Since the collapse in oil price in 2014, the whole industry has been undergoing a painful readjustment to the new market environment.
This has affected all companies in the marine contracting sector, resulting in significant down-sizing of businesses onshore and offshore. To the extent that the industry is now considerably smaller than it was during the thriving times of $100/barrel oil.
The impact at a human level has created considerable stress and anxiety, for the obvious reasons of job security, financial hardship, and uncertainty about the future.
Leading IMCA members have come together to develop a Resilience Awareness Programme tailored to the marine contracting industry. A key attribute of a successful organisation is its ability to cope with challenging issues and to bounce back – its capacity to do so is largely dictated by the resilience of its people.
Resilience is about working through difficult experiences and having the ability to bounce back quickly. Resilience is learning from the way we cope with a difficult or stressful situation and making good use of that learning experience in the future .
The six videos and accompanying guidance notes explain the main concepts of resilience. The programme is designed to be used by groups of employees, to help promote discussion and share thoughts, so that they become more resilient.
