... welfare facilities and services, either on board or ashore, can be a lifeline for seafarers. Welfare Matters The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) is a relatively new legal document; however, the ...
The textbook was first launched in November 2009, edited by Aksel Schreiner and with the aim of providing a comprehensive, web based and freely available source of information on the health, welfare and ...
... MACN, Vivek was the head of the maritime occupational safety and health department at Sea Health and Welfare, a Danish non-profit private consultancy and service organization for Danish Shipping. Vivek ...
Dr Suresh Idnani is a Nuclear Medicine, Maritime Medicine and Occupational Health Physician. His career spans three decades of practical experience and training in the areas of Seafarers Health and Welfare. ...
... and -interest from Norway and the Philippines on multicultural workforces, leadership and maritime operations, health- and welfare regimes. Since 2008 he teaches ‘Health and Multicultural labor’ on the ...
... interests in Norway, Europe and Indonesia are amongst others labor, gender, social inequality, class, healthcare services and regimes, the welfare state, and welfare policy. She teaches in social theory, ...
... aid kit, etc. Welfare arrangements for inland waterway crews are limited and contact with home is either done using mobile phones, as in African countries, or by internet where there is 4G coverage. ...
... that are more detailed have been reported in a few countries, where welfare organisations provide whole life support and need to assess future demands. Causes of illness and death in ex seafarers Data ...
... of their flag, or covered by relevant international conventions, receive a good standard of care in the event of illness or injury while under contract. NGOs concerned with the health and welfare of ...
... association of national shipping companies' associations) ICSW The International Committee on Seafarers' Welfare (established to implement ILO Conventions9 IDLH Immediate Dangerours to ...
... of this textbook. It has been extensively revised and amended. The scope has been extended to include more topics on the health and welfare of seafarers and the challenges of the maritime industries in ...
... seafarer. It is very important that someone in a port takes responsibility for coordinating the situation and ensuring assistance is provided to the crew. Welfare organizations, like Stella Maris (4), ...
... Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) provides very useful material to educate seafarers on the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. https://www.seafarerswelfare.org/seafarer-health-information-programme/stis-hiv-aids ...
... (2) or to a port welfare organizations (3). (1) https://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/globalsummary (2) https://www.itfseafarers.org/en/your-rights (3) https://icma.as/ Sources of Data ...
... risks such as traffic accidents, overconsumption of alcohol, casual sex and unhygienically prepared food. However, in some ports they will have access to welfare staff and facilities that provide both ...
... For instance, the booklet by the International Committee on Seafarers’ Welfare (ICSW), entitled ‘Mental care – you are part of it!’, provides a very good and user-friendly information leaflet that covers ...
... of its early conventions were concerned with the health of seafarers, and as the sector became more international with increasing concern about the health, safety and welfare of seafarers, its maritime ...
... and efficiency of maritime businesses and in safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of those who work in them. There are hundreds of maritime organisations of this sort. Those directly relevant to ...
... operations, its stability, and supervising the deck crew. The Chief Officer is responsible for the safety and security of the ship, as well as the welfare of the crew on board and usually is the officer ...
... port clearance, monitoring of cargo handling and bunkering. Due to the mentioned problems, many seafarers prefer visiting welfare organisations in the proximity of the port. Women Seafarers SURESH ...