... with the emergence of a new strain. 43 outbreaks were reported from 13 vessels. The highest attack rate was 48% for passengers and 19% for crew members. Two ferries showed higher attack rates in crew (13%) ...
... main concern when taking fitness decisions in relation to HIV infection is the access to medication during travel. Risks to other crew members are negligible if HIV viral is undetectable and standard precautionary ...
... measures evaluated. In a 3 year prospective documentation of outbreaks on a cruise ships with 440 passengers and 421 crew members, influenza like illness and acute respiratory illness were the predominant ...
... of health promoting support networks between members of the target group, but also including those they interact with. An example is seafarer peer group initiatives on health such as exercise targets and ...
... This impact can be positive or negative for the various performance metrics and for the wellbeing of Dmitri and the other team members. Industry-level factors In turn, Dmitri’s company operates within ...
... of this is vibrating tools. Some seafarers (engineers or deck crewmembers) are likely to use such tools, for rust removal, sanding and cutting. Upper limb conditions arising from such vibration are well ...
... Convention, 2007 (Number 188) provides similar protection for this sector. However it has only recently come into force as ratification by members has been slower.[6] Some other ILO Conventions also ...
... therefore a specific set of rules governed the relations amongst the members of the ship community[1]. For example, until 1990, if more than 50% of the owners of a ship had Belgian nationality the vessel ...
... members of Paris MOU 20186 Other Regional MoUs Worldwide there are currently nine regional agreements on Port State control, with 126 member states. These regional agreements are: The Paris Memorandum ...
... Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). The members of IACS are: The American Bureau of shipping Bureau Veritas China Classification society Det Norske Veritas /Germanischer Lloyd Korean Register ...
... represent their members’ interests at the national level. A few exist solely as international associations with direct membership rather than a federated approach. Employers - The International Chamber ...
... risks to other crewmembers and for the safe operation of the ship, as well as to safeguard their personal health and safety. Further information on the medical selection of seafarers is available in Ch ...
... and health of crew members are: the winch, cables, ropes and otterboards[1], which are clear causes of occupational injuries; tasks associated with fishing operations, such as shooting or hauling ...
... for crew and passengers. The number of personnel in this department varies with the type of ship. Passenger vessels would have several members and ranks while a cargo ship may have only a couple of members ...
... of women members – who now number about 23,000 worldwide (10).They are also are more susceptible to social isolation than their male counterparts and it is worth considering employing more than one female ...
... (ISWAN)[3] What is ISWAN? ISWAN works to promote and support the welfare of seafarers all over the world. Its members and supporters include representatives of ship owners, maritime trade unions and ...
... process but families can equally create an additional stress on the seafarer. Family members are often over-worried and do not have insight into the ship’s organization or ongoing procedures. It is important ...
... shore, the duration of the voyage, the number of crewmembers and the nature of the cargo being transported. Kept in good condition, clearly labelled in a language understood by the crew (usually English) ...
... to find. In general, it is a bad idea to store medical equipment under a bed or in a sofa drawer, where crewmembers will have to spend time looking for the “right medical gadget”, not really knowing what ...
... and Environmental Medicine, Vol 18:2, 2007, p.95 -101, p.100. 5 [9] Emily Consenza, Families will never give up hope of finding missing crew members one month on from Gulf Livestock 1 sinking, The ...