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MIN 600 Ships captains medical guide 23rd edition

How to obtain the manual which gives medical guidance for (non-doctors) working on board a ship. The 23rd edition, is the most up-to-date and complete.

From:
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Published
24 September 2019
Last updated
16 October 2019 鈥� See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on

MIN 600 SCMG has been replaced by MIN 600 Amd 1 SCMG

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Details

This MIN outlines the details of how to obtain the 23rd edition of the ships captains medical guide.

The MIN will be available in due course.

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The manual is written for laymen (non-doctors) working on board a ship. It contains a wide range of authoritative advice and will help you:

  • assess and treat injuries

  • diagnose and treat illness

  • on journeys where you won鈥檛 have quick access to professional medical advice

Medical stores to carry on a UK flag ship

For information on:

  • the use

  • potential side effects

  • precautions

associated with the medical stores, download merchant shipping notice and its list of corrections

Both contain essential information, so it鈥檚 a good idea to have them both saved or printed out to keep with the medical guide.

Updates to this page

Published 24 September 2019
Last updated 16 October 2019 show all updates

  1. Updated to include MIN 600 (M+F) SCMG 23rd edition.

  2. First published.

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