Asahi Tanker to introduce online medical consultations on 103 vessels　旭タンカー、グループ所属船103隻にオンライン診療導入

Starlink connectivity and AED deployment to strengthen onboard medical care and emergency response capabilities

Starlink活用、AED配備で船上医療・救命体制を強化

Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd. announced on 9 November that it would introduce the ShipMedTech online medical consultation system across 103 vessels operated by the group, comprising 95 domestic vessels and eight oceangoing vessels. Using the Starlink satellite communications service, the company will establish a system enabling seafarers to receive medical consultations from doctors while their vessels are at sea.

The initiative aims to combine healthcare management with safe vessel operations in Japan’s domestic shipping industry, which faces an ageing seafaring workforce and a shortage of personnel.

■The full article covers the following topics (approximately 2,000 Japanese characters)

→ Asahi Tanker takes a new step in maritime healthcare with online consultations across 103 vessels

→ Seafarers to consult doctors while at sea as Starlink transforms the onboard medical environment

→ AED deployment and lifesaving training to strengthen emergency response and protect seafarers’ lives

→ Ageing crews and labour shortages make healthcare management a key issue for domestic shipping

→ Medical consultation results may inform crew changes, linking healthcare management with safe operations

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旭タンカー、グループ所属船103隻にオンライン診療導入

Starlink活用、AED配備で船上医療・救命体制を強化

　旭タンカーは9日、グループ所属船103隻（内航船95隻、外航船8隻）にオンライン診療システム「ShipMedTech」を導入すると発表した。衛星通信サービス「Starlink」を活用し、航海中の船舶から医師の診療を受けられる環境を整備する。

　船員の高齢化や人手不足が進む内航海運業界で、健康管理と安全運航を両立させる取り組みとなる。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約2,000文字）

→ 旭タンカー、所属船103隻にオンライン診療導入、海上医療の新たな一歩

→ 航海中の船員が医師に相談、Starlinkが変える船上の医療環境

→ AED配備と救命訓練を推進、緊急時の船員の命を守る体制を強化

→ 船員の高齢化と人手不足、健康管理が内航海運の重要課題に

→ 診療結果を船員交代にも活用へ、健康管理と安全運航をつなぐ

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