... ships today is rapidly declining except for VHF in coastal regions. Telephone communication via satellite is by far the most used mode for long distance communication in the shipping industry. The signals ...
... of all seafarers, as well as coastal states. Telemedicine is an integral part of maritime SAR as discussed in Ch. 5.7. History of search and rescue The dangers at sea have troubled seafarers and challenged ...
... three in Scandinavia, one in Japan and one in the United States. Together they insure roughly 94% of the world’s ocean-going tonnage. Many individual Clubs also insure local fishing fleets, small coastal ...
... had significant problems. These results strengthen the theory that there are differences between individuals in terms of noise sensitivity. Tirilly[16] studied sleep patterns in coastal sea fishers and ...
... for taking sights on the sun and stars were developed. Charts plotting water depths and coastal profiles were produced, both in Europe and in Asia, where for a short period Zeng He, a Chinese admiral explored ...
... of the seas, coastal areas and the air. However these measures often show a long lag period between the existence of a risk factor and the harm becoming apparent, for example an occupational cancer or ...
... ships were in service. The navy sailed to India and the West Indies, to Africa, to the East and on expeditions to the South and North. In 1807 the whole navy was lost in the Napoleonic War. A coastal navy ...
... do not have to carry a doctor. Domestic coastal vessels, as well as large international ferries with hundreds of persons aboard but with ports of call less than 3 days apart, can sail without a doctor. ...
... but also received input from many other sources [12]. Most coastal states around the globe have now developed similar vessel sanitation programs, such as the Brazilian ANVISA [13]. Pre-boarding screening ...