Information System for Supporting Seafarer's Health Incident Reporting

Area of Science:

• Maritime Health
• Telemedicine Systems
• Health Informatics

Background:

• Telemedical Maritime Assistance Services (TMAS) provide crucial healthcare support to seafarers and passengers on ships.
• Traditional communication methods for TMAS include marine radio, satellite phones, and facsimile, often used when vessels are far from ports.
• In Greece, the Medical Advice Centre (MAC) has been mandated since 1987 to record health incidents at sea for various vessel types.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and study an information support system for recording health incidents at sea.
• To create an internet-based system to facilitate the legally required recording of maritime health events within TMAS centres.
• To enhance the data management capabilities for the Greek Medical Advice Centre (MAC).

Main Methods:

• Development of an Internet Information System tailored for maritime health incident recording.
• Utilized the Anvil tool for system development.
• Employed the Python programming language in the system's creation.

Main Results:

• Successfully developed a functional internet information system for recording health incidents at sea.
• The system is designed to meet the legal recording obligations of the Medical Advice Centre (MAC).
• The implementation leverages modern web development tools and programming languages.

Conclusions:

• The developed internet information system effectively supports the recording of maritime health incidents.
• This system enhances the operational efficiency and legal compliance of Telemedical Maritime Assistance Services (TMAS) and the MAC.
• The use of Anvil and Python provides a robust platform for managing critical health data at sea.