Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Minimum Requirements for Seafarers’ Employment
11. Review of qualified medical practitioner’s decision
Feedback & supportA person who is aggrieved by —
the refusal of a qualified medical practitioner to issue a medical fitness certificate;
any restriction imposed on such a certificate; or
the suspension for more than 3 months or cancellation of such a certificate by a qualified medical practitioner,may, not later than 90 days after the refusal, restriction, suspension or cancellation, apply to the Director for the matter to be reviewed by another qualified medical practitioner.
On receiving the application, the Director must permit the medical fitness of the seafarer to be reviewed by another qualified medical practitioner unless the Director is satisfied that such a review will not produce a different result.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine appointed under that Act;