Mentally Healthy Ships – Policy and Practice to Promote Mental Health on Board
A guide for shipping companies and ship operators to develop and implement mental health policies.
Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2018 Update on Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management of Seasonal Influenza
This document addresses new information regarding diagnostic testing, treatment and chemoprophylaxis with antiviral medications, and issues related to institutional outbreak management for seasonal influenza. These clinical practice guidelines are an update of the guidelines published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in 2009, prior to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Varicella among seafarers a case study on testing and vaccination as a cost-effective method of prevention
The article deals with screening crew members during a pre-employment medical examination to determine who may be susceptible to varicella if exposed, vaccinating those at risk, and seeing if the benefits of testing and vaccination outweigh the costs.
Public health significance of chickenpox on ships – conclusions drawn from a case series in the port of Hamburg
Systematic presentation of cases of chickenpox reported to the Hamburg Port Health Authority between November 2007 and April 2008. A systematic literature search on ‘ships and chickenpox’ was performed.
Quarantine (Sea and Land Traffic) Rules
These Rules are setting the procedures in relation to the sanitary-health security in sea and land traffic, in terms of necessary quarantine and disease treatment, in strict relation with the provisions and indications of the Gibraltar Quarantine Act.
Belize Quarantine act
Revised description of legal procedures in the event of a quarantine event in the Belize region.
Bermuda statutory instrument Quarantine (maritime) regulations 1946
An old (1989) description of the legal procedures and imposition of quarantine in the event of an epidemic on ships sailing in the Bermuda area.
ICS Covid 19 lessons learnt and practical solutions for the future
The article concerns the impact of the macroeconomic and microeconomic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the shipping industry. It also assesses the reactions of the economy and legal regulations of individual countries to the pandemic. Describes the impact of national public health policies implemented to contain and mitigate COVID-19 on labor markets and the shipping supply chain.
Communication from the commission
Communication and guidelines from the European Commission on facilitating the transit of seafarers of EU citizens and third-country nationals who are EU residents during the Covid-19 epidemic to ensure the continuity and safety of maritime transport.
COVID-19 border closures cause humanitarian crew change crisis at sea
The article describes the impact of the closure of borders and other restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic on the exchange of crews on ships.
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