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119. He will render medical advice and attention to the ship's company as and when necessary.
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120. He will ensure that all Officers and Crew are fully protected against Smallpox, Yellow Fever, Cholera and Typhoid and that their International Certificates are up-to-date.
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121. In the case of injury, however trivial, to Officers and Crew, the
Surgeon will make a note in his Medical Log Book and inform the Chief Officer who will fill in details on an Accident Report Form and in the ship's Log Book.
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122. The Surgeon will render medical advice and attention to passengers and is entitled to charge them the fees laid down by the Company. He will ensure that passengers are charged for drugs supplied according to the rates laid down by the Company, when required by separate Company's orders to do
so.
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123. If a passenger is injured or contracts an
illness on board which might possibly he attributed to the fault or negligence of the Company, the Surgeon will consult the Commander and no fees should be charged for attention or drugs. In such an event, the Surgeon must, however, be careful, in his dealings with the passenger, not to commit the Company to any liability.
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124. In the event of a passenger requiring any medical attention or
hospitalisation ashore, the Surgeon must make it clear to the passenger
and to the Company's Agents and the Doctor or Institution ashore that all fees and charges including
transportation, are for the passenger's account.
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125. When consulted about the acceptance of sick passengers for carriage in Company's ships, the
Surgeon is to make every effort to assist in making the journey possible.
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126. The Surgeon must make careful notes in the Medical Log Book every time a member of the Crew or a passenger reports sick.
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127. The Surgeon must make himself acquainted with the International Sanitary Regulations. He is responsible to the Commander for ensuring that all the requirements of the Port Health Authorities at various ports are strictly complied with.
 On arrival at a port the Surgeon will meet the Port Health Officer with all papers ready for inspection and as soon as pratique is granted he must inform the Commander. Prior to departure from a port the Surgeon is to obtain the Bill of Health and must immediately report to the
Commander that it is on board.
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128. When the Surgeon has to call upon a Doctor from amongst the passengers either for a second opinion in a difficult case or for assistance with anaesthetic or operations, that Doctor should he paid a reasonable fee for his services.
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129. When the Surgeon is incapacitated for any reason and an Assistant Surgeon is not carried, the Commander should ask a Doctor, if one is available amongst his passengers, to undertake the Surgeon's duties. As remuneration such a Doctor should receive a refund of passage money proportionate to the time he has acted as Surgeon and also the same pay and fees as the Surgeon.
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