... and imprison an individual for a breach of its laws.[1] When a crime is committed on board, the legal position is complicated and the rights of individual countries to prosecute will be different, not ...
... organized by criminal networks. It is estimated that only about 30% of the loot or ransom paid goes to the individual pirates, while the main share is taken by the piracy group ...
... between individuals and conditions (1). A number of environmental, individual and intra-individual factors affect the rate at which hypothermia develops: Temperature gradient between the deep body ...
... . 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 ...
... the prognosis may be difficult to predict at the outset of the disease in an individual seafarer. There is no specific chemoprophylaxis or treatment medication and whilst vaccines are under development, ...
... cases infect 5-10 other individual cases each year. In immunocompetent humans, as most seafarers are, only about 5% of infected individuals develop progressive primary disease following infection. Also, ...
... on hand washing are of prime importance. Maintaining a proper water treatment and distribution system on the ship is a key measure for prevention. In case of an individual case of hepatitis A occurs ...
... skin infections in individuals without established risk factors. The US Centers for Disease Control name the five C´s of MRSA transmission as follows: crowding, frequent skin-to-skin contact, compromised ...
... from possible blood contact. Consequently, in the individual risk assessment at a PEME, and during the pre-travel counselling of seafarers, several risk factors for acquiring such infection need to be ...
CLARA SCHLAICH Introduction It has long been recognized that the occurrence of infectious diseases in seafarers is strongly related to working and living at sea. During the current COVID-19 pandemic ...
... either the individual level based on personal risk factors, for example, weight management or smoking cessation, or more commonly, including the whole target population, for example, exercise. The development ...
... a lengthy period at sea, isolated from family and friends, and responsibility for a ship, its cargo and crew. Individual-level factors However, Dmitri himself also brings a lot to the task that determines ...
... design solution satisfies the user requirements Identify the range of skills and viewpoints required. Involve workers or users (or potential workers or users) in the process Make individuals and ...
JAROSLAW KRZYŻAK AND KRZYSZTOF KORZENIEWSKI Edited by Jon Magnus Haga Introduction (by editor) Individuals in or on water run the risk of exposure to the marine life. Particular risks to health ...
... wind direction and the position of the subject on board . Given the complexity of the phenomenon, there are no satisfactory threshold exposure values. An evaluation of exposure of individuals to whole-body ...
... self-regulation of safety - the development of a 'safety culture'. The safety culture involves moving to a culture of self-regulation, with every individual - from the top to the bottom - feeling responsible ...
... seek the protection of that country against any individual or third state which threatened her interests. Secondly, the granting of nationality signified the jurisdiction of that state over the ship and ...
... Under the Paris MoU, Member States agreed to inspect 25% of the estimated number of individual foreign merchant ships that enter their ports during a 12 month period. This percentage - as well as the ...
... 18th century, all involved in shipping gathered at Edward Lloyds’ coffee house in London to gossip and make deals including sharing the risks and rewards of individual voyages. This became known as “underwriting” ...
... suffered by each individual ship owner who is a member of the same mutual insurance. The basic principle is that the contributions/mutual premium paid by the ship owners in relation to any one year should ...