... the bridge, during a night watch, on a cargo ship in transatlantic trade, still one week from shore, going on autopilot systems, suddenly becomes incapacitated. This probably will have little consequences ...
... fitness with the capability to manage both seasickness and working at height. 24/7 shift work. The requirement to work nights, weekends, public holidays, on-call duty etc that may conflict with family ...
... with other jobs offshore, including exposure to and dependence on weather conditions including storms, humidity, cold and sun. People usually work in 12hrs shift, working day and night for 14 days followed ...
... aluminium, steel, or fiberglass) weather condition (visibility, losses of vessel stability and manoeuvrability) location (distance to shore) time of vessel accident (night-time versus daytime) season ...
... of land or from land to nearby islands, as distinct from offshore racing across open water and oceans. The duration of races may be daylight only, overnight or passage races of several days. Some races, ...
... for drying or changing clothes, will get cold. This can also occur in the summer, especially on the shorter routes, where most boats set out at night. Most irregular maritime movements today are ‘mixed ...
... to anchor 1,5 km from the Nigerian Port where its cargo was to be delivered. At night, pirates entered the ship, kidnapped nine of its crew, and demanded a ransom. All crew were from the Philippines, and ...
... their lives. Most, 501, were Swedish. The ferry sank within an hour, at night, in a storm. In 1997 an international investigation concluded that the disaster was caused by a problem with the bow-door locking ...
... dispensers that contain tablets impregnated with pyrethroids to all cabins at night. Indoor residual spraying is recommended only after consultation with a public health/tropical medicine expert who ...
... very active brain activity. This is when you dream. The full cycle repeats itself several times a night, with the crucial REM periods lengthening as the cycle proceeds. The first REM episode may only ...
... risk of getting attacked by a shark, swimmers and divers are recommended to follow a few simple rules. You should avoid swimming or diving at night or dusk as it is the time when sharks are most active ...
... Vessels vary greatly in size and in quality of accommodations. Some on longer runs offer overnight cabins and even come close to equalling the accommodation standards of cruise ships, others offer rudimentary ...
... of the day and night, the motion of the vessel in bad weather, the need to live and work within the limited spaces of a ship, the physical demands of climbing ladders etc and lifting heavy objects ...
... Magazines, books and other information material are also available there, for example, information about the port city. Some also offer overnight accommodation. And a shuttle service to and from the ...
TIM CARTER Introduction Seafarers working at sea need to safely and effectively perform a wide variety of tasks. Most involve the seafarer receiving information about their surroundings, analysing ...
... are required to have a medical chest. Many of the larger vessels in this category still have a medical facility, for instance, a passenger vessel with an overnight voyage may have a need for an emergency ...
... in relation to work in the port. Although work at night and during the weekend may have declined in some bigger ports, activities almost never stop. The port maritime physician should organise his work ...
... in the form of reduced total amount of sleep, reduced duration of REM sleep, increased occurrence of night-time waking. This sleep disturbance leads to increased fatigue and irritability. The ...
... persons were in the cold Atlantic. It was a quiet night and around zero degrees Celsius. Everybody in the sea perished from exposure and hypothermia.[24] Figure 2 RMS Titanic departing Southampton ...
... Maritime Assistance Services (TMAS) operate as radio medical advice centres for ships worldwide. TMAS need to be available at any hour of the day or night, free of charge, with an optimum use of facilities ...