Seafarer Assessment

A Seafarer medical is nothing new to individuals who make a living at sea. As a seafarer, it’s important that you are fit for the job you are doing on a day-to-day basis, and during emergencies. A medical examination will find out if you have a health condition that could result in you needing urgent treatment, or potentially put fellow crew or passengers’ lives at risk.

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You need a seafarer medical certificate (ENG1) if you are in charge of a ship, e.g. ship’s captain, serving on a merchant ship, a seafarer

Any seafarer on board a ship must have an ENG1 (or equivalent) to work on a merchant vessel, or for any UK Certificate of Competency (CoC).

You need an ML5 medical report and certificate if you are a master of a non-seagoing passenger ship (Class IV or V), a master of a commercial non-seagoing vessel, a master and crew of a small commercial vessel (under 24 metres, carrying no more than 12 passengers, going no more than 60 miles from shore), a crew or other employee (like a steward, security guard, caterer) on a domestic seagoing passenger ship (Class VI or VI(A)).