... Health Offshore employees must undergo a medical check-up at least every two years. National requirements vary, but via the so-called “Hardanger Agreement”, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Norway’s ...
... 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 ...
... inland waterways are within a single national jurisdiction and national requirements for navigation, including those for crew competence and fitness, are the norm. Sometimes, particularly for estuaries, ...
... 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 ...
... not very consistent as different national and commercial services have different customs or criteria that determine the pattern of contacts. Communications from ships are not always coherent because of ...
... 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 ...
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... the NATO) ANVISA Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Brazil National Health Surveillance Agency) AoS Apostleship of the Sea APLS Advanced Paediatric Life Support APS ...
... 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 ...