685-Vessel Emergency and Contingency / 748
Vessel
Em
er
g
enc
y
and Contin
g
enc
y
BOS-PRD-0301.901101
3 different scenarios have been identified:
a
)
Vessel at o
ff
shore location
: vessel is located in operational area.
b)
Vessel in transit :
vessel is transiting from DD yard to operational area or from one operational area
to another one (ex. contract change)
c
)
Vessel in PMP / UPMP /
S
hip
y
ard :
vessel is located in the country where her dry dock or building
is carried out
4
.
7
.
1
Medical assistance
¾
CCMM P
u
rpan:
The French Center for Maritime Medicine (CCMM) is part of the Urgent Medical Aid Service (SAMU) in
Toulouse and is available continuously to give advice to ships at sea. This center
shall
be called by all
French Flag vessels but calls from other flags are tolerated. This service is free of charge.
After analyzing the patient's situation, CCMM advises the ship's
Master
on the recommended
treatment:
Type 1 - Treatment done onboard without altering the voyage.
Type 2 - Treatment done onboard with change to the voyage plan.
Type 3 - Urgent evacuation without doctor (EVASAN).
Type 4 - Urgent evacuation with doctor (EVA-MED).
Type 5 - Onboard transfer of medical team followed by evacuation.
CCMM Purpan will communicate with
BO
S
Cre
w
in
g
Depart
m
ent
and
Vessel
.
¾
Private
m
edical assistance provider
(IS
O
S,
others
)
:
Medical assistance can also be provided by BOS contracted company as ISOS.
The scope of ISOS is:
- To provide radio medical assistance
- To guide the company towards ISOS habilitated medical centers
- To ensure monitoring of state of health of IP and report to the company
- To handle repatriation to home country
ISOS services are available in various languages.
IS
O
S
assistance re
qu
est can onl
y
b
e initiated
by
the Cre
w
in
g
Depart
m
ent
,
w
ho
w
ill contact
IS
O
S
Head O
ff
ice.
After that,
IS
O
S
Head O
ff
ice
will send an approval to the local medical facility allowing patient
entry and treatment.
Other assistance providers can be contracted for repatriation by the
Cre
w
in
g
Depart
m
ent
, especially in
countries where ISOS is not present. The same process is followed (
Cre
w
in
g
Depart
m
ent
initiating
request).
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.
7
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2
Preparin
g
a
m
essa
g
e
When preparing a message, it is important to indicate clearly and concisely the type of information which will
help the doctor to give his advice.
The text of any message
should
be formatted in plain language and
should
describe the medical emergency.
If language is a limiting factor, the International Code of Signals (CDPUBNV102) can be used by itself.
Version 04. Original date: 20/03/2012. Version date: 31/12/2014. Valid version only on QMS site. Uncontrolled document when printed.
Procedure prepared by: BOS QHSES Manager. Approved by: BOS QHSES Manager. Validated by: BOS Quality Representative.
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