Rick Krishfield says: There is a nurse on board, and a fully stocked hospital room to respond to any emergency. In the case of any serious medical emergency, the person would be flown off the ship. This could require rerouting the ship, as was the case one year when a crewmember with appendicitis had to be flown off.
Gerty here again. The ship would have to be rerouted so that it is in range of land for the helicopter that is on board. This ship carries 2 MBB BO 105 helicopters with a range of 564 kilometers (304 nautical miles) so the ship has to be within about 500 kms of land.
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Rick Krishfield says: There is a nurse on board, and a fully stocked hospital room to respond to any emergency. In the case of any serious medical emergency, the person would be flown off the ship. This could require rerouting the ship, as was the case one year when a crewmember with appendicitis had to be flown off.
Gerty here again. The ship would have to be rerouted so that it is in range of land for the helicopter that is on board. This ship carries 2 MBB BO 105 helicopters with a range of 564 kilometers (304 nautical miles) so the ship has to be within about 500 kms of land.