#2025-349Medical Fitness Regulations for Seafarers
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This law outlines mandatory medical examinations for individuals entering or working in maritime professions in France, ensuring seafarers are medically fit for their roles. Medical checks are required before starting a career at sea, before any maritime training, and periodically for those already at work. Certificates of medical fitness have defined validity periods, depending on age and type of vessel work. Both employers and seafarers share responsibilities for ensuring medical certificates are valid and renewed on time. This regulation affects the entire maritime sector, including fishermen and shipping companies.
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Key Changes
- Mandatory medical exams for maritime professionals
- Defined validity periods for medical fitness certificates
- Shared responsibility between employers and seafarers for certificate renewal
Obligations
What this law requires
All seafarers must undergo a medical fitness examination before beginning their career as a mariner.
Individuals entering the maritime profession must undergo a medical fitness examination before starting their career at sea.
Employers must ensure that all seafarers possess a valid medical fitness certificate before they commence duties at sea.
Maritime employers must ensure that all seafarers possess a valid medical fitness certificate.
Seafarers must complete a medical fitness examination before gaining access to the profession, prior to their first embarkation, and before any maritime training.