... medical aspects of international competitive sailing, including the Olympic Games. He is the owner and managing director of Medical Support Offshore Ltd, which provides support for superyachts, racing ...
... in a circular dated October 2014[2]. In this circular it is required that “the seafarer’s doctor shall have a quality system in accordance with an internationally recognised standard. This could for instance ...
... The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995 (STCW-F 1995) entered into force on 29 September 2012. The convention sets the ...
... a clear violation of international antidiscrimination agreements and national antidiscrimination legislation of many countries. Today HIV positive individuals can live a normal life without having a risk ...
... incidents, however, are of utmost importance to the assessment. The maximum validity period of a medical certificate according to the international conventions[2] [3] and guidelines[4] today, is two ...
... 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 ...
... there would be no international recommendations for minimum health requirements for seafarers, leaving us with a wilderness of less substantiated and less useful requirements. Colour vision requirements[6] ...
... Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted in 1948 by the United Nations general Assembly, is now regarded as well-established international law in most countries, whereas other countries disagree, ...
... The international process of development was initiated by the ILO shortly after its establishment in 1919[7], with the “Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) Convention, 1921 (No. 16), followed by ...
... authorities, P&I Clubs[1], manning agencies and employers, as well as to the international guidelines from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and ...
... ports and harbours, using their local geographic and administrative knowledge plus ship manoeuvring experience. Training and qualifications International standards International Maritime Organisation ...
... Crewing of fishing vessels The crewing of fishing vessels is usually in one of two models, a national model (coastal fisheries) and an international model with regulations that are often difficult ...
... fjords and tidal rivers where seagoing vessels are also present, the same standards as those for international maritime transport are applied. Where rivers, lakes or canals also cross-national boundaries, ...
... common but requires video or image transmission and reception, together with the medical expertise to interpret those images. Shore support for medical emergencies is possible via international maritime ...
EILIF DAHL, SIRI STRANDENES, BOB BRIDGER MARAGARETHA HOLTENSDOTTER LÜTZHÖFT Whereas shipping dominates world international cargo transport, passenger transport has met strong competition from air travel. ...
SIRI PETTERSEN STRANDENES Global seaborne transport Shipping is essential to the functioning of the global economy and the related international merchandise trade. Shipping facilitates trade by moving ...
... Governmental and international agencies. Here the prime concern is for maritime safety and for minimising the effects of health problems on this. They may also want to ensure that seafarers on ships ...
... [2] Carter T. Mapping the knowledge base for maritime health: 3. Illness and injury in seafarers. Int. Marit. Health 2011;62,4:224-235. https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/26161 ...
... (Denmark) BIMCO Baltic and International Maritime Council BLU Bande Latérale Unique (fr.), corresponding to Single Side Band (SSB) BMA Bahamas Maritime Authority BMJ British ...
... general, with less focus on the management of a number of clinical conditions as in previous editions. For medical advice on management of clinical conditions at sea, we refer our readers to the International ...