ALF MAGNE HORNELAND Military navy Working on naval vessels differs a lot from working on merchant ships. Naval ships cannot change flag like a merchant ship, unless they are decommissioned and sold ...
... Step Description 1 Identification of disease with the likelihood of unacceptable risk to ship, crew and self – and which can be identified by a specific test · ...
ALF MAGNE HORNELAND A seafarer must hold a valid medical certificate to be able to work on board a ship. Losing the medical certificate means that the seafarer cannot make use of his Certificate of Competence ...
... employees on Norwegian ships and mobile offshore units. First step: The identification of possible medical incidents Given a known medical condition in a seafarer, the medical examiner will be able ...
... in a context regarding the direct effect on crew, ship, operations and the seafarer, indirectly also on the effect on liability and finances of ship operations and incidents that occur. In Table 1 below, ...
ALF MAGNE HORNELAND The different roles of flag state authorities, insurers, crewing agencies, seafarers and ship-owners influence the way they look upon risk in the context of medical selection. While ...
... demonstrates the validity of carrying out such tests, whether they are fit for purpose or not[1]. The diversity of jobs on board ship makes it difficult to design a physical or a mental test that actually ...
... meetings[4] between employers’ organisations, employees’ organisations and government representatives, under the leadership of ILO and IMO. Eight Government experts nominated by IMO, four ship-owner and ...
... on the person or persons subject to the differential treatment. In employment relationships and in connection with the selection and treatment of self-employed persons and hired workers, direct differential ...
... working ability, avoidance of threats to ship operations and other crewmembers, to also including the aspects of advice on medical care and prevention of illness of the seafarer. Regional development: ...
ALF MAGNE HORNELAND Pre-employment selection of seafarers probably have been carried out for as long as people have been employed for service on board ships, based on the master’s intuition and sovereignty ...