5. (1)

Every Category A and Category B ships carrying more than 12

passengers but without a qualified doctor as a member of the crew shall, in addition to the medical stores specified in the First and Second Schedules, carry additional requirements in accordance with Part A of the Third Schedule.

(2)

All the medicines required to be carried in accordance with Part A of the Third Schedule shall be kept in a doctor's case.

(3)

The doctor's case shall be locked and kept in a locked cabinet and the keys to the case and cabinet shall be kept in the possession of the master or any person nominated by him.

(4)

The doctor's case should be labelled clearly as follows-

"The medicines in this case are to be used only by a qualified medical practitioner, registered general nurse, qualified paramedic or by any person under the direct supervision of a medical practitioner on board the ship.".

(5)

The obtaining, use and disposal of drugs from the doctor's case shall be recorded in the ship's controlled drugs register as specified in Annex 1 and

Annex 2 of the Eighth Schedule.

(6)

{a}

Passenger ships of Category A and Category B shall carry one first aid kit for every 100 persons or fraction of that number that they are certified to carry, subject to a maximum of 3 first aid kits. One first aid kit shall be kept in the doctor's case.

(b} The first aid kit shall consist of items specified in Part B of the

Third Schedule.

(7)

Passenger ships of Category C shall, in addition to the medical stores required to be carried under regulation 4(2), carry a maximum of 3 first aid kits distributed round the ships and each first aid kit shall contain items specified in

Part B of the Third Schedule.

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