Seafarer Medicals

• Issuance of STCW, National & Ring-fenced Certificates

• Seafarers applying for an Initial Issue or Renewal of a Maritime NZ STCW or STCW-F medical certificate must see a Maritime NZ Approved Medical Practitioner (AMP)

Initial Issue:

• Seafarers applying for initial issue of Medical Certificate for Deck Duties must see a Registered Optometrist and complete the eyesight report PRIOR to their medical assessment

  • Maritime Eyesight Test Report Form

• The NZ Maritime STCW Medical Certificate is acceptable for use as equivalent to the MCA ENG1

• It has been assessed as meeting international requirements and can be used on UK ships in place of the ENG1 medical

• Please find link below for publication of medical certificate equivalency and list of countries covered under this scope of this arrangement

  • ENG1 Equivalent Medical Certification

• Our clinic is accredited to conduct Australian Maritime Medical Authority (AMSA) Assessments

• AMSA Medical Certification is conducted on behalf of Sonic Health Plus

  • View section on “How to obtain a Certificate of Medical Fitness overseas”

• Please contact us for more information if you are requiring an AMSA medical issued in New Zealand

• Issuance of Cruise Employment Medicals for the RCL Group

  • RCL Pre-Employment Medical Examination Form (PEME)

  • RCL Returning Crew Medical Examination Form (REME)

• Please get in contact with us prior to scheduling a Cruise Ship Medical due to the extensive nature of the assessment.

• Issuance of Cruise Employment Medicals for the NCL Group

  • NCL Medical Examination and Certificate Form

• Please get in contact with us prior to scheduling a Cruise Ship Medical due to the extensive nature of the assessment.

Issuance of Employment Medicals for the MSC Group

• MSC Seafarers Declaration Form

Please get in contact with us prior to scheduling a Cruise Ship Medical due to the extensive nature of the assessment.