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ES-TRIN, Article 19.08(9) - Sufficient number of first-aid kits
Question:
How many first-aid kits are considered sufficient to fulfil the requirements of Article 19.08(9)?
Answer:
Including the first-aid kit according to Article 13.02(3)(f), the total number of first-aid kits is considered to be sufficient when the following is applied:
- vessels with up to 50 passengers: 2 small kit,
- vessels with 51 to 300 passengers: 1 small kit + 1 large kit,
- vessels with over 300 passengers: 1 small kit + 2 large kits.
The kits should be located on logical places on the ship like the reception desk, galley, communal living quarters, wheelhouse.
As examples, the content of a large kit could be:
Example 1:
- 30 Adhesive Plastic Bandages, 3/4" x 3"
- 35 Adhesive Plastic Bandages, 1" x 3"
- 10 Adhesive Plastic Bandages, 3/8" x 1 1/2"
- 20 Alcohol Wipes
- 8 Antacid Tablets
- 8 Aspirin Tablets
- 1 Burn Dressings, 4" x 4"
- 5 Butterfly Wound Closures
- 10 BZK Antiseptic Towelettes
- 1 Cold Pack, 4" x 5"
- 1 Conforming Gauze Roll, 2"
- 10 Cotton Tipped Applicators, 3"
- 1 CPR Face Shield
- 8 Extra-Strength Non-Aspirin Tablets
- 1 Eyewash, 1oz
- 4 Finger Splint/Tongue Depressor
- 10 First Aid/Burn Cream Packets, 0.9g
- 1 First Aid Guide
- 1 First Aid Tape, 1/2" x 5yd
- 6 Hand Sanitizer Packets
- 4 Nitrile Exam Gloves
- 1 Rubber Tourniquet, 1" x 18"
- 1 Scissors
- 4 Sterile Eye Pads
- 12 Sterile Gauze Pads, 2" x 2"
- 4 Sterile Gauze Pads, 3" x 3"
- 5 Sting Relief Wipes
- 2 Trauma Pads, 5" x 9"
- 1 Triangular Bandage, 40" x 40" x 56"
- 10 Triple Antibiotic Ointment Packets, 0.5g
- 1 Tweezer
Example 2: Content foreseen in the CIPA Rule No 25, appendix 1 (www.cipa-online.org)
Example 3: Content foreseen in the national standards such as DIN 13157 : 2021.
CESNI/PT/Pax (20) 13, CESNI/PT/Pax (21)m 14, item 3.9
Working group for passenger vessels (CESNI/PT/Pax), first-aid kits
