German Medical Guide for Ships
"German Medical Guide for Ships" is Mandatory for Ocean-going Vessels under German Flag

Merchant ships under German flag are obliged to carry aboard the book "Anleitung zur Krankenfürsorge auf Kauffahrtschiffen", in English: the "German Medical Guide for Ships – Manual for Captains and Ship’s Officers". This book is the textbook used to accompany the medical training of ship’s officers and is, at the same time, an instruction manual for medical health care aboard vessels without a ship's doctor.
See-Berufsgenossenschaft (Publisher):
Anleitung zur Krankenfürsorge auf Kauffahrteischiffen
Leitfaden für Kapitäne und Schiffsoffiziere
556 pages, with CD-Rom
5. Edition 2007; EURO 124,60
ISBN 978-3-87166-050-4

This book is also available in English. Since being published, Tthe "German Medical
Guide for Ships – Manual for Captains and Ship’s Officers" has gained high
recognition internationally. It is kept on many ocean-going vessels – not
sailing under German flag- as are the model supplies of the on-board pharmacies
described in the book. Various other shipping nations are currently preparing to
take on the "German
Medical Guide for Ships"
which is being translated into manyseveral different languages.
See-Berufsgenossenschaft (Publisher):
German Medical Guide for Ships
Manual for Captains and Ship's Officers
530 pages, with CD-Rom
5. Edition 2008; EURO 194,20
ISBN 978-3-87166-062-7

