Textbook of Maritime Medicine

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

... full and up to date medical chests, well-trained officers and telemedical support. It can although never offer more than basic medical treatment. Evacuations by helicopters are spectacular and sometimes ...

2. 17 Crisis Intervention
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/17. Crisis intervention)

... problems in providing psychological help on ships with multi-ethnical and multi-cultural crews, and Rademacher and Zielke (14) propose a curriculum for preparing captains and nautical officers for providing ...

3. 10.13 Seasickness (Motion sickness)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... with mental tasks to perform and a high level of responsibility (e.g. navigation officers, watch officers, VHF operators) such drugs should be avoided. Ginger, metoclopramide or scopolamine would be preferred ...

4. 10.11 Sexually transmitted diseases – STD’s
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... according to the position on board with seafarers of lower rank acquiring STD less often than officers and other senior staff. Furthermore, it has been reported that seafarers from developing and less ...

5. 10.10 Gastrointestinal Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... mortality from cirrhosis of the liver was increased in deck and engine crew and in deck officers [4].  In a British pathology study of 111 cases of primary hepatic malignancy collected in the Liverpool ...

6. 4.13 PARIS MOU[1]
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... to a “New Inspection Regime” from 2008. Education of Port State Control Officers (PSCO) shall ensure that PSCOs are trained according to the complex requirements of today and to carry out their duty in ...

7. 4.2 International Labour Organization
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/4.Organisations of importance to Maritime Medicine)

... have been given up to this day (2009) on different fields, many of them concerning seafaring.   4.2.3   ILO Guidelines[4] The guidelines given by ILO includes Guidelines for port state control officers ...

8. 9.7 Evacuation for Medical reasons at sea (Medevac)
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/9. Systems for Handling Medical Conditions on Board.)

... of the ship’s captain. Many sorts of ailments and injuries can be handled by the officers on board, possibly after first having sought additional advice of a TMAS. There are evident limits to the capabilities ...

9. 14.2 Flag State Control
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/14. Ship Control)

... have demonstrated compliance with the administrative measures needed to implement the STCW Convention. Flag States should issue STCW recognition endorsements to foreign officers serving on ships flying ...

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

... to ensure that they comply with international requirements. Port State Control officers have the power to detain foreign ships in port if they do not conform to international standards.     14.1.1         ...

11. 3.2 Manning and recruitment
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/3. The Shipping Industry)

3.2.1  Global market for officers and crew The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) www.bimco.org estimate a seafaring workforce of 466000 officers and 721000 ratings in 2005. BIMCO/ISF ...

12. 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)

... relevant to navigation duties as such but the officers and ratings who perform navigation watches usually have other duties, for instance vessel inspection tours, cargo handling and mooring that require ...

13. 7.1 Requirements for Work at Sea
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... job requirements vary so do the health related capabilities that are needed to do them. In addition officers and ratings will have different duties and so the capabilities required will not necessarily ...

14. 18 Welfare on Board
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/18. Welfare on Board)

... reference to countries with a lack of welfare facilities ICSW intends to identify the need for facilities and services such as clubs, advisory centers, welfare officers, sport facilities, entertainment ...

15. 10.1 Cardiovacular Diseases
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

... risk factors after adjusting for age (OR 2.4 (95% CI 1.01 - 4.55) (10); especially engine room officers (43.3%) and the galley/ operating staff (57.1%) showed a higher CVD risk judged by the number of ...

16. 6.9 Leave, Shore Leave during Voyage - Problems
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... and officers must show their commitment. Take sufficient time to implement a safe travel programme on board. Behavioural changes take several months and benefits may take even longer to become measurable. ...

17. 6.8 Multinational Crews & Communication
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... English language ability is one of the most decisive factors in the choice of a seafarer, especially if he is to work with English-speaking officers of other nationalities. Nationalities  also  seem  to  ...

18. 6.7 Working at sea
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... However, it is more likely that the officers will be one nationality and the crew another, although many ships now have multi-cultural crews with mixed nationality personnel drawn from all over the world.  ...

19. 6.4 Certification
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... (including officers’ qualifications) is five years.  ...

20. 6.5 Accommodation
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... that the occupant is unavailable (sleeping or studying, perhaps)  6.5.2  Catering and eating arrangements. On Board ship a Mess Room is the dining room. A saloon will be the dining room for officers ...