Medical equipment required on board on Ships
Medical protection is essential for any ship's marine & offshore crew. All the ships are needed to carry a small medicine chest and medical facilities. The contains this chest and list of medical equipment should comply with the suggestions provided in the recent edition of the WHO ‘International Medical Guide for Ships’. Anp Pharma The shipowners should ensure that employees or people on board their ships have immediate access to the essential medicine, therapeutic equipment and tools for diagnosis and medical treatment. They should also have medical and occupational health security information as well as expertise. The quality if medicines and equipment must be comparable to that offered to workers ashore. The list assumes that onboard medical treatment is administered by an officer working under the responsibility of the shipmaster. Ships with a doctor on board can carry an added range of drugs and other medical equipment. The list should comprise for ever...