This manual details the procedures to be followed to ensure that medical assessments for seafarers serving on uK ships are carried out to the standards required by the Maritime and Coastguard agency in terms of compliance with statutory requirements, good medical practice and accountability.

A major European study on Fatigue in Seafarers 'Horizon' has just finished. This study has included the investigation of fatigue and sleep in seafarers performing their duties in a ship simulator - an approach previously used in aviation and for driving but not in a maritime setting. 

The goal of this course is to highlight exceptional situations on board ship, situations that may happen at sea, and to highlight the different possibilities to respond to these situations. The fitness criteria are discussed in the light of practical cases. Ethical questions are also discussed.

Maritime medicine is not a well established, nor a well defined discipline within the medical world. There is no speciality in the field, and the establishment of academic degrees has just started. Tentatively, a definition of maritime medicine could be "any medical activity related to questions concerning the employment, working conditions, living conditions, health and safety of workers at sea"

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 - Frequently Asked Questions - [..] a list of questions which have been raised with the MCA regarding the application and interpretation of the Maritime Labour Convention on UK Registered vessels.