... Initiates and implements training schemes on board and ashore aiming at maintaining the high quality and competence of the seafarers. provide crew management services Types of contract Seafarers ...
... cash from individuals. Ship staff and shore‐based vessel personnel Superintendents: A Superintendent is a person ashore, responsible for providing organisational and operational support to the ship, ...
... possible for seafarers to ‘get away’ from on board operations by going ashore. Thus, the cabins are the only private retreat for many seafarers. The size, type and furnishing of the accommodation and leisure ...
... language. Seafarers are heavily overrepresented in terms of fatalities such as accidents, suicide, and psychological disorders 12. A majority of mariners report that they never or rarely get ashore during ...
... welfare facilities and services, either on board or ashore, can be a lifeline for seafarers. Welfare Matters The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) is a relatively new legal document; however, the ...
TIM CARTER Introduction Seafarers working at sea need to safely and effectively perform a wide variety of tasks. Most involve the seafarer receiving information about their surroundings, analysing ...
... seafarer be assigned a confidant who will visit them throughout the day, on a frequent but irregular basis until professional help ashore is available and even beyond. The role of a confidant is described ...
... services ashore participate in coordinated schemes for medical assistance to ships. It is based on the provisions of table A-VI/4-2 of the STCW Code[3] and provides advanced medical care training ...
... may also be necessary to access information from the internet or to call a doctor ashore. A desk and access to communication should therefore be included in the room. The computer screen should have a ...
... to be carried on board and additional equipment carried by choice will vary. (Ch. 5.5). Simple supplies and medicines readily available ashore for managing small wounds, insect bites, and superficial ...
... is available 24 hours a day; medical advice, including the onward transmission of medical messages by radio or satellite communication between a ship and those ashore giving the advice, shall be available ...
... evacuation assets is unreliable. Thus, situations that may be easily managed ashore may constitute a distress situation at sea, due to limited resources, knowledge, experience or access to external support. ...
... ground ambulance to move the patient from where they are landed ashore to the medical facility the availability of the necessary assets e.g. a helicopter. The number and location of appropriate craft ...
... the problem for a while, or may have been unable or unwilling to access medical care ashore in previous ports. Hence, the cases that maritime physicians see these days are often more complicated. The ...
CHRISTOPHER PETRIE Introduction Medical treatment of seafarer’s on board the world’s ocean-going vessels, and ashore if they require additional medical care, often involves a class of specialized insurance ...
... risk of injury than those working ashore. This section reviews the major causes of injuries at sea and identifies some of the preventative measures that are available. The problems of managing injuries ...
... They may present to medical staff ashore or to colleagues on board whilst under the influence of such substances or suffering withdrawal from them. Withdrawal symptoms are usually seen when a seafarer ...
... subjects. Maritime health professionals require certain specialist skills in addition to those skills required for working ashore, including knowledge of the maritime living and working conditions. ...
... of their caseload will be acute illness. Ships, particularly those with surgeons, may have records of those sent ashore for treatment. Those concerned with repatriation are another source. Shore based ...
... onshore populations may be harmed. This can indicate the need for measures, such as the use of less polluting fuels or supply of electricity from ashore to allow ship’s generators to be taken off line ...