[THE SEAFARING SECURITY OF SHIPS OF MERCHANT NAVY IN CONDITIONS OF ARMED ATTACKS AND PIRACY: THE MEASURES TO PROTECT LIFE AND HEALTH OF CREW].

The increasing activity of armed attacks, pirate raids and military operations in waters where pass key shipping routes conditions actuality to ensure safety of life and health of crew members of merchant navy. Such threats are accompanied with use of various types of weapons and infliction of injuries of varying severity to crew members, that, under absence of timely medical care results in complications and risk to life. The complex conditions of navigation in zones with high-risk of attacks and remoteness of ships from shore-based infrastructure hinder immediate provision of qualified medical care and evacuation of injured personnel, determining key role of first aid applied by crew aboard vessel.