IMO Documents

Medical

Guidance Available for Purchase


		The main text of this Pocket Guide is available in Circular MSC.1/Circ.1185/Rev.1: see list of Circulars.

IMO Circulars

	MSC/Circ.960 - Medical Assistance at Sea
	MSC/Circ.1042 - List of Contents of the “Emergency Medical Kit/Bag” and Medical Consideration for Its Use on Ro-Ro Passenger Ships not Normally Carrying a Medical Doctor
	MSC/Circ.1105 - Guidance on Responsibility and Liability Issues Related to the Use of the Emergency Medical Kit/Bag and Evaluation of Its Use in Emergency Incidents
	MSC/Circ.1172 - Identification of Passenger Ships, Other than Ro-Ro Passenger Ships, Which Should benefit from Being Equipped with the Emergency Medical Kit/Bag
	MSC.1/Circ.1185/Rev.1 - Guide for Cold Water Survival
	MSC.1/Circ.1218 - Guidance on Exchange of Medical Information Between Telemedical Assistance Services (TMAS) Involved in International SAR Operations

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