Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. 10.13 Seasickness (Motion sickness)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... technical and procedural consequences, in particular relating to the safety of navigation. In today´s shipping crew headcount is decreased to the minimum required and the (functional) loss of a significant ...

2. 19.9 References
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... F. and S. Grõn, Making sense of fishermen's risk perception. Policies and Practice in Health and Safety, 2010. 15. Gould, K.S., et al., Effects of navigation method on workload and performance in simulated ...

3. 19.4 Research methods
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... has provided benefit to the studied maritime population. On example of this experimental design is a comparison between the influence on mental workload and performance of various navigation methods in ...

4. 4.11 Comité International Radio-Maritime (CIRM)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... electronic technology to the safety of life and efficient conduct of vessels at sea; to foster relations between all organizations concerned with electronic aids to marine navigation, communications and ...

5. 4.3 International Maritime Organization (IMO)[1]
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... traffic, tonnage measurement, salvage and safety of maritime navigation. See International Conventions, Chapter 5.   4.3.3   IMOs work on the Human Element It has long been recognised that human ...

6. 16.8 Conclusions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/16. Piracy at Sea)

... compared to former times 40-45) also favour the pirate attacks making anti-piracy guard service difficult. A small crew engaged in ensuring the safe navigation of their ship through congested or confined ...

7. 16.3 Pirates today and their Modus Operandi
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/16. Piracy at Sea)

... ship “Achille Lauro” on October 7th, 1985 in the eastern Mediterranean and as mentioned, it was a trigger of the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation ...

8. 16.2 The Problem derived from the Lack of Law Standardization regarding the Concept of Piracy
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/16. Piracy at Sea)

... related to safety in navigation). [4] International Maritime Bureau. This international maritime agency is a specialized organism of the International Chamber of Commerce – ICC. It is an organization ...

9. 16.1 Introduction
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/16. Piracy at Sea)

... and failing to take the necessary steps to avoid a catastrophe of these dimensions with an act of piracy could be an irresponsibility. The safety question in the aerial navigation gained a greater importance ...

10. 14.2 Flag State Control
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/14. Ship Control)

... shall be ordered by any authorities other than those of the Flag State in relation to matters of collision or any other incident of navigation on the high seas) and 217 (Enforcement by Flag States) has ...

11. 14 Ship Control
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/14. Ship Control)

... of international shipping industry 2009) Because shipping is inherently international, it is vital that shipping is subject to uniform regulations on matters such as construction standards, navigational ...

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

... of hostis humani generis (legal term of act). Freedom of navigation is established through different international conventions, like the Copenhagen Convention of 1857, that opened access to the Baltic ...

13. 5.13 Removal of Wrecks
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

  The increasing number of shipwrecks globally, causes hazards to navigation, which potentially may endanger other vessels and their crews.  Many of the wrecks also have a potential to cause substantial ...

14. 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 ...

15. 5.3 “The four pillars” and conventions relating to maritime health
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

... maritime medicine are indirectly included in other conventions as well. Such aspects are relevant to for example: safe navigation (fatigue, night vision, colour vision, contrast vision) watch schemes, ...

16. 3.3 Regulation and international agreements
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/3. The Shipping Industry)

... states may impose restrictions only in special cases to secure safe navigation and hinder pollution.   The coastal state may extend pollution regulation to the 200 miles, however. The rise of port state ...

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

... problems. The ideal assessment is one such as the lantern tests used for colour vision assessment that actually mimic the task at sea, in this case correct identification of navigation lights in the dark. ...

18. 7.2 Rationale and Criteria for Selection in Relation to Duties, Voyages and Special Vessel Types
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

  7.2.1 Navigation Vision can be assessed using standard tests of acuity and colour vision and this is the routine practice. Many of these tests do not directly relate to the sort of visual functions ...

19. 7.1 Requirements for Work at Sea
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... be the same. Safe navigation of the vessel depends on the perceptual and cognitive skills of the bridge crew. In particular, and despite the increased use of radar and other aids, visual lookout remains ...

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

... bar Ship’s Office or Cargo Control Room – centre for ship’s operation in port Bridge Deck – (known as ‘The Bridge’) or navigation deck – top deck of accommodation Control Room – the engine room control ...