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 - 13.1 Medical Care for Seafarers:
13.1 Medical Care for Seafarers:
(1) The requirements for on board health and medical care set out in this Chapter include standards for measures aimed at providing seafarers with health protection and medical care as comparable as possible to that which is generally available to workers ashore.
(2) The health protection and medical care shall in principle be provided at no cost to the seafarers.
(3) The employer and master shall ensure that all seafarers are covered by adequate measures providing for health protection and medical care, including essential dental and optical care which-
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(a) ensure the application to seafarers of any general provisions on occupational health protection and medical care relevant to their duties, as well as special provisions specific to work on board ship;
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(b) give seafarers the right to visit a qualified medical doctor or dentist without delay in ports of call, where practicable;
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(c) ensure that seafarers are given health protection and medical care as comparable as possible to that which is generally available to workers ashore, including prompt access to the necessary medicines, medical equipment and facilities for diagnosis and treatment and to medical information and expertise;
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(d) give seafarers the right to visit a qualified medical doctor or dentist without delay in ports of call, where practicable;
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(e) are not limited to treatment of sick or injured seafarers but include measures of a preventative character such as health promotion and health education programmes; and
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(f) minimise the risk of infection and ensure appropriate preventative measures such as immunisation are taken.
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