#DEVT1606042ADecree of March 2, 2016 on Medical Fitness for Navigation
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The law establishes regulations for medical fitness assessments for mariners in France. It mandates that candidates for maritime professions undergo medical examinations and report their medical history, both personal and familial, to ensure they meet health standards. It introduces a new model for certificates of medical aptitude and abrogates previous regulations from 1986, thereby updating and consolidating the medical fitness requirements for maritime workers.
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Key Changes
- Introduction of a new medical fitness certificate model
- Obligation for mariners to report medical history throughout their careers
- Abrogation of the 1986 decree on physical fitness for mariners
Obligations
What this law requires
Mariners and candidates for maritime professions must undergo medical examinations as prescribed by the examining physician, including all para-clinical examinations and specialized assessments deemed medically necessary.
At entry into the maritime profession, candidates must declare to the examining physician their personal and familial medical and surgical history, current treatments, and provide all medical documents in their possession to clarify their declarations.
During their career, mariners must report to the examining physician any medical events that occur during or outside of navigation activities.
Examining physicians may refuse to issue medical certification if mariners or candidates refuse to submit to medically justified recommended examinations.
Medical fitness certificates for navigation must be established in accordance with the model specified in Annex I of this decree and are available at www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/Visite-medicale-et-certificat.html.