Introductionġ.1 The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018, (referred to in this Notice as “the Regulations”) will come into force on 30 November 2018.
Information about the transitional arrangements for application of the Regulations to existing fishermen are in MIN 575 (F).Īmendment 1 corrects the acceptance of the ML5 medical certificate in lieu of the ENG 1 medical certificate. The statutory medical fitness standards are published in MSN 1886 (M+F) The dates when fishermen are required to have a valid medical certificate What will happen at a medical examination (Annex A) The medical certificates which are valid medical certificates as required under Regulation 5 The right of Approved Doctors to make an administrative charge for the issue of duplicate certificates The requirement for a fisherman to report a significant change in their medical condition, or an absence from work of 30 days or more
Why medical fitness examinations are important and the responsibility of fishermen, owners and skippers to comply with the requirements This notice contains guidance on the application and provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018, including