Textbook of Maritime Medicine

1. 19.9 References
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/19. Research in Maritime Medicine)

... 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 ...

2. 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 ...

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

... Performance Table, all based on the important principles of Paris MOU: Integrity, Professionalism and Transparency.   [1] http://www.parismou.org/  ...

4. 10.9 Deaths on Board
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/10. Medical Challenges on Board)

...        Fig. 10.9.6: Pinpoint congestive hemorrhages (“petechiae”) in typical localization, here the ocular conjunctivae Practical performance A post mortem examination is basically performed ...

5. 16.2 The Problem derived from the Lack of Law Standardization regarding the Concept of Piracy
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/16. Piracy at Sea)

... observation on all the maritime lines in the world, reporting the pirates´ attacks to the local authorities responsible for the performance of laws and warning the sailing ships in dangerous waters about ...

6. 14.2 Flag State Control
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/14. Ship Control)

... Tome and Príncipe St Vincent Sri Lanka Tonga Vanuatu Source: http://assets.panda.org/downloads/flag_state_performance.pdf It is obvious that FOC’s are a curse for maritime safety and security ...

7. 5.12 Maritime Search and Rescue
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

...  - intended to assist persoonel who plan and coordinate SAR operations and exercises VOL III: Mobile facilities - intended to be carried aboard rescue units, aircrafts and vessels to help with performance ...

8. 5.5 Ship Safety
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/5. International Conventions and Regulations of Importance to Maritime Medicine)

... regulation, with every individual - from the top to the bottom - feeling responsible for actions taken to improve safety and performance. A possible conflict of interests, though, or a paradoxical result ...

9. 7.6 Other Conditions with complex Fitness Decisions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... and injuries, unsafe medical care provided to seafarers in ports of high endemic areas, performance of medical procedures on board, unsafe blood transfusions, tattooing, piercing and unprotected sex. HIV ...

10. 7.5 Common Conditions with complex Fitness Decisions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... Where their performance is borderline, frequent surveillance may be indicated. In such cases an increased BMI serves as an indicator of the need for further capability testing and not as the reason for ...

11. 7.4 Frameworks for Seafarer Medical Examinations.
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/7. Health Requirements for Working at Sea and the Fitness Examination)

... performance, publishes standards applicable to the commoner medical conditions and makes arrangements for the provision of certificates in an approved form plus other guidance and procedural documentation, ...

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)

... beyond the vessel. Assessment of cognitive function is largely outside the scope of the medical examination process and usually depends on the person’s observed performance at their job. However in a few ...

13. 18 Welfare on Board
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/18. Welfare on Board)

... about several exercises for training with a Dyna band or risks during exercise performance (e.g. in patients with hypertension or joint lesions, by wrong breathing technique). The benefit of fitness ...

14. 6.10 Fishing and catching
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/6. The Sea as a Working Place)

... performance of practical exercises on board these ships. Legislation and regulations relating to maintaining safety standards, personnel training, certification and obligatory equipment on board small-scale ...

15. 12.8 The Ship’s Medical Center
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/12. Cruise Medicine)

...  The lay-out of the MC significantly influences medical staff performance, as even small inconveniences, such as a door opening the wrong way, can compromise safety or cause frustration in a stressful ...

16. 12.9 Some special Considerations/Special Conditions
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/12. Cruise Medicine)

... drugs, disabilities, etc.), performance of all relevant medical examinations and prescription, and administration of all treatment deemed necessary by the doctor. These details will be needed for the doctor’s ...

17. 12.11 Appendices
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/12. Cruise Medicine)

... and utilize information in performance appraisals of medical staff when appropriate. Complete performance evaluation of the medical staff members at mid-term and discuss necessary steps of action for ...

18. 11.3 Crew Resource Management
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... competences of crews necessary for an optimum performance – technical, pro­ce­dural and inter­personal skills going hand in hand – which might be called “Good Seamanship”, the Multi Crew Con­cept (MCC), ...

19. 11.5 Vibration on board Ships and its Effects
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... cases there is loss of psychological strength, which is significant and often disabling, with significant reduction in performance, spontaneity and reflexes, total lack of activity, submissiveness, and ...

20. 11.6 Ship Noise and its Effects on Seafarers’ Health
(Textbook of Maritime Medicine/11. Maritime occupational Medicine)

... Particularly in fishing, this can be a non-negligible cause of accidents. Intellectual performance seems to be reduced if noise is above 85 dB, in terms of psychomotor ability, reasoning and capacity to ...