Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. 17 Crisis Intervention
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/17. Crisis intervention)

... they face. This includes establishment and maintenance of incident awareness, i.e. to achieve the attitude that a critical incident may happen. This activity is accompanied by teaching basic crisis coping ...

2. 10.13 Seasickness (Motion sickness)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... information, however their relative importance may vary inter-individually. In subjects with impaired vestibular function the visual system may partially take over maintenance of postural control [[7]].  ...

3. 11.5 Ship noise and its effects on seafarers’ health
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... to routine patrols and maintenance tasks, and the fact that they wear ear protection when carrying out such tasks. If the noise is constant or only slightly fluctuating, this can also moderate its effects. ...

4. 10.2 Soft tissue and joint diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... treatment for most low back patients. The maintenance of normal use of the back during work should be viewed in this context. However, while continued work is generally advocated with most locomotor ...

5. 4.9 .International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Shipping Federation (ISF)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

...  The organization is committed to the principle of maritime regulation being formulated at an international level. The objective of ICS is the maintenance of a sound, well considered global regulatory ...

6. 4.3 International Maritime Organization (IMO)[1]
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... matters, technical co-operation, maritime security and the efficiency of shipping. Up to 1970s the main task for IMO was to establish the different conventions. From this time, maintenance has been the ...

7. 9.6. Telemedical Assistance Service (TMAS)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/9. Systems for Handling Medical Conditions on Board.)

... antenna array does not require a stabilization platform and with no moving parts, is virtually maintenance-free. http://www.iridiumopenport.com/   The VSAT market has been active since the ...

8. 14.5 P&I Clubs. Insurance
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/14. Ship Control)

... a P&I Club inspection is aiming to find confirmation of the actual implementation of procedures to prevent accidental oil discharge, for evacuation of the vessel, for maintenance of lashing and securing ...

9. 5 International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

... shall promote the establishment, operation and maintenance of an adequate and effective search and rescue service regarding safety on and over the sea and, where circumstances so require, by way of mutual ...

10. 5.6 Environment and pollution
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

... their lifetime, from the building process, operation and maintenance, until the scrapping. A considerable number of conventions and amending protocols from the IMO adresses the question of pollution ...

11. 5.5 Ship Safety
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

    Ship safety my cover many different aspects with the ship itself, like hull construction, machinery, equipment, manning, navigation, operations, maintenance, load lines, and a lot of other aspects ...

12. 5.2 International maritime treaties in general
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

... treaties is incorporated in the policy of many of the stake-holders of maritime safety and the health and welfare of seafarers. The most important bodies for the development and maintenance of international ...

13. 3.3 Regulation and international agreements
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/3. The Shipping Industry)

... By technical management we mean manning, maintenance, and to secure that the vessel operations fulfil rules and regulations.  By commercial management is meant securing cargo and thus the revenue from ...

14. 3.2 Manning and recruitment
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/3. The Shipping Industry)

... partly because of the higher need for maintenance and repair. This may also reflect a lower degree of automation in older vessels.  Hence, changes in average age of the fleet influences demand for ...

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)

... immunity or childhood immunization)    -  the ports visited (such as areas of Yellow fever infection or where the mosquito vector is       present)    -  duties undertaken (such as maintenance of ...

16. 7.1 Requirements for Work at Sea
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... often modified now by climate control within a vessel but extremes can still occur, for instance during mooring operations in the arctic and during engine maintenance in tropical climates. Above all they ...

17. 6.10 Fishing and catching
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... basically due to their small size and lack of equipment and associated defences against the assaults of the sea and weather. Other reasons include the frequent failure to carry out proper maintenance, ...

18. 6.8 Multinational Crews & Communication
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... cargo, bunkering, taking stores, engine and maintenance tasks, dealing with immigration and customs officers, Port State control (PSC) inspectors, cargo surveyors and the like. This leaves the seafarer ...

19. 6.7 Working at sea
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... but not all of these have maintained the position.  It was found by some that the apparently cheaper option was not actually beneficial in the longer term as maintenance of ships suffered and mishaps resulted ...

20. 6.3 Overview of Ships’ Routines
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... – 0600 and 1200 – 1800 for the other  Extra duties which fall outside of these periods such as mooring, berthing, maintenance of safety gear, drills or emergencies are undertaken in addition to the watch ...