? Divers deserve better than this. My Son Lewis was badly supervised, suffered a direct Vestibular/Cerebular DCI, deprived of immediate post event treatment & urgent recompression for 6 hours……the result? Loss of career, life on hold for over 6 years, residua DCI and life changing injuries. Theres that 6 hours again! Divers who may be impacted by this change should log their lack of recompression treatment concerns with theGDSN.com before a diving project DCI Near Miss, becomes something more serious. Consider this: How can any diving Project Risk Assessment ever be at ALARP without the availability of immediate recompression treatment facilities? Well, it cant, can it, not without a bit of manipulation!!! If a Client is prepared to contract divers to fulfill a scope of work, then said Client must pay to provide the means to successfully treat and recompress those divers when it all goes wrong, which it probably will at some point. Ending on a positive note: Am looking forward to the new Guidance on DDC’s from IMCA, this will address those other issues around competency, training, appointments and skills fade.

Daily HF in Diving Tips Simplified Computer Settings: Keep dive computer settings straightforward. Pre-set the most critical gases only. This reduces confusion in urgent situations. Simplified Computer Settings: Keep dive computer settings straightforward by pre-setting only the most critical gases. This reduces the risk of confusion during urgent situations, ensuring divers can react quickly and appropriately. By minimising the need to scroll through multiple gas options, divers can focus on handling emergencies more effectively, improving overall team safety. Standardised Bailout Settings: In rebreather diving, ensure all team members use the same conservative bailout gas setting on their computers. This prevents discrepancies in decompression obligations if one diver becomes incapacitated and needs assistance. Such standardisation simplifies decision-making during emergency ascents, aligning the team’s actions and enhancing coordination. User-friendly Interfaces: Opt for dive computers and rebreather controllers with intuitive interfaces. Simplified menus and easy-to-navigate settings can significantly reduce the cognitive load on divers. This is especially crucial in stressful situations where clarity and ease of use can make a critical difference in safety outcomes. Routine Training on Equipment: Regularly practice using your dive computer and rebreather settings in controlled environments but with uncertain scenarios i.e., no-notice bailouts or failures. Familiarity with these devices under calm conditions builds muscle memory, enabling rapid and correct responses during real dives. This also helps identify any potential user interface issues or personal preferences that can be adjusted for efficiency. Effective Pre-dive Planning: Incorporate detailed pre-dive briefings and checklists that cover all equipment settings and emergency procedures. Ensuring every team member understands and agrees on gas settings and bailout procedures minimises deviations during a dive. This pre-coordination ensures that everyone is on the same page, thus reducing the risk of errors. Useful blogs and links: https://lnkd.in/e2pXT7S2 https://lnkd.in/eR9w7diA https://lnkd.in/gHkyWXv This post has been mostly created by Chat-THD. https://lnkd.in/eu6yaiqx , a tool developed to help you produce your own social media content, ideas for discussion in a training class, and training materials. As well as providing text, Chat-THD will also provide relevant blogs within the Human Diver blog space so you have the possibility to dig deeper into the topic and learn more. If you want to learn about HF in Diving, consider signing up to the award-winning Essentials of HF in Diving class here https://lnkd.in/d6dXdEEu

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Happy World Maritime Day! (for yesterday if you’re ahead of the dateline, and today if you follow us Easterner’s into the sunrise) It being the 50th Anniversary of this iteration of SOLAS and pretty much 100 years since that convention began, it’s fitting that this year’s theme focuses on Navigating the Future: Safety First. All too often I think we find ourselves fixated on, “what went wrong?”, “why is this being done badly?”, and (sadly), “who can we blame?”, while we throw together another ad hoc checklist to make sure it isn’t me next time… And while yes, I’ve said it, and hundreds of thousands before me (and I’m sure after me) will continue to say, “it just ain’t good enough!”, I also think there’s something to be said for celebrating the things we do get right, and for looking at those who do lead the fleets, in order to help us navigate our way towards success, as opposed to towing ourselves out of trouble. So, while it was born out of a disaster of hubris, let’s remember what SOLAS is about, and the lives it’s helped to save over the years, cause I’d hate to think where we’d be without it, and the International Maritime Organization who drive it forward. #WorldMaritimeDay #NavigatingTheFuture #SafetyFirst #SOLAS #InternationalMaritimeOrganisation #IMO Australasian Marine Pilots Institute (AMPI) International Maritime Pilots' Association (IMPA)

This post reminded me of why I’m doing what I’m doing.. it’s also the very reason and key 🔑 to helping many of people who came to us with inconsistent sales problem, not having enough “good quality leads” and low trust level, high ghosting rate. The truth is (in my humble pov) if you’re rooted in your bigger purpose - which is to serve and believing that your solutions can help people solve their problems - and you can systemise it, there really won’t be sales issues and you can actually create more recurring revenue + retain more clients. Sales becomes something so natural it’s just the byproduct of our serving nature because of the high trust level ✨ The quality of our leads also depends on how we are showing up and leading with value too. Leading is always serving ✨ What do you think? Cheers! :)

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The job of a 𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒕 is a wonderful place for 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 for many reasons: ➡️ it’s highly challenging,  ➡️ it triggers various aspects of ourselves that call for development,  ➡️ it brings countless experiences, ➡️ it enriches us on many levels. 🪫At the same time, it depletes our reserves much faster than any other profession. This is why it’s essential to work on ourselves continuously, learn to process intense emotions, stay present in the moment, and integrate the valuable experiences the job offers. ✈️🧠After nearly 9 years as a Flight Attendant, I now combine psychotherapy and coaching to help you stay grounded and connected to yourself while flying, and to take ownership of your future. ✨If you’re curious about how we can work together, DM me, and I’ll send you all the details. For more insights, follow @cabincrewcoach on Instagram. #cabincrew #etihadcabincrew #emiratescabincrew #aviationmentalhealth