... or the insurer for some reason finds it peculiar that the conditions which led to diversion, hospitalisation and repatriation in a seafarer, was not revealed during the latest PEME before commencement ...
... duties, within a time perspective corresponding to the validity period of the medical certificate. be able to individualize the safety risk assessment relating to workers with medical conditions, and ...
... value used for screening, where we do not have such an indication and in a population where prevalence for many medical conditions is low. The cut-off points in quantitative or semi-quantitative tests, ...
... Medicines A large number of medical conditions treated with medicines Reduced validity period Where short-term prognosis is fairly good, but more uncertain in a longer perspective ...
... Guidelines The ILO/IMO Guidelines use this definition when discussing asthma[2], but do not apply this definition to all medical conditions: Very low: recurrence rate less than 2 per cent per year; ...
... conditions in the international guidelines emphasizes this fact. Positive selection At the point where negative selection concludes, positive selection starts. All those who are regarded as fit after ...
... conditions, a seafarer should be able to notice a shipwrecked person, debris in the water, a ship’s lanterns or rock awash. Snellen’s decimal notation requirement of 0.5 was not set based on studies demonstrating ...
... for the performance of the work or the pursuit of the occupation and the conditions in the first paragraph are met.” The last sentence is a long and complicated one, which regards more than assessment ...
... screening a healthy population for possible medical conditions. Despite of this fact, some enhanced medical schemes include many of those tests as mandatory. (See later for a more detailed discussion ...
... at specific conditions and how to assess them. For more detailed guidance on how to assess a seafarer against the criteria and standards, we refer to the guidance documents issued by national maritime ...
... before seizure and therefore there is a risk of such an event being fatal. Nitrogen narcosis Nitrogen is narcotic when breathed under hyperbaric conditions (4). Nitrogen narcosis is characterised ...
... with other jobs offshore, including exposure to and dependence on weather conditions including storms, humidity, cold and sun. People usually work in 12hrs shift, working day and night for 14 days followed ...
... these installations can be isolated by weather conditions for significant periods of time. Health requirements In many parts of the World there is specific health legislation, and industry guidance, ...
... fishing industry is characterized by long hours and strenuous activity. For many years, the international organisations have fought to improve living conditions on fishing vessels and tried to eliminate ...
... regarding the working conditions, social security arrangements, competencies and medical fitness for boatmen on the Rhine. The principles and the rules governing navigation on the Rhine have been taken ...
... files are readily available from a variety of websites via satellite phone or single side band radio (SSB), giving high definition of weather conditions local to a yacht’s position. But a forecast is only ...
... of the production process between several locations to produce each component where the production conditions and costs are most favourable. International trade in these components constitutes an important ...
... referrals in port Seafarers with conditions that do not require immediate attention are often referred for investigation or treatment during the ship’s next port call. Following attendance at a hospital ...
... often only interested in short term health problems as employment is frequently for a single period of sea service. They are particularly concerned about medical conditions and injuries that could lay ...
... examples can be cited in relation to infectious diseases such as smallpox and tuberculosis as well as for chronic conditions such as arterial disease and noise induced hearing loss.[1] Quality of information ...