Handbook of Nautical Medicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXVI

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2. Introduction to Nautical Medicine

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The History of Nautical Medicine

      • H. Schadewaldt, W. H. G. Goethe

      Pages 3-19

   3. The Ship’s Doctor Yesterday and Today

      • H. Schadewaldt, W. H. G. Goethe

      Pages 20-31

   4. The Ship’s Medical Centre and Medicine Chest

      • A. Backhaus

      Pages 32-52

   5. Medical Care on Ships Without a Doctor — Radio Medical Advice

      • W. H. G. Goethe

      Pages 53-65

3. The Seafarer’s Environment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Work and Recreation at Sea

      • E. Zorn

      Pages 69-81

   3. Ship Design — its Effects on the Seafarer’s Physical and Mental Health

      • T. Ivergård

      Pages 82-95

   4. The Effect of the Macroclimate

      • H. Ebert

      Pages 96-98

   5. The Microclimate of the Ship

      • H. Ebert

      Pages 99-103

   6. The Ship’s Lighting

      • R. Herrmann

      Pages 104-110

   7. Noise and Vibration Aboard Ship

      • J. W. E. Pettersen

      Pages 111-127

   8. The Ship’s Water Supply

      • Z. Sobol

      Pages 128-134

   9. Waste and Waste-Water Disposal Aboard Ship

      • Z. Sobol

      Pages 135-142

   10. The Seafarer’s Food

       • E. Zorn

       Pages 143-151

   11. Psychological Problems in Seafaring

       • H. Böhm

       Pages 152-161

   12. Psychological Aspects of Work-load on Board

       • N. Ohashi

       Pages 162-172

4. The Pathology of the Seafarer

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173

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   2. The Occurrence, Frequency and Aetiology of Diseases and Trauma Among Seamen

      • P. Vuksanović, W. H. G. Goethe

      Pages 175-183

International cooperation on the health of seafarers began many years ago. As early as 1921, an international convention regarding this matter was presented to govern­ ments of maritime countries for ratification. The First World Health Assembly, in 1948, recommended that WHO should establish, with the International Labour Of­ fice, a Joint Committee on the hygiene of seafarers. The first session of this Com­ mittee, held in 1949, defined the problems affecting the health of seamen and made a number of recommendations. In the opinion of this Joint Committee, the health of seamen called for interna­ tional attention for a nu mb er of reasons. By the nature of his work, the seafarer is obliged to travel from country to country and is exposed to great variations of cli­ mate and also to any disease that may be prevalent in the port of call. He may there­ fore become a carrier of disease, so that the protection of his health is of importance not only to himself and the other members of the crew but also to the populations of other countries he visits. Yet, on account ofthe nature ofhis employment, it is diffi­ cult to provide the seafarer with the same standard of health care that is gene rally available to other sections of the population.

• Medicine
• World Health Assembly
• World Health Organization
• asthma
• attention
• care
• employment
• gene
• health
• hygiene
• population
• prevention
• stress
• travel
• vaccination

• Abt. für Schiffahrtsmedizin, Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Schiffs- und Tropenkrankheiten, Hamburg 4, Germany

  W. Hartmut G. Goethe

• General Council of British Shipping, London, UK

  E. Norton Watson

• Port and City of London, UK

  Dilwyn T. Jones

Policies and ethics