Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - PYC - A Code of Practice for Yachts Carrying 13 to 36 Passengers (The Passenger Yacht Code) - Chapter 13 - Medical Care and Carriage of Medical Stores - 13.3 Medical Cabinet:
13.3 Medical Cabinet:
(1) A cabinet or other suitable facility for storing medicines and other medical stores shall be provided and the cabinet, shall be well ventilated and fitted in a place in the crew area of the ship which is-
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(a) always dry;
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(b) readily accessible from (but not sited in) the permanent or temporary hospital; and
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(c) not subject to abnormal heat.
(2) The medical cabinet shall be provided with the following-
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(a) an outer door with an efficient lock;
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(b) where controlled drugs are to be stored, an inner cupboard fitted with a door and a lock which cannot be opened by the same key as the lock to the outer door;
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(c) suitable arrangements for the storage of the medicines, medical stores and associated measuring devices; and
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(d) a dispensing counter with a surface that can be easily kept clean.
(3) The medical cabinet shall be lit by an electric light (which may be inside or immediately outside it) which enables the contents to be clearly seen.
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