UK Statutory Instrument 2010 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2010

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At a glance

Enforced by

MCA

What's here

4 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

Employer 2
Any Person 1

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Employers also bound by 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 236 duties
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 120 duties
TULRCA 1992 1992 72 duties
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 52 duties
Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2003 50 duties

Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.008

Application for and issue of medical fitness certificate

Pay for seafarer medical fitness certificate applications Employer

s.014

Review of medical practitioner's decision

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must review medical certificate decisions on application Crown / Minister / Government department

s.015

Health assessment and transfer of seafarers on night watchkeeping duties

Transfer seafarer from night watchkeeping if medically certified due to health problems Employer

s.016

Medical examinations and reviews: records and returns

Keep records of seafarer medical examinations for 10 years and provide returns on request Any Person

Browse 17 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement

s.001

Citation, commencement and revocations

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Meaning of “seafarer”

s.004

Meaning of “pleasure vessel”

s.005

Application

s.006

Seafarer to have valid medical fitness certificate

s.007

Employment of seafarers

s.009

Period of validity of medical fitness certificate

s.010

Fitness certificates: Code vessels and domestic passenger vessels

s.011

Fitness certificates: non-United Kingdom certificates

s.012

Reporting of medical conditions

s.013

Suspension and cancellation of medical fitness certificate

s.017

Replacement certificates

s.018

Offences and penalties

s.019

Inspection of Government ships

s.020

Inspection of ships other than United Kingdom ships

s.021

Review

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

MCA

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Maritime safety regulator responsible for implementing UK and international maritime law. Provides 24-hour search and rescue coordination. Issues certifications for ships and …