Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. Re: Offshore Health - Terminology
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... the meaning of the word has gradually and increasingly been associated with the activities of the petroleum industry at sea and may now be considered unambiguous. “Offshore health”, in our minds, would ...

2. Re: 3 Shipping – a Global Industry - layout
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Hi Johan, Thank you for reporting the problem, a large URL broke the layout of the page (using more width than normal) - it is now fixed. Kjetil

3. Re: 3 Shipping – a Global Industry
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Takk for denne meldingen. Jeg har rettet opp rekkefølgen av artiklene. Når det gjelder skjermtilpasningen, skjer det samme hos meg.Skal undersøke saken og kommer tilbake.

4. Re: 3 Shipping – a Global Industry
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There is something with the formatting of article 3.1 that makes the page wider than my pc-screen (I´m on a small laptop). This is not a problem with the rest of the chapters. Also in the article listing ...

5. 3 Shipping – a Global Industry
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6. Re:3.1 Definitions
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... Maritime Medicine: Covering the whole field of medicine related to maritime activity - merchant and military navy, offshore industry, sea pilots, the activity before going to sea, as well as after having ...

7. Re:3.1 Definitions
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... are synonymous and refer to any matter pertaining to seafaring. "Naval" is -of course- the adjective of "navy" and refers to military seafaring. Even if the navy and the offshore industry have special ...

8. 13.2 Social Aspects
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/13. Port Medicine)

... This reality in the shipping industry is the main reason why seafarers very often cannot or do not consult their own doctor for advice but are referred to port medical clinics. By signing a contract ...

9. 17 Crisis Intervention
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/17. Crisis intervention)

... to developing long lasting traumatic stress reactions should be excluded from high-risk occupations (16). In the shipping industry selection of these individuals is very difficult. In the selection process ...

10. 11.5 Ship noise and its effects on seafarers’ health
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... duration of exposure. Generally, in industry, we calculate the Leq for a period of 8 hours per day, which is a normal working hours in Western countries. The Leq (8h) is regarded as a source of hearing ...

11. 10.10 Gastrointestinal Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... people employed in the Danish hotel and restaurant industry [9, 10].  In a  another study of hospital contacts for chronic diseases among Danish seafarers and fishermen, high standardized hospital contact ...

12. 1 Preface
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/1. Preface)

... and safety at sea are challenges in an industry where ships may be owned in one country, trading between a number of different ones and crewed from several others by crewmembers that have different cultures ...

13. 15.3 Immersion Suits
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/15. Shipwreck and Survival at Sea)

... immersion suit standards, the offshore oil industry demands for better quality and international military-commercial developments, such as submarine escape and immersion suits with surface survival times ...

14. 10.8 Conditions related to Extreme Temperatures
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... suffering from chronic diseases. In the maritime industry heat stroke has been observed in persons with alcohol and drug problems. The condition may occur when the air temperature is high, especially when ...

15. 4.12 UNEP
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... Convention has three different approaches to ship scrapping, the Basel Convention looking into the environmental risks, the ILO looking into the people in the industry that dismantle the ships, and the ...

16. 4.17 National Organizations with International Impact
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... all over the world. The Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assists the cruise ship industry to prevent and control the introduction, transmission, and ...

17. 4.15 Other International Organizations that influence Shipping Industry and Trade.
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

There are several other organizations which are active on the international shipping arena,and which might influence processes, regulations and standards of importance to ship safetyand seafarers’ health ...

18. 4.14 Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)[i]
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... industry. Although the organization operates pursuant to an agreement filed with the US Federal Maritime Commission, it serves as a non-governmental consultative organization to the International Maritime ...

19. 4.9 .International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Shipping Federation (ISF)
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... of areas including any technical, legal and operational matters affecting merchant ships. ICS represents the global interests of all the different trades in the industry: bulk carrier operators, tanker ...

20. 4.7 European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... Union, the Agency sits at the heart of the EU maritime safety network and collaborates with many industry stakeholders and public bodies, in close cooperation with the European Commission.”[1] EMSA is ...