MSN 1883 (F) Amendment 4: work in fishing convention (No. 188) medical examination and certification for fishermen
Information on the ENG 1 and ML5 medical examinations and certificates for fishermen.
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Notice to all:
- fishing vessel owners
- operators and managers
- employers of fishermen
- skippers
- officers
- fishermen on fishing vessels
This notice should be read with the Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018 and Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1886 (M+F) on Medical Standards and Eyesight Standards for Seafarers.
The guidance has been updated to reflect the 10m or less fishers鈥� medical exemption as outlined within MSN 1915 (F) Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018 Exemption
Amendment 4 updates the guidance following the close of the 30 April 2024 grandfather rights (GFR) deadline.
This notice replaces MSN 1883 Amendment 3.
Updates to this page
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MSN 1883 amendment 4 updates the guidance following the close of the 30 April 2024 grandfather rights (GFR) deadline.
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MSN 1886 has been updated to reflect the 10m or less fishers' medical exemption as outlined within MSN 1915 (F).
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First published.