Should injury or illness strike at sea ? We provide the right guidance and equipment to manage the situation. .

24-HOUR MEDICAL SUPPORT


A hospital-based communications center that provides owner, captain and crew with a direct medical hotline to emergency care physicians with the help of ships exhisting communication systems.

CREW ASSISTANCE

We have two cover options to help your employees have access to the treatment they need wherever they are in the world.

1) Assistance Cover for added reassurance

Crew members who are on international rotes are exposed to different climate and because of the stress are prone to medical incidents.

Crew members my not have access to appropriate medical care in layover situations. GlobalSOS can provide access to immediate emergency medical advice and also guide the crew to find an appropriate medical facility

2) Worldwide Medical Insurance Cover

We know your employees may have to work in almost any country. Our worldwide cover gives you, your company and your staff the reassurance they need when an employee or family member does require medical treatment, we will do everything possible to arrange treatment in one of the comfortable, well-equipped hospitals in our network. We can usually settle claims direct with the hospital, in the local currency. This means your employees don’t have to pay upfront and there’s minimal paperwork for them to do.

Evacuation — we take you to the nearest location where you can be treated.

An option for anyone concerned about the quality of local healthcare. We offer cover for emergency evacuation, if medically necessary, to the nearest medical facility equipped to deal with your employees’ condition, wherever they are in the world.

Repatriation — opt to be treated in their home country.

Our highest level of Assistance Cover gives you the choice of returning your staff to their national country of origin for treatment if, for medical reasons, the treatment is not available locally
 
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