No matter how you look at it, you have no time at all for nothing else. After five or so years, you may make some money, but physically and mentally, you're not a right person. I think they should have reliefs. Sick or injured crew members often have a hard time getting proper medical care on or off the ship, workers maintain. Ship doctors frequently give injured workers painkillers that mask symptoms.
Injuries worsen when crew members return to grueling schedules.
The hours turned out to be longer than promised, and the pay less by half. Then she injured her back soon after starting. A Bermudan doctor examined her, but the ship's doctor failed to review the report and X-rays for weeks, she said. She was told to buy a support belt in the crew store. I worked four and a half months in pain.