Salvage Medical Association
SMA-MED-06Proposed

Medical Assurance and Performance

Draft concept — not yet an approved SMA standard.

Scope

Audits, exercises, performance monitoring, lessons learned, corrective actions and continual improvement.

Intended audience

  • Salvage contractors
  • Vessel owners and operators
  • Insurers and risk professionals
  • Medical service providers

Key subject areas

  • 01Medical audits
  • 02Drills and exercises
  • 03Performance indicators
  • 04Lessons learned
  • 05Corrective and preventive action
  • 06Continual improvement

Relationship to applicable requirements

Intended to complement applicable legislation, flag-state and coastal-state requirements, established maritime instruments and recognised professional guidance. It does not replace statutory obligations or professional clinical judgement.

Proposed implementation approach

  • Exercise medical response arrangements under realistic conditions.
  • Track corrective actions to closure.
  • Share de-identified lessons learned responsibly.

Consultation and feedback

This draft concept is open for early input. Practitioners and organisations are invited to comment on scope, subject areas and implementation.

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