... of infection (6). Port health authorities in Croatia reported 23 malaria cases in 19 sailors and 4 tourists on merchant ships arriving in Croatia between 1990 and 1993 (attack rate 0.3% (23/ 8379) (7). ...
... merchant ships under the German flag that respiratory infections are the most common causes of communicable diseases aboard cargo ships and may cause outbreaks of considerable morbidity. During more than ...
... 10.1093/infdis/165.4.716. PMID: 1552201. [3] Hansen HL. Occupation-related morbidity and mortality among merchant seafarers with particular reference to infectious diseases. Esbjerg: South Jutland University ...
... for acquiring and spreading sexually transmitted diseases, as indicated by the Brussels International Agreement of 1924 which requires state parties to provide free medical services to merchant seamen ...
... employed on Danish ships during 1986 to 1993. Infectious diseases were more common among seafarers than in the male Danish population in general. Main causes of death on board of Danish merchant ships ...
... the health and performance of crews on merchant ships. Seafarers’ sleep may be adversely affected by continuous exposure to noise, vibration, and movement of the vessel and by the need to work in shifts ...
... be considered as an act of war. Merchant ships, on the other hand, enjoy only a partial extra territoriality. They are not part of the territory of the flag state. The laws of the flag state are applicable ...
TIM CARTER AND KRIS DE BAERE What is Flag State? Every merchant ship must be registered to a state. Ship owners can choose in which state to register their ships and this is based on a number of economical, ...
... 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 ...
... and cargo became so important that ways of protecting by transferring or sharing risk became necessary. During the 18th century, merchant shipping was a growing industry and the shipping community started ...
... worldwide networks of correspondents who deal with local aspects of claim handling. The International Group of P&I Clubs Approximately 90% of the world's ocean-going merchant tonnage is covered ...
... Figure 3 Vessels that carry persons or things Figure 4 Bulk cargoes Cargo carriers General cargo ship General cargo ships were once the predominant type of merchant ship. Generally ...
... Chief Cook A Chief Cook, also known as Cook, is the most senior seafarer in the Chief Steward's department of a merchant ship. On some ships, the Chief Cook is the senior most person in this department. ...
... have very little influence on the quality and diversity of their nutrition, especially during sea voyages on board merchant vessels travelling worldwide. Seafarers’ nutrition has often been described as ...
... merchant fleet is today multinational, manned by 20 000 seafarers from the Philippines (about 45 % of the total), 10 000 from Eastern Europe, 6000 from India, 5-6 000 Norwegians and approximately 3000 ...
... sea-going merchant vessels and consists of up to 15 hours of training. MEDICAL FIRST AID (Model course 1.14) This model course provides more advanced first aid training aimed at those seafarers ...
... to support onshore operations. Traditionally hospital ships have been used to support military operations or large scale merchant operations, where evacuation to onshore hospitals isn’t immediately possible. ...
... regular merchant ships, military vessels or designated SAR vessels, airborne assets, such as helicopters, airplanes or drones and land-based assets, such as the national or regional maritime rescue ...
... primary care and in case of an emergency. On a large, slow merchant vessel, in the middle of the ocean a seafarer may be several days away from qualified medical services. In the interim the officer responsible ...
... cover extends beyond crew and passengers to other persons who board merchant ships world-wide. For instance, there is P&I liability cover for stevedores, pilots, inspectors, security guards and the many ...