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injury or disease which might lead to temporary or permanent disability;
(c) communicable disease which poses a risk of transmission to other members of the crew;
(d) injury involving broken bones, severe bleeding, broken or inflamed teeth or severe burns;
(e) severe pain which cannot be managed on board ship, taking account of the operational pattern of the vessel, the availability of suitable analgesics and the health impacts of taking these for an extended period;
(f) serious mental health concerns;
(g) tele-medical advisory service recommending treatment ashore.

67 Medical services at no charge
       (1) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that medical care and health protection services are provided at no charge to seafarers:
(a) on board the vessel; and
(b) in any port that the vessel visits.
       (2) The medical care and health protection services:
(a) are not limited to the treatment of sick or injured seafarers; and
(b) include measures of a preventative character (eg health promotion and health education programs); and
(c) include measures to stop the spread of infectious diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases; and
(d) include measures to stop the spread of insect borne diseases.

68 Reporting of medical information
       (1) When exchanging medical information for individual seafarers between a regulated Australian vessel and shore because of illness or injury, the approved form must be used by:
(a) the master of the vessel; and
(b) onboard medical personnel; and
(c) onshore medical personnel.
       (2) The owner of a vessel must ensure that any completed forms are:
(a) kept confidential; and
(b) only used to facilitate the treatment of seafarers.
Note   Approved forms are available on the AMSA website www.amsa.gov.au.

69 Medical supplies
       (1) For subsections 66(1) and 67(1) of the Navigation Act, the regulated Australian vessel must be provided with:
(a) a medicine chest that is kept in the manner mentioned in the latest edition of Medical carriage requirements, published by AMSA; and
(b) the latest edition of International medical guide for ships, published by WHO.
       (2) For cargo that is classified as dangerous and is not included in the latest edition of Medical first aid guide for use in accidents involving dangerous goods, published by WHO, information about all of the following must be available to seafarers:
(a) the nature of substances in the cargo;
(b) the risks for the cargo as mentioned in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code;
(c) personal protective equipment necessary to avoid the risks;
(d) medical procedures to deal with the risks;
(e) antidotes for the substances.
Note   The Medical first aid guide for use in accidents involving dangerous goods is published jointly by the IMO, WHO and the ILO. It is also known as the