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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

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Merchant Shipping (Eyesight and Medical Examination) Regulations, 2004

Part 2 : Medical Fitness

13. Period of validity of medical certificate

 

(1) Except as provided in subregulation (2) and (3), and subject to regulation 14 and section 111(5) of the Act, a medical certificate is valid from the date of issue for a period of 12 months.

 

(2) If the period of validity of a medical certificate expires during the course of a voyage, the certificate continues to be valid until the end of the voyage, or until the end of a further period of 30 days, whichever occurs first.

 

(3) If appropriate, taking into account the state of health of the applicant, a medical examiner may issue a medical certificate that specifies a shorter period of validity than the period specified in subregulation (1).