The Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Regulations 2002

Made: 4th August 2002

Laid before Parliament: 6th August 2002

Coming into force: 1st September 2002

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Citation, commencement and revocations

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Interpretation etc

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Application

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Employment of seafarers

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Certificates equivalent to a medical fitness certificate—existing certificates

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Certificates equivalent to a medical fitness certificate—non-United Kingdom certificates

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Issue of medical fitness certificate

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Period of validity of certificate

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Suspension and cancellation of certificate

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Application for a review

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Health assessment and transfer of seafarers on watchkeeping duties to day work

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Records and returns

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Inspection and detention of a United Kingdom ship

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Inspection, detention and other measures in respect of ships other than United Kingdom ships

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Enforcement of detention

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Compensation

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Penalties

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

David Jamieson — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department for Transport — 2002-08-04

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1995 c. 21; sections 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), section 8 and are applied to hovercraft by virtue of the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1350) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1983/808.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1985/512.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1990/1985.

[^f00005]: Published by The Stationery Office in 1993 (ISBN 0-11-551184-9).

[^f00006]: Published by The Stationery Office in 1997 (ISBN 0-11-551911-4).

[^f00007]: Published by The Stationery Office in 1993 (ISBN 0-11-551185-7).

[^f00008]: Published by The Stationery Office in 2000 (ISBN 0-11-551812-6).

[^f00009]: 1968 c. 59.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1998/1833, amended by S.I. 1999/3242, 1999/3372 and 2001/3256.

[^f00011]: Section 284 was amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997, Schedule I, paragraph 5.

Editorial notes

[^key-fe7b140fb50b446c157eeb85dcea28a0]: Regulations revoked (6.4.2010) by The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/737), reg. 1(1)(2)(a)