MSN 1883 (F) - Amendment 5 Work in Fishing Convention (No. 188) Medical Examination and Certification for Fishers
The guidance has been updated to reflect the 10m or less fishers鈥� medical exemption as outlined within MSN 1915 (F). Amendment 5 clarifies the review process for ML5 Medicals.
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Notice to all shipowners and masters.
This notice should be read with MSN 1886 and replaces MSN 1883 Amendment 4
This notice contains guidance on the application and provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018, including:
- why medical fitness examinations are important and the responsibility of fishers, owners and skippers to comply with the requirements
- how to obtain a medical certificate
- validity of a medical certificate
- categories of medical fitness
- the medical review (鈥渁ppeal鈥�) system
- the requirement for a fisher to report a significant change in their medical condition, or an absence from work of 30 days or more
- the right of approved doctors to make an administrative charge for the issue of duplicate certificates
This notice contains information on:
- the medical certificates which are valid medical certificates as required under Regulation 5
- what will happen at a medical examination (Annex A)
- the dates when fishers are required to have a valid medical certificate
The statutory medical fitness standards are published in MSN 1886 Amendment 2 MLC and ILO 188 medical standards
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 5 clarifies the review process for ML5 Medicals.