This notice sets the qualifying criteria for a medical practitioner to work as a ship’s doctor on a UK ship, as specified under regulation 44 and regulation 47 of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014.
Amendment 1 removes reference to European Directives following the UK’s exit from the European Union and replaces the reference to the Avicenna Directory with the World Directory of Medical Schools.
Source: MCA.