S.L. 234.51 ст. 113Ships not requiring a medical doctor.

Ships which do not require a medical doctor onboard as stipulated in rule 36 shall be required to have either at least one seafarer on board who is in charge of medical care and administering medicine as part of their regular duties or at least one seafarer on board competent to provide medical first aid. Seafarers in charge of medical care on board who are not medical doctors shall have satisfactorily completed training in medical care that meets the requirements of the STCW Convention for mandatory minimum requirements related to medical first aid and medical care.