ALF MAGNE HORNELAND From time to time maritime authorities receive concerns regarding the reliability of the assessments of approved doctors. Such concerns have been based on cases where either the ship-owner ...
... of unfitness in relation to the statutory regulations, and the “loss of licence insurance” be able to assist the seafarer in cases of complaints and applications for exemption, and prepare a proper case ...
... the region where the operations are carried out, which means that the requirements may differ from country to country. In some cases, where operations are overlapping or the sea beds verge on each other, ...
ALF MAGNE HORNELAND According to the MLC 2006, the STCW convention and as outlined in the ILO/IMO Guidelines on the medical examination of seafarers, appeals procedures should be in place for seafarers ...
... only for the nearest two year period. Similar to the above example, an approved doctor can identify possible medical incidents in most cases where he knows the medical condition. Sometimes the condition ...
... regional requirements, i.e. from the European Union (EU). The ‘Handbook for seafarer medical examiners’ [2] covers how medical assessment should be carried out in single cases in accordance with the IMO/ILO ...
... is, in most cases, effective although residual deficits can remain in more serious cases, even after several recompressions. Risk management To reduce the risk of DCI divers are recommended to be well ...
... home country. Information from port providers and from ships about such cases has not been analysed. Shipping agents and insurers usually handle repatriations and only a limited amount of information ...
... defined. Age effects may predominate if the two populations used for any comparison are not age matched. Are well-defined diagnostic criteria used to identify the cases that are used to determine prevalence ...
... into account that incidents of stowaways represent a serious problem for the shipping industry, and that no signs of improvements have been seen regarding the reduction of stowaway cases, the Organization ...
... shall sail under the flag of one State only and, save in exceptional cases expressly provided for in international treaties or in this Convention, shall be subject to its exclusive jurisdiction on the ...
... or network. In cases of armed conflicts when terrorists or insurgents are involved in piracy, such as in Somalia, or in areas of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, such as in Yemen, or in ...
... homes and assist family members with some of the arrangements for repatriation of the deceased. Landing of the deceased In most cases the local port authorities will require that the deceased is disembarked ...
... debts, pay the imposed fine or make the necessary repairs, depending on the reason for the detention. In many cases, this occurs smoothly and the ship sails as soon as possible. However, unfortunately ...
... the vessel touches the bottom on a sandy seabed or the muddy bank of a river and there is little damage. In such cases, it is likely the vessel can be refloated on the next high tide, or after removing ...
... . Given the overall excellent safety profile of vaccines, the doctor will be able to recommend a vaccination in most cases if individual contraindications are clearly ruled out. Vaccination Requirements ...
... care can be accessed without delay Appropriate assessment and management of others on board to identify further cases and prevent further transmission to others on board or those ashore IHR MLC ...
... 1993 that the majority of the 25 malaria cases occurred in connection with trade to West Africa. Irregularity of malaria prophylaxis and chloroquin resistance was assessed to be of importance for risk ...
... of targeted rapid testing where available and viral cultures to confirm cases of infection, isolation of all persons on board who meet the relevant case definition, use of antiviral agents or immunoglobulin ...
... and 611 crew were present per day. During a 250 day period the percentage of GI cases per 7 days varied between 0.10% and 0.43% among passengers and between 0 and 0.29% among crew except for one cruise ...