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Vacation Leave with
Pay:
Point of Hire:
USD 66.00 LEAVE PAY 6 DAYS/ MONTH
Manila, Philippines[7]
Before Rosales was deployed, he underwent a pre-employment medical examination
and was found "FIT" for duty with no restrictions.[8] On November 26, 2012, Rosales
boarded the vessel Queen Mary 2. His duties and responsibilities, as enumerated in his
position paper, include the following:
8.1 Keeping rooms clean, making bunks, and serving the wants of
the officers.
8.2 Ensure that cleaning equipment remain in working order while
maintaining their safety.
8.3 Look into ordering new machinery or replacing old ones.
8.4 Ensure that unsanitary working conditions are prevented and he
must also take special precaution toward prevention of disease.
8.5 Make sure the schedules are followed for timely completion of
projects.
8.6 Identify laundry in the room (or cabin) and transfer it to
laundryman for clean-up.
8.7 Provide assistance to other crew members.
8.8 Mattresses, bed springs, pillows, corners and connections of
bunks should be examined very carefully and sprayed
frequently. Toilets, bathrooms, and alley-ways also must be kept
clean by the steward.
8.9 Responsible for waste collection including the separation and
isolation of syringes and other biomedical waste.[9]
He was mainly responsible for cleaning and maintaining rooms or cabins, waste
collection, segregation, isolation, and disposal of syringes and bio-medical waste.[10]
On June 25, 2013, Rosales complained of abdominal muscle and joint pains. It
persisted despite consultation with the ship doctor and medication.[11] Needing a
proper work up on his liver functions,[12] Rosales was repatriated to the Philippines on
July 20, 2013.[13]
Rosales reported to the company-designated physician on July 22, 2013. Initial
impressions considered gastritis and ruled out liver pathology.[14] On succeeding reevaluations, Rosales was diagnosed with and treated for esophagitis; gastritis, and
fatty liver.[15] On December 9, 2013, after a series of 10 re-evaluations, the companydesignated physician required Rosales to undergo Hepatitis profiling.[16] Confirmatory
test for Hepatitis C virus revealed that Rosales had Chronic Hepatitis C infection.[17]
The company-designated physician's 15th report dated January 23, 2014 advised
Rosales to await approval of a weekly therapy for six months depending on his
response to treatment.[18] On February 20, 2014, another re-evaluation was conducted
and he was issued a certification stating: "Final Diagnosis (January 23, 2014) https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/66265
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