MLC Health Protection and Medical Care 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under MLC 2006, which regulation covers seafarer health protection and medical care?
- Regulation 4.1 (Correct answer)
- Regulation 3.2
- Regulation 2.5
- Regulation 1.2
Correct answer: Regulation 4.1
MLC 2006 Regulation 4.1 addresses the right of seafarers to health protection and medical care.
Question 2: Under MLC 2006, a seafarer who suffers injury or illness during service is entitled to medical care until when?
- Until recovery or until the illness or injury is declared of a permanent character (Correct answer)
- Only for 30 days
- Until the voyage ends
- Only while on board the ship
Correct answer: Until recovery or until the illness or injury is declared of a permanent character
MLC 2006 entitles seafarers to medical care until they recover or until the condition is declared permanent.
Question 3: Under MLC 2006, which document must all ships carry to guide medical care on board?
- The International Medical Guide for Ships (IMGS) (Correct answer)
- IMO SOLAS chapter VI only
- The WHO International Health Regulations
- The flag state pharmacopoeia only
Correct answer: The International Medical Guide for Ships (IMGS)
MLC 2006 requires ships to carry the International Medical Guide for Ships or equivalent approved guide.
Question 4: Under MLC 2006, seafarers are entitled to receive medical care on board and ashore at no cost to whom?
- At no cost to the seafarer (Correct answer)
- At no cost to the flag state
- At no cost to the port state
- At no cost to the classification society
Correct answer: At no cost to the seafarer
MLC 2006 ensures that medical care for seafarers must be provided at no personal cost to them.
Question 5: Under MLC 2006, what is required on ships of 500 GT or more on international voyages regarding medical equipment?
- A properly equipped medicine chest and medical equipment (Correct answer)
- A full operating theatre
- A licensed physician on board always
- Only basic first aid supplies
Correct answer: A properly equipped medicine chest and medical equipment
MLC 2006 requires ships of 500 GT or more to carry a properly equipped medicine chest and appropriate medical equipment.
Question 6: Under MLC 2006, who is responsible for maintaining the ship's medicine chest and medical equipment?
- The master, or a designated officer trained in first aid (Correct answer)
- The shipowner's shore-based doctor
- The port state health authority
- The flag state's medical officer
Correct answer: The master, or a designated officer trained in first aid
MLC 2006 places responsibility for the medicine chest on the master or a designated first-aid-trained officer.
MLC Health Protection and Medical Care 1
Under MLC 2006, which regulation covers seafarer health protection and medical care?