Lehrauftrag an der Hochschule Bremen (HSB)

Basic Information

The English-language International Study Program in Ship Management—Nautical Sciences B. Sc. concludes with the Bachelor of Science and the STCW Certificate of Competence for Nautical Watch Officers. (For more information, see here). On ships without a ship's doctor (less than 100 people on board and a journey time of less than 3 days), nautical watch officers provide medical care. This means they take care of the sick/injured, including taking a medical history, conducting an examination, making a diagnosis and providing treatment. In addition to the relevant literature, they can call a hotline in case of need to receive oral support. Therefore, they must acquire certain basic knowledge about the human body, including its structure, function, diseases and injuries, and their treatment (possibly over a longer period) as part of their training. This is done at the University of Bremen in the course Maritime Medicine, combined with a practical course in wound care and a two-week hospital internship.

Our Expertise

As an emergency physician, Dr. Rogge has extensive expertise in this field, including knowledge from the maritime and water rescue sectors. His qualifications and experience as a first aid and emergency technician instructor, as well as in the training of trainers and in the training of emergency specialists, enable him to convey knowledge in a simplified and understandable way and to determine which depth of knowledge is sensible and feasible within a given time frame. He has a sailing/skipper certificate (SKS), a license as a ship's doctor from the BG Verkehr and is regularly involved in voluntary work as a ship's doctor on the large sailing ship Alexander von Humboldt II.

Our Activity

As part of his teaching assignment at the University of Bremen, Dr. Rogge conveys theoretical knowledge in the 30-hour English-language lecture with final exam, as well as in the practical course in wound care, including suturing. In addition, he supervises bachelor's theses and excursions (e.g. on the Alexander von Humboldt II).