Prof. Sam Cromie over 26 years’ experience of action research, training and consultancy in healthcare, aviation, pharmaceutical, process, manufacturing and maritime sectors. He has worked with a variety ...
... on producing the guidelines. Specific guidance documents are developed by some authorities[6] on how to make decisions in accordance with their respective statutory requirements. We would very much like ...
... out properly? When individual doctors mostly are following their gut feeling, the need for harmonisation of their assessments is obvious. How do we harmonise doctors’ assessment and decisions against ...
... than strategies that require more information. Seafarers’ doctors make decisions several or many times a day and probably use a heuristic approach most of the time. An evidence-based approach often would ...
... seafarers and comparable groups in other land based populations in the seafarer’s home country. PEME fitness decisions at the start of a seafarer’s career and periodically This should be readily accessible ...
... There are many instances of invalidated or poorly quality controlled tests being used to take decisions on risk or to decide on likelihood of future illness. These are discussed in chapter 4.8.11. ...
... vessels or the landing of external assistance by helicopter. The Head of Operations is ultimately responsible for all of the key decisions on board. Head of Internal Operations, Internal Communication ...
... of disease, treatment options and living conditions at sea. The Handbook for Seafarers´Medical Examiners gives detailed advice on the best means for taking decisions on fitness to work at sea (2) The ...
... norms. For example, men are rational and instrumental while women emotional and unpredictable. Hence, men are good at leading people and making decisions; women are suitable for caring and assisting men. ...
... motion Physically tired Mentally tired Abandoning tasks because of ship motion In addition, the cognitive effects of motion were: Problems making decisions Issues with stomach awareness ...
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 ...
... of competence, however defined. These can be hard decisions to take and may well also interact with other elements of prevention and care. Thus, the medical conditions that are accepted as suitable for ...
... (to a certain extent) long before the actual occurrence, through corporate decisions ashore and on board and through the general company and shipboard culture. There is no common impact or approach to ...
... instances, they are beyond the control of those involved in making the decisions. However, certain steps may be taken to ensure that the likelihood of an evacuation and an associated risk occurring is ...
... safety of the ship, the well-being of the crew and for safe manning. But he is also responsible for the costs incurred. He will also have to be informed of the decisions taken and the need for additional ...
... of pre-clinical or early signs of damage can help the seafarer to make personal decisions or receive advice from a health professional on future career options. Equally important is the use of any results ...
... industry. Capital spending decisions about building new ships and scrapping old ones depend on estimates of the risk of such decisions on the company’s ability to meet future demand and remain profitable. ...
... for managing maritime operations to take overall decisions on risk management on board, in general guided by the ISM (International Safety Management) Code (cross ref). To be effective a well-established ...
... They need to make decisions without medical investigations or laboratory results. They may be communicating with seafarers with limited skills in English or other languages familiar to the advisers and ...
... enable less highly trained ships’ officers to take provisional decisions on diagnosis and also give them access to prescription medications. During their training by health professionals, officers responsible ...