... management. The use of procedures Standard Operating Procedures are used to assist the team during operations. Company and shipboard management develop specific procedures to address routine and emergency ...
... resulting from the neurotoxic effects of venom. A bite by a sea snake is a medical emergency, the victim will need to get prompt medical assistance and will generally require in-hospital treatment (dialysis, ...
... ships. MARPOL (marine pollution) also covers arrangements, including risk management and emergency medical and other responses, to incidents involving dangerous cargoes. STCW (standards for training, ...
... pressure on the hull which can lead to emergency conditions and icing of work surfaces. Research vessel Research vessels are usually owned by governments and are designed, modified, or equipped to ...
... he would be working on would be as varied as the refrigeration system to the emergency systems or fire alarms and detectors to navigational lights and battery backups to electrically operated propelling ...
... cargo handling and cargo securing, acceptance of fuel, spare parts and catering, safety and emergency exercises, administrative work and documentation. Food MARCUS OLDENBURG, HANS-JOACHIM JENSEN The ...
... ISWAN provides an emergency welfare fund for seafarers in dire need, production of health information for seafarers on subjects such as HIV and AIDs, healthy diets, hygiene and safe travel a directory ...
... in elementary first aid at the support level and is based on the provisions of table A-VI/1-3 of the STCW Code[1]. It includes medical emergency and basic training for all seafarers who are to serve aboard ...
... College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Cruise Ship Medicine Section (CSMS) has established industry specific guidelines in cooperation with the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) . Further information ...
... emergency showers need to be available to decontaminate personnel exposed to chemicals, and on rescue vessels a shower can be used to provide cooling to burn injuries, or to warm people rescued from the ...
... care on board and may be self-managed. Reasons for this will vary but it is important that all illness is reported in case the situation worsens and becomes an emergency to be dealt with. In particular, ...
... in the event of an emergency. In that sense, search and rescue is by no means a new invention. The Rhodian Sea Laws provide the first written reference to the management of distress at sea. Recorded ...
... guide on board in an easily accessible place. This is included in the MLC 2006[2] The use of Medical Emergency Response Plans outlining an appropriate TMAS, MRCC/JRCC, evacuation resources, shore based ...
... primary care and in case of an emergency. On a large, slow merchant vessel, in the middle of the ocean a seafarer may be several days away from qualified medical services. In the interim the officer responsible ...
... emergency evacuation) there is always time to get airline medical department clearance for repatriation of the ill and injured seafarer. The majority of the top-tier airlines publish online the forms ...
... at selection, or more practically meeting the demands on a firefighting training course are important ways of reducing the risk of inability to respond in an emergency. Non-working time may also be taken ...
... of the contaminants (odour, taste, irritation) The need for emergency escape Routes of exposure and health effects relevant to the contaminant Estimate of exposure using supporting evidence (e.g. occupational ...
... needs to have the physical capabilities to perform routine and emergency duties. If the risk is not acceptable, with or without mitigating measures, the seafarer should not be given a medical certificate ...
... need to have clinical skills in the assessment of fitness and an understanding of the practicalities of delivering emergency treatment at sea. They may work ashore or sometimes on board a ship. There is ...
... and manage any medical emergency. Telemedical Maritime Assistance Services As stated in the MLC 2006, ‘the competent authority shall ensure by a prearranged system that medical advice by radio or ...