... information may also be of interest to others, including insurers, legal representatives, and ship owners. However, the Master and the officer responsible for medical care are, like medical staff everywhere, ...
... their legal representative must give informed consent in their behalf, if appropriate and lawful. (5). Furthermore, medical data can only be shared with other health care providers if necessary for treatment ...
... the seafarer’s contracts Shipowners will normally agree legally binding contracts with seafarers and/or the labour organisations that represent them in the form of individual contracts of employment, ...
... it possibly to practice the immunity in land war, does not fit very well at sea. Supposedly protected medical personnel inside a ship that is a legal target do not get any real protection at all. Only ...
... relevant for all ships carrying US citizens, not least for medico-legal reasons. The ACEP Health Care Guidelines [1] The ACEP/CLIA Health Care Guidelines give detailed recommendations on 11 topics: ...