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Get a medical certificate to work at sea - ENG 1 or ML5 medical certificates, how much they cost, how to apply.
You must have an ENG 1 or an ML5 seafarer medical fitness certificate to…
How to apply depends on which certificate you need. How to apply for an…
Your medical certificate can be suspended or cancelled if: there’s a major…
How to get an ENG1 or ML5 medical certificate.
Guidance for maritime security guards and their employers about the medical certificates needed for working at sea.
Guidance on the 5 titles of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, and the regulations applying to UK ships under each one.
A list of shipping companies, and the doctors who are approved to carry out ENG 1 medicals for their employees.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for working Deck and Engineering Officers working on board merchant vessels and yachts.
A list of overseas-based approved doctors for UK seafarers.
Information for a letter of initial assessment or college letter, so you can train for an engineer officer certificate of competence (CoC)
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