New Editions

12.05.2025

International Medical Guide for Seafarers and Fishers Action Cards - First Edition, 2025
These handy action cards provide a quick guide to what to do first for the ten highest-risk medical incidents, including:
ABCDE illness
ABCDE injury
CPR and using the defibrillator
Breathing problems
Shock (circulatory collapse)
Chest pain
Anaphylaxis and allergy
Seizures (fits) and convulsions
Sepsis
Abdominal pain
These action cards come from the ICS International Medical Guide for Seafarers and Fishers. This modern and practical medical guide has been written and reviewed by an international group of maritime medical practitioners and experts with many years' experience of working with and training seafarers and fishers. It can be used on board all ships and fishing vessels, anywhere in the world, and in onshore safety departments, medical assistance centres and training institutions who support seafarers and fishers.

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Courses Criteria - 3rd Edition
This publication provides criteria for the development of courses to deliver training for the certification of GMDSS radio operators.
The aim of this publication is to help create training courses that provide seafarers with the necessary knowledge, understanding and competency to transmit and receive information using GMDSS subsystems and equipment, fulfil the functional requirements of GMDSS and provide radio services in emergencies. Training courses developed in line with these criteria will cover:
General Operator Certificate of Competence
Restricted Operator Certificate of Competence.
The MCA has agreed with AMERC and the MNTB that the specifications described in this document satisfy the requirements for approved training and follow the provisions identified in the AMERC Administration Handbook.
The Merchant Navy Training Board is the shipping industry’s central body for promoting and developing sector specific education, training and skills.

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