Regulation 7

Every ship going to sea carrying more than 12 passengers but without a qualified doctor as a member of the crew shall carry, in addition to the medicines and medical stores specified in the main Scale which the vessel is required to carry under regulation 4, 5 or 6, those specified in Scale V in Part 5 of the First Schedule.

All medicines required to be carried under Scale V in Part 5 of the First Schedule shall be kept in a doctor’s attache case.

Any item which cannot be included in the case should, where possible, be strapped to it; otherwise, the item shall be kept in a place adjacent to the case.

The doctor’s attache case shall be locked, the key to the case kept in the possession of the master or someone nominated by him, and the case kept in a locked cabinet.

The case should be labelled clearly as follows: “The medicines in this case are to be used only by a qualified doctor, or someone under the direct supervision of a doctor on board the ship.”.