1 Introduction
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1 Introduction

  1.1 The purpose of this circular is to provide guidance on exchange of medical information between two telemedical assistance services (TMAS) involved in SAR operations for medical assistance at sea when an international co-operation is required.

  1.2 The MSC/Circ.960 on medical assistance at sea:

- states that an optimal arrangement for medical assistance at sea is based on the following five elements:
  – one or more RCCs;
  – a telemedical assistance service (TMAS);
  – means of intervention at sea;
    – shore-based arrangements;
  – common operational procedures,
- informs or reminds States of the elements of a global system of medical assistance at sea and encourages those which had not yet done so to set up such a system (which to a large extent uses existing elements), including an officially designated maritime telemedical assistance service;
- defines the objectives, capacities and planning of a TMAS; and
- lists the means of radiocommunication essential for medical assistance at sea.
Parent topic: Annex - Guidance on Exchange of Medical Information Between Telemedical Assistance Services (TMAS) Involved in International SAR Operations
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