· Small Commercial Passenger (those
which carry more than 6 paying passengers)
REQUIREMENT:
Sec.121.710: "A vessel must carry a first aid kit
approved in accordance with Sec.160.041 in subchapter Q,
or any other standard specified by the Commandment, or
a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent
kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable container
and that is marked, [First Aid Kit]. A first aid kit shall
be easily visible and readily available to the crew."
The Medical
Sea Pak DAY PAK Soft Pak or Hard
Pak meets these regulations
as an equivalent kit.
· Life
Boats:
REQUIREMENT:
CFR Subchapter Q 160.041: The list is essentially the same
as for small commercial passenger vessels above.
The Medical
Sea Pak DAY PAK Soft Pak or Hard
Pak meets these regulations
as an equivalent kit.
· Life
Rafts:
REQUIREMENT:
Sec. 160.054, 1-21: The list is identical for lifeboat
requirements above.
The Medical
Sea Pak DAY PAK Soft Pak or Hard
Pak meets these regulations
as an equivalent kit.
· Commercial Vessels:
REQUIREMENT:
Sec.121.710 First Aid Kits: The list is essentially the
same as for lifeboat requirements above.
The Medical
Sea Pak DAY PAK Soft Pak or Hard
Pak meets these regulations
as an equivalent kit. We recommend our Excursion
Pak Hard Case or Excursion
Pak Soft Case if
distance from medical help is more than 24 hours
away and the COASTAL
CRUISING PAK if medical help is more
than 48 hours away.
· Large Commercial Fishing Vessels:
Requirement:
46 CFR 28.210, which reads: "Each vessel must have
on board a complete first aid manual and medicine chest
[kit] of a size suitable for the number of individuals
on board in a readily accessible location."
Medical
Sea Paks such as the DAY
PAK Soft Pak or Hard
Pak, Excursion
Pak Hard Case or Excursion
Pak Soft Case, COASTAL
CRUISING PAK, and
the TRANS-OCEAN
PAK meets these regulations,
based on the three "HOWS"- 1. How many? 2.
How far away from professional care? 3. How long the
trip?
· Large Non-Fishing Vessels:
REQUIREMENTS:
Governed by the United States Public Health Service [USPHS].
The document is known as Ships Medicine Chest.
The Medical
Sea Pak TRANS-OCEAN
PAK is ideal in meeting these extensive
requirements since the modular design allows captains
and medical officers to adapt and customize as necessary.
· Mobile Offshore Drilling Rigs:
MOBILE
OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS [MODU] REQUIREMENT: 46 CFR subchapter
1-A require the same kit as noted under lifeboats above.
USCG
Directorate compliance with the Mine Safety and Health
Administration, which requires stretcher and backboards
and a list of backup bandages and compresses.
29
CFR 108.707, which reads: " Each unit must have a
first aid kit approved by OSHA of a size suitable for the
number of persons allowed on board and that it is stowed
in a location that is accessible to all persons on board."
First
Aid Pak, Inc. Recommends that these requirements
are best met by selecting a Medical Sea Pak that answers
the three "HOWS" and to add an emergency backboard for evacuation
purposes.
· Fixed Offshore Platforms:
These
are divided into "inner" and "outer" continental
shelf areas. The "inner" is under jurisdiction
of OSHA, but no standards have been set. The "outer" shelf regulations are under jurisdiction US coast Guard and
OSHA and require first aid workplace training under 29CFR
1910.151. First aid supplies are recommended by a consulting
physician and shall be readily available.
First
Aid Pak, Inc. Recommends selection of a PAK based
upon the three "HOWS", and supplemented with
medications as recommended by the consulting physician.
