A seafarer is a person in any capacity on board a ship and whose normal place of work is on a ship. They are many months a time on the sea-in the ship.
A seafarer needs a medical certificate.
The most important conditions that can affect fitness are:
- heart attack (coronary thrombosis)
- problems with the heart rhythm
- home forms of heart surgery
- heart or artery disease
- lung disease causing shortness of breath
- diabetes treated with insulin (Type 1 or 2)
- stroke
- unexplained loss of consciousness
- epilepsy
- severe head injury or brain surgery
- treatment for mental or nervous problems
- alcohol or drug addiction problems
- severe deafness or difficulty communicating by radio or telephone
- eyesight or colour vision that does not meet standards
- transplants: heart, kidney or other organs; joint replacement; limb prostheses
- conditions that can cause sudden incapacity
- conditions that put you at increased risk of illness while in charge of a vessel (remote from assistance)
- conditions that limit mobility and stamina (under normal and emergency conditions)
- medication with side effects that reduce performance or alertness – and can cause complications while in charge of a vessel
- For further details contact Dr.Ashok Kapoor 00971504505865 www.getwelluae.com