IMO is gearing up for the fifth edition of its annual Day of the Seafarer campaign on 25 June, with among other things a "Photo Wall" with seafarers from across the globe, to celebrate the unsung heroes of shipping across the globe and to promote choosing a career at sea.
This year’s theme, A Career At Sea, was chosen to help address the predicted shortage of seafarers in the future. In particular, the campaign will focus on encouraging young people to consider seafaring and other maritime professions when making choices concerning their careers or their further education.
Exciting Career
The campaign will show that seafaring is a viable, attractive and exciting career option. IMO invites all aspiring and current seafarers, organisations, ship owners, Governments, port-authorities and general supporters, across the world, to share their stories about life at sea and to be ambassadors for their own industry.
Photo Wall
In order to engage with the Day of the Seafarer campaign, seafarers are invited to share their photos on IMO’s new "Photo Wall", a webpage which invites people to upload photos of their time at sea.
The result is a visually exciting page of montaged photos from around the globe (including seascapes, “selfies”, scenes of life on deck/in port, and so on).
Social Media
On Twitter, the campaign hashtag is #CareerAtSea, for sharing experiences of life at sea. On Facebook, users are encouraged to post photos and comments/stories about life at sea.
Picture: IMO's Photo Wall showing seafarers and maritime scenes from around the world.
