Safety and Medical

Safety - Incident Reports

Safety Concern - Narco Submarines
www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2010-05-10-3
A report on these dangerous submarines in the Caribbean.

Safety - Services and Equipment

MAST
Maritime Asset Security and Training Ltd, Endeavour House, Coopers End Road, Stansted, Essex CM24 1SJ United Kingdom
Tel:+44 (0)1279 669 480 Mobile: +44 (0 7795 22 33 66 (24 hours), Fax:+44 (0) 1279 669 483
http://www.noonsite.com/General/Piracy/MAST, Admin@mast-online.co.uk
Security Management Company offering complete security package to yachts including anti-piracy protection.

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Safety - Books, Videos/CDs and Articles

Creating a Passage Plan
http://www.floatplancentral.org/
A useful site with a downloadable template for creating a passage plan.

Pacific Yacht Deliveries Safety Check list
http://www.pacificyachtdeliveries.co.nz/safety.htm
An extensive check list, suitable for preparing for offshore passages is available by request to cruisers from Pacific Yacht Deliveries.

Safety At Sea Videos
http://www.ukhalsey.com/download.asp
Free videos to download including MOB procedures and how to deploy a liferaft.

The Nautical Knowledge
(what every sailor needs to know to keep safe),
See review at
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2010-05-10-2
A downloadable interactive aid to learning the various areas of safety and seamanship.

The Sea Survival Manual
By Frances and Michael Howorth,
Pubished by Adlard Voles Nautical,
See details at
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/doina/R2006-02-03-2

Worst Boating Accidents of the Past 20 Years
http://www.safeboater.com/articles/worst-boating-accidents.asp
Both commercial and recreational vessels.

Safety - Useful Numbers

USCG Integrated Support Command, Miami Florida: (305) 535-4300
USCG Sector Key West Primary Number: (305) 292-8809
USCG Sector Key West Emergency Number: (305) 292-8727

In an emergency, these numbers will put you in direct contact with the professionals who can coordinate a rescue or provide medical advice to boaters anywhere in the world.

Medical - Links to Travel Advice

Canadian Government Travel Updates
www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/ctry/new-en.asp

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/travel/

Cruising Club Of America
www.cruisingclub.org/seamanship/seamanship_surgeon.htm
Links to "Fleet Surgeon's Memorandum for Offshore Passages" (PDF) - Medical recommendations for an offshore yacht.

MedicalOfficer.Net Ltd.
www.medofficer.net
We offer a variety of training courses for wilderness travelers, including cruising sailors.

NaTHNaC
http://www.nathnac.org/travel/index.htm
Detailed and up to date travel advice for various countries from the UK National Travel Health Network.

Travellers Medical and Vaccination Centre
Australia
http://www.tmvc.com.au/

UK Department of Health
Health Advice for Travellers
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Healthadvicefortravellers/

Medical & Health - Books and Articles

A First Aid List
Details of a kit list for the first aid box.
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/doina/R2002-11-10-1

Advice on Dealing with Malaria
Read these useful tips on preventing bites and dealing with malaria if you develope it.
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2009-04-02-2

Curing Seasickness
http://www.curingseasickness.com/sickcure.htm?nexturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curingseasickness.com%2Fsickcure.htm
Interesting site with tips on how to cure seasickness.

Fast Seasickness Relief
A possible non-drug solution. Worth checking out!
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/val/R2008-11-20-6

Health Precautions Worldwide
A useful article on the various health hazards around the world.
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/webmaster/R2002-06-10-6

Malaria - a Simple Cure
Read this report on a possible solution
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2009-05-05-1

Medical Supplies
A list of suggested supplies to include in the ship's medical bag.
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/doina/R2002-11-10-2

Ship Captain's Medical Guide
www.mcga.gov.uk
British Maritime and Coastguard Agency web site where the full and latest version of the Ship Captain's Medical Guide can be downloaded for free in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. Follow the links to Seafarer Information and then Health and Safety.

The Ship's Medical Chest and Medical Aid at Sea
www.fas.org/irp/doddir/milmed/ships.pdf
A large PDF file produced by the US Department of Health (2003 edn.) generally aimed at large ocean-going commercial vessels.

World Health Organisation Information For Travellers
www.who.int/ith/en/
Up to date news and downloadable booklet on International Travel and Health.

Reports

New Handheld Laser Flare

CPR - Different & Simpler Method

Atlantic: Swiss yacht hit by one cargo ship and rescued by another

Links

Floating Doctors
http://floatingdoctors.com/, floatingdoctors@gmail.com
An all-volunteer, non-profit medical relief team dedicated to reducing the present and future burden of disease in the developing world. Since May 2010 have voyaged from Haiti to Panama along the Atlantic coast of Central America on a medical mission to provide supplies and assistance to existing relief groups, and to carry health services to remote locations that are cut off from care. Useful contact for cruisers.

Italy: Luxury Cruise Liner Capsizes off Tuscany (15 Jan 2012)

UK: Coastguard modernisation proposals confirmed (22 Nov 2011)

New container collision incident off South Africa (10 Nov 2011)

Female solo sailor saved by mobile phone after falling overboard (31 Oct 2011)

Transat boat sinks after hitting 'metal object' mid-Atlantic (27 Oct 2011)

Indian Coastguard Rescue 2 Australians Adrift (18 Oct 2011)

Atlantic Ocean: Norwegian Yacht Missing - Now Safely Arrived in Ireland (26 Sep 2011)

Safety Alert for Hammar Hydrostatic Inflator on Lifejackets Made Prior to 2006 (15 Sep 2011)

French Yacht Loses Mast Mid-Atlantic (15 Sep 2011)

British sailors missing at sea between South Africa and Australia (08 Sep 2011)

Floating Doctors 2010-2011 Medical Relief Expedition (09 Aug 2011)

Australia: Queensland to tighten boating safety regulations (03 Aug 2011)