Marine Advisory: 09/2024 - Advisory on Centro Internazionale Radio Medico’s (CIRM) remote neuropsychological support to crews of ships sailing in the RedSea

HE EPUBLIC OF IBERIA Tel: +1 703 790 3434

SUBJECT: Advisory on Centro Internazionale Radio Medico’s (CIRM) remote neuropsychological support to crews of ships sailing in the Red Sea

REF: a) IMO Circular Letter No. 4863

Dear Shipowners/Operators/Masters/Crew:

The CIRM, the Italian maritime telemedicine service (TMAS) has declared its capacity to provide remote neuropsychological support to crews of merchant ships that may be subject to attacks in the Red Sea by developing UNSAFE SEA, a dedicated service offering neurological and psychological support.

According to the Italian Coast Guard, the increasing number of attacks on commercial ships transiting the Red Sea poses significant problems in safeguarding the health of seafarers. Those seafarers who have or could be subject to attacks, after experiencing such negative events, are at a high risk of developing psychological disorders.

With the UNSAFE SEA project, CIRM hopes to alleviate the stress that ships’ crew may experience. The service consists in telemedical assistance for offering: valuable emotional support, medical advice, if necessary, prescription of integration of the contents of the ship’s pharmacy with medical compounds for the treatment of symptoms developed as a result of an attack on the ship, stimulations to use strategies for management of stress, etc.

Please refer to reference a) of this Advisory for more information on the CIRM’s UNSAFE SEA services.

For further information regarding this Advisory, please contact MLC@liscr.com.

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