MarinePALS Launches MyMood Wellbeing Check for Seafarers
The free self-check gives seafarers a private way to assess their mental wellbeing without employer visibility.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Mental Health
MarinePALS has launched MyMood, a mental wellbeing self-check for seafarers available through its digital learning platform. Ship managers cannot view individual responses or results, and MarinePALS does not pass the information to the user's employer.
Why it matters
Seafarers have reported reluctance to disclose mental health concerns to employers or crew manning agents, and some have heard that those who return home for mental health reasons are denied future employment. A confidential tool aims to lower that barrier to seeking support.
MyMood is built on a commonly used psychological test measuring depression, anxiety, and stress, but the source provides no usage figures or validation results for seafarers specifically. It is not a diagnostic or emergency service, and how many users are routed to ISWAN support has not been reported.
The players
MarinePALS
MarinePALS is the maritime digital learning platform that is offering MyMood to seafarers as part of its wellbeing resources.
ISWAN
ISWAN is an international not-for-profit maritime organisation that provides free, confidential, and multilingual assistance to seafarers and their families through its SeafarerHelp service.
The details
Seafarers answer a short series of questions about how they are feeling, and the answers generate a colour-coded result. Where additional support may be needed, the platform points users to information about ISWAN's SeafarerHelp helpline, a free, confidential, multilingual service for seafarers and their families.
Timeline
November 4, 2026: MyMood launch reported by Hellenic Shipping News.
Big Picture
MyMood works as an entry point to the established SeafarerHelp service rather than a standalone treatment tool, extending ISWAN's existing confidential support network for seafarers into a self-assessment step. The launch reflects the continuing effort to reach seafarers who may be reluctant to raise mental health concerns through employers.
Seafarers who are concerned about their mental wellbeing can complete MyMood privately, without ship managers or employers seeing individual responses or results. The tool can point them toward ISWAN's free, confidential, multilingual SeafarerHelp helpline if they need further support.
The takeaway
Seafarers facing mental health concerns can use confidential self-checks and existing helplines without disclosing to an employer. Reaching out early through a free service such as SeafarerHelp can open a path to support that does not depend on workplace approval.
Further reading
Explore more on Mental Health to see how confidential self-check tools fit into wider wellbeing support.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Hellenic Shipping News.
