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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463848603321

Titolo

Guidelines on the medical examination of seafarers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva : , : International Labour Organization, , 2011

ISBN

92-2-127463-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (70 p.)

Disciplina

387.5

Soggetti

Merchant mariners - Health and hygiene

Sailors - Health and hygiene

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

At head of title: International Labour Organization.

"ILO/IMO/JMS/2011/12".

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Part 1. Introduction; I. Purpose and scope of the Guidelines; II. Contents and use of the Guidelines; III. Background to the preparation of the Guidelines; IV. Seafarer medical fitness examinations; Part 2. Guidance for competent authorities; V. Relevant standards of and guidance from the InternationalLabour Organization, the International Maritime Organizationand the World Health Organization; VI. Purpose and contents of the medical certificate; VII. Right to privacy; VIII. Recognition of medical practitioners; IX. Appeals procedures

Part 3. Guidance to persons authorizedby competent authorities to conductmedical examinations and to issuemedical certificatesX. Role of the medical examination in shipboard safety and health; XI. Type and frequency of medical examinations; XII. Conduct of medical examinations; Appendix A Vision standards; Appendix B Hearing standards; Appendix C Physical capability requirements; Appendix D Fitness criteria for medication use; Appendix E Fitness criteria for commonmedical conditions; Appendix F Suggested format for recording medical examinations of seafarers

Appendix G Medical certificate for service at seaAppendix H Extract from the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006; Appendix I Extract from the International Conventionon Standards of Training, Certification and



Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended; Appendix J Extract from the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code; Backcover

Sommario/riassunto

These Guidelines will assist medical practitioners, shipowners, seafarers' representatives, seafarers and other relevant persons with the conduct of medical fitness examinations of serving seafarers and seafarer candidates.