1.3 Isolation Ships should have: ST facilities an isolation room or the capability to provide isolation of patients; the capability to provide quarantine. Medical rooms should be well ventilated. 1.4 Ventilation ST Medical facilities should have toilet and hand washing facilities, which ST 1.5 Washing facilities should be supplied as described in section 7.2. 1.6 Medical waste Medical facilities must have appropriate sharps and biomedical waste management capability. Contaminated, out of date damaged medicines should be replaced ST and not used. 1.7 Temperature Temperature measuring devices must be provided and maintained in measuring devices proper operational condition for patients. 1.8 Medical The following procedures are considered to be the minimum required procedures on board: maintenance for all medical equipment; a medical record system with: well organised, legible and consistent documentation of all medical care, a system of appropriate medical records and communication confidentiality; code team (crash team) trained and updated regularly; manuals for operation of medical equipment; Medical Operations Manual as required by the International Safety Management Code requirements; Emergency Preparedness Plan as required by the International Safety Management Code. 1.9 Hygiene Plan A Hygiene Plan for medical facilities should be implemented. ST
1.3 Isolation facilities Ships should have: an isolation room or the capability to provide isolation of patients; the capability to provide quarantine. ST 1.4 Ventilation Medical rooms should be well ventilated. ST 1.5 Washing facilities Medical facilities should have toilet and hand washing facilities, which should be supplied as described in section 7.2. ST 1.6 Medical waste management Medical facilities must have appropriate sharps and biomedical waste capability. Contaminated, out of date damaged medicines should be replaced and not used. ST 1.7 Temperature measuring devices Temperature measuring devices must be provided and maintained in proper operational condition for patients. 1.8 Medical procedures The following procedures are considered to be the minimum required on board: maintenance for all medical equipment; a medical record system with: well organised, legible and consistent documentation of all medical care, a system of appropriate medical records and communication confidentiality; code team (crash team) trained and updated regularly; manuals for operation of medical equipment; Medical Operations Manual as required by the International Safety Management Code requirements; Emergency Preparedness Plan as required by the International Safety Management Code. 1.9 Hygiene Plan A Hygiene Plan for medical facilities should be implemented. ST