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Marine order 76—Health—medical fitness [1]

Submitted by anathomson on Mon, 10/02/2020 - 14:29

About 

Marine order 76 sets out the requirements for:

  • requirement for seafarers and licensed pilots to hold a certificate of medical fitness
  • duration of certificates of medical fitness
  • provides for the appointment of medical inspectors.

Assistance and tools 

Legislation and incorporated material

  • Navigation Act 2012 [2]

Related content

  • Eyesight and medical requirements for a domestic certificate [3]
  • Guidelines for the medical assessment of near coastal seafarers [4]
  • Medical fitness for international certificates of competency [5]
  • Standards for the medical examination of seafarers and coastal pilots [6]

Applications

  • Certificate of medical fitness for international certificates (AMSA 303) [7]
  • Certificate of medical fitness for a near coastal certificate (AMSA 559) [8]
  • Declaration of medical fitness (AMSA 558) [9]
  • Eyesight test certificate (AMSA 542) [10]

Superseded 

Federal Register of Legislation [11]

Reference 

List of material referenced in this marine order:

  • International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) (search, register or borrow) [12]
  • International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 (STCW Convention) (access) [12]
  • International conventions [12]

Author 

Standards

expiry_date 

Monday 10 February 2020

Summary 

Requirements for medical certificates.

Marine Order Number 

76

Source URL: https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-76-health-medical-fitness

Links
[1] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-76-health-medical-fitness
[2] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/navigation-act-2012
[3] https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training/domestic-qualifications/eyesight-and-medical-requirements-domestic
[4] https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training/domestic-qualifications/guidelines-medical-assessment-near-coastal-seafarers
[5] https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training/international-qualifications/medical-fitness-international-certificates
[6] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/seafarer-safety/standards-medical-examination-seafarers-and-coastal-pilots
[7] https://www.amsa.gov.au/forms/certificate-medical-fitness-international-certificates
[8] https://www.amsa.gov.au/forms/certificate-medical-fitness-near-coastal-certificate
[9] https://www.amsa.gov.au/forms/declaration-medical-fitness
[10] https://www.amsa.gov.au/forms/eyesight-test-certificate
[11] https://www.legislation.gov.au/
[12] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/conventions-underpinning-marine-orders