Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. 3.16 Organigram
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... reports,certificates - transport - invoicing - accounting - follow up  ...

2. 8.8 References
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/8. The Maritime Physician)

... at http://www.imo.org/includes/blastDataOnly.asp/data_id=7864/STCWCode.pdf.) Medical conditions which should be considered when deciding whether to issue medical certificates to seafarers. 1999. (Accessed ...

3. 4.13 PARIS MOU[1]
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... the system of port state control will be even more important, ensuring that ships carry a valid health certificate. The cooperation between Paris MOU and European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has led ...

4. 4.1 World Health Organization
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... vaccination requirements and prophylactic measures have always been important to the seafarer, and will so be in the future. WHO is responsible for the International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, ...

5. 10.9 Deaths on Board
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... signs of death are present, resuscitation measures can be stopped without having to fear legal consequences. A provisional certificate of death at sea has been added to the chapter for the purpose of documenting ...

6. 16.3 Pirates today and their Modus Operandi
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/16. Piracy at Sea)

... in SE Asia. Documents with false information are sent to the Officials in charge of such register and as a result of this, the reflected information in the “Provisional Register Certificate” referred to ...

7. 14.3 Classification Societies
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/14. Ship Control)

...  After a vessel had been built and the Classification Society involved has confirmed that a vessel meets the technical requirements as stipulated in their rules and regulations, a certificate is issued.  ...

8. 14.2 Flag State Control
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/14. Ship Control)

... registration in a national register of origin. All rights in rem (legal rights) are connected to this register of origin. The nationality of the ship is proven by her certificate of registry.   14.2.3    ...

9. 14 Ship Control
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/14. Ship Control)

... authorities as having deficiencies; Ships whose statutory certificates were not issued by a recognised organisation or class society Ships carrying dangerous or polluting goods, which have failed ...

10. 5.15 Port state control, Flag state Control and Classification Societies
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

... the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MOU), and in the future, MLC 2006 will add important qualities to the control, in that health certificates will be required for each ship.        ...

11. 5.10 Telemedical Maritime Assistance at Sea
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

... board a ship regarding medical competence are covered by the STCW Conventions requirements for training level of nautical personnel as necessary for their certificates. On a supranational level, the ...

12. 5.9 Working and living environment
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

... 2006) This is actually the ILO Convention No. 186, but is never mentioned like that. The numbering continues after the MLC 2006 with C187 and C188. The “Maritime Labour Certificate” (MLC) and the “Declaration ...

13. 5.8 Pre-sea Medical Examinations
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

...  set out international standards concerning medical examination of seafarers, including:                                       - requirements for medical certificates,                                     ...

14. 3.3 Regulation and international agreements
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/3. The Shipping Industry)

... ship design, survey the construction of new vessels, issue certificates to and “class” vessels as seaworthy. They also perform periodic surveys of vessel for maintenance of class and certificates. Ship ...

15. 7.8 General Remarks of Vaccination/Immunization in the Maritime Environment
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... recommended by WHO. WHO recommends the use of single-use syringes and disposable mono dose preparations whenever possible. For documentation of the immunization the “Model International Certificate of ...

16. 7.7 Medication
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... judgement is needed on whether, either because of the medication or the condition for which it is given, the seafarer should be made temporarily unfit or the issue of a certificate delayed until completion. ...

17. 7.5 Common Conditions with complex Fitness Decisions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... are currently capable of performing their duties safely and effectively for the duration of the medical certificate being issued. Employers may try to impose arbitrary limits and statutory authorities ...

18. 7.4 Frameworks for Seafarer Medical Examinations
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... active part in the arrangements for seafarer fitness. The requirement for seafarers to have a certificate of medical fitness is stipulated on both  ILO and International Maritime Organisation (IMO) conventions. ...

19. 6.10 Fishing and catching
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... did not sufficiently specify how to implement them. It only stipulated some minimum requirements for obtaining a certificate but generally left their application to the “judgement of the governments”. ...

20. 6.4 Certification
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... have to be in place.  Compliance with all of these requirements is evidenced by certificates.  Some of these are displayed on bulkheads around the ship and others are kept in the senior officer’s offices. ...