[en] After the COVID 19 pandemic that we have recently experienced, many studies have been carried out on the consequences and impact that factors such as, for example: isolation, loneliness, continuous coexistence with the same people, the lack of physical con tact with family and friends, and many others that are, in short, the same factors to which a seafarer is subjected. On the other hand, there are many existing studies on fatigue and stress that involve a risk to ensure a safe engine watch keeping. Considering that the consequences of stress and fatigue are very similar and in many cases are directly related to mental he alth, this work aims to ensure that safety practices at work are well executed, and that the work is monitored and controlled to guarantee full compliance with legislative requirements and mandatory measures to ensure the safety of human life at sea at the management level. This work also aims to demonstrate a capacity for self training, creativity and research by questioning these practices and legislative prescriptions that concern a topic of scientific and current interest on social issues, demonstrating the development of logical thinking and judgment highly influenced by transversal competencies and skills acquired after graduating at the University of A Coruña such as creativity, equality and a critical spirit. This work seeks to effectuate an intrinsic case study on the importance of mental health for a safe engine watch keeping, analyzing in detail each factor to which a person with a high demanded responsibility in his workstation, such as not compromising the safety of a vessel. Stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems can have a significant impact on work performance, that is enhanced by being on board. It will also be questioned whether the efforts by the shipping companies and the public institutions on which the Spanish Merchant Navy depends are sufficient. To support this study, it is complemented with a survey to obtain objective and quantitative data to analyze in order to contribute to academic and scientific research using the data and conclusions collected to promote towards a deeper understanding of me ntal health from a non therapeutic perspective but in first person to serve as a basis to begin to address the challenges related to mental health, as well as to provide its awareness within this profession.

[gl] Tras a pandemia do COVID 19 que vivimos recentemente, realizáronse moitos estudos sobre as consecuencias e o impacto que provocan factores como, por exemplo: o illamento, a soidade, a convivencia continua coas mesmas persoas, a falta de contacto físico coa familia e cos amigos, e moitos outros que son, en definitiva, os mesmos factores aos cales está sometida a xente do mar. Por outra banda, son moitos os estudos existentes que demostran que a fatiga e o estrés supoñen un risco para poder realizar unha garda de máquina segura. Tendo en conta que as consecuencias do estrés e do cansazo son moi similares e, en moitos casos, está n directamente relacionadas coa saúde mental, este estudo pretende garantir que se cumpran as prácticas de seguridade no traballo, e que o traballo sexa vixiado e controlado e tamén que se teña en conta o cumprimento dos requisitos lexislativos e as medida s para garantir a seguridade da vida humana no mar a nivel de xestión. Este traballo pretende evidenciar unha capacidade de autoformación, creatividade e investigación cuestionando estas prácticas e prescricións lexislativas que concirnen un tema de intere se científico e actual de carácter social, que demostran o desenvolvemento do pensamento lóxico e do xuízo moi marcado por competencias transversais e competencias adquiridas tras o paso pola Universidade da Coruña como a creatividade, a igualdade e o espí rito crítico. Con este traballo preténdese realizar un estudo de caso intrínseco sobre a importancia da saúde mental para unha garda de máquina segura, analizando polo miúdo os factores tan particulares aos cales está sometida unha persoa cunha alta responsabilidade lab oral, como é non comprometer a seguridade dun buque. O estrés, a ansiedade, a depresión e outros problemas de saúde mental poden ter un impacto significativo no rendemento laboral, que empeora ao estar a bordo. Tamén se cuestionará se son suficientes os es forzos das navieiras e das institucións públicas das cales depende a Mariña Mercante española. Para apoiar este estudo, compleméntase cunha enquisa para obter datos obxectivos e cuantitativos para analizar, co fin de contribuír á investigación académica e científica utilizando os datos e as conclusións recollidas para contribuír a unha comprensión máis profunda da saúde mental desde unha perspectiva non terapéutica nin médica, pero en primeira persoa, que sirva de base para comezar a abordar os desafíos relacionados coa saúde mental, así como promover a concienciación dentro desta profesión.