Lahe U
Maritime Medicine Department, Estonian Seamen's Hospital, Tallin.
Bull Inst Marit Trop Med Gdynia. 1998;49(1-4):19-22.
Estonian National Maritime Board has reported about 16,000 seafarers in Estonia. According to Estonian new national regulations concerning medical examination of employees on board ships issued on 9 April 1998 seafarers are examined only at Estonian Seamen's Hospital by experienced physicians of expertise commission. The validity of the certificates of fitness is 2 years, for persons younger than 21 and older than 50 years of age the validity is 1 year. The medical training of seafrers is carried out according to IMO Model Courses at special training ships and Estonian Disaster Medicine Centre. The International Medical Guide for Ships is used on sea-going vessels which fly Estonian flag.
爱沙尼亚国家海事委员会报告称,爱沙尼亚有大约16000名海员。根据1998年4月9日发布的爱沙尼亚关于船上员工体检的新国家规定,海员仅在爱沙尼亚海员医院由专家委员会的经验丰富的医生进行检查。健康证书的有效期为2年,21岁以下和50岁以上人员的有效期为1年。海员的医学培训在特殊训练船上和爱沙尼亚灾难医学中心按照国际海事组织示范课程进行。悬挂爱沙尼亚国旗的远洋船舶使用《国际船舶医疗指南》。