... as ship-owners' exposure to third party claims was negligible. However, legal developments during the latter half of the 19th century resulted in a significant increase in ship-owners liabilities and the ...
... and the country from which the seafarers are hired. There is no legal minimum wage for a seafarer but the MLC 2006[2] does include the concept of the recommended ILO minimum wage. This is revised at agreed ...
... on board to hold a Master Mariner certificate and hold the rank of Captain but only one person can be the Master of the ship. The Master is legally responsible for the day-to-day management of the ship. ...
... Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) provides the legal basis for the living conditions on board, including food provisions [1]. It aims ‘to ensure that seafarers have access to good quality food and ...
... welfare facilities and services, either on board or ashore, can be a lifeline for seafarers. Welfare Matters The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) is a relatively new legal document; however, the ...
... support or helicopter evacuation. Many elements are legal obligations derived from international conventions. As such they are only infrequently modified to take account of developments in care and, ...
... Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Code Part A, Chapter VI sets out the legal basis for the training of nautical officers in first aid and medical care on board. It provides the mandatory ...
... not used for other purposes (storage, passengers etc.) is a legal requirement, as is the ability to be able to provide rapid care in an emergency. This demand is one of the main reasons many ships have ...
... or may be a private enterprise. Legally, every member state of the IMO is obliged to provide a TMAS at all times, to all ships and free of charge. The Master or the officer responsible for medical care ...
... penalties for those harming or plundering a shipwrecked seafarer. Further information on the history of the maritime industry is available in Vol IV. The modern day legal framework The first legal ...
... and the evacuation organization. The Master, under these circumstances, is under a legal obligation to notify the Port Authorities of the next port of call using the Maritime Declaration of Health. More ...
... to have a country coordinator who has a medical background but they also need to be aware of local and national legal policies and the policies and guidelines of the shipping company or ship owner and ...
... When a ship owner or employer is forced to defend a legal claim from a seafarer, the costs and expenses associated with the defence are covered under the P&I cover. Sick Wages Seafarers are also entitled ...
... Defence USA. 2003. Available from: http://www.med.navy.mil/directives/externaldirectives/6470.10b.pdf. [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32013L0035 [2] British Medical ...
... new environmental regulations. The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, published by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)[33] will provide the legal basis for states ...
... as diazepam Stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamine Tobacco In addition to the negative health effects, use of a substance may also lead to legal proceedings and loss of employment, for ...
... and very often first aid is not enough, prolonged treatment is required because evacuation is impossible at that time. From a legal perspective, the ship is strange, complex and globalised. International ...
... are counted and their rate over a set period is calculated. Death, because it has to be determined for legal as well as medical reasons has been the event most commonly studied. The need to study chronic ...
... of the voyage and the number of seafarers on board; cruise ships and others as required TMAS services’. Such other ships may include research vessels, expeditionary ships etc. In addition to any legal ...
... maritime health may be developed at international, regional, national or corporate levels. Some will have legal status, others may be governmental recommendations or they may be mandatory or voluntary ...