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Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Crew Matters
74. Medical treatment on board ship
Feedback & supportWhere a ship does not carry a doctor among the seamen employed on it, the master of the ship must make arrangements for securing that any medical attention on board the ship is given either by the master or under the master’s supervision by a person appointed by the master for the purpose.
ship
Defined · s 2
“ship” means any kind of vessel used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved and includes —(a)a barge, lighter or other floating vessel;(b)an air-cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water; and(c)an off-shore industry mobile unit;